News24 reports that on Wednesday Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha confirmed that the power utility would be opening a case of intimidation on behalf of CEO André de Ruyter following threatening social media posts.

De Ruyter was in the hot seat this week following massive load shedding across the country, which led to some calling for his resignation. Mantshantsha did not say whom the case would be opened against. However, in a series of tweets on Tuesday, EFF KwaZulu-Natal leader Vusi Khoza called on citizens to find the home addresses of De Ruyter and Public Enterprise Minister Pravin Gordhan and "go to their houses, drag them out and moer them". The tweet, which has since been removed by Twitter for violating its rules, also read “Let's get physical with these idiots. Now is the time #Azikhale." On the sidelines of a briefing on Wednesday de Ruyter said: “Threats of violence are not conducive to a constructive public discourse on solving the energy crisis."

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lwandile Bhengu at News24
• Read too, Busa doesn’t want Eskom’s executive to resign because changing the utility’s leadership won’t fix years of mess, at BusinessLive

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