Cape Town – Former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s tell-all book titled Truth to Power, My Three Years Inside Eskom, is out, and once again, it includes a host of allegations that are likely going to cause a stir.
In the book released by Penguin Random House on Sunday, De Ruyter sheds light on his three years in the toughest job in the country – and reveals why he had to launch a private intelligence operation to fight back.
He repeats his allegation that politicians as high up as the Union Buildings helped criminal syndicates in looting the power utility and putting the country’s power supply at risk, Sunday Times reported.
De Ruyter also questions Ramaphosa’s management style, comparing it to “a genial country club manager”, City Press reports.
He, however, acknowledges President Cyril Ramaphosa’s “mostly good intentions”.
“You can play darts, I can play golf, someone else can play tennis – and as long as everyone’s happy and wearing the same green, black and yellow T-shirt, the president’s happy too,” a paragraph from the book reads, according to The Citizen.
In Truth to Power, André de Ruyter tells the behind-the-scenes story of how he launched a private investigation that exposed at least four criminal cartels feeding off Eskom. @PenguinBooksSA
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De Ruyter first made bombshell allegations about corruption at the power utility during an interview with eNCA in February this year, and was released from his position as a result.
In the interview, De Ruyter alleged that high-ranking government officials were linked to the corruption and theft that has emptied the utility’s coffers.
However, when he appeared in front of Scopa, he refused to name the minister linked to the corruption claims, telling parliamentarians that doing so would jeopardise ongoing investigations.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
