The device found under the driver’s seat of Eskom CEO André de Ruyter is either a sophisticated bugging tool or something as routine as a panic button.
Eskom hadn’t expected to go beyond stage two in April or stage three in May, yet both months have seen us hit stage four.
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s tenure at Eskom has been a bumpy ride from the moment he took the reins in January 2020.
Senior Eskom officials believe incidents that have occurred this week represent “the clearest indication yet of a deliberate campaign to sabotage the country’s electricity supply”.
Google around, and you’ll find the average knee guard goes for somewhere between R100 and R300. Not if you’re buying on behalf of Eskom, though.
You never want to hear the words “death spiral” used in relation to your country’s power supplier.
Andre de Ruyter has the unenviable task of trying to turn Eskom around. It’s a good thing his hair is already grey.
Andre de Ruyter is about to take over the most poisoned of chalices, and he’s already catching heat from a number of angles.