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BL Premium reports that having received no response from former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter on its demands to provide it with evidence that it has benefited from corruption at Eskom, the ANC says it is finalising legal action against him.
The party had given de Ruyter seven days from 28 February to provide evidence of ANC-linked looting and corruption at the state-owned power utility, following an explosive televised interview with eNCA in which the former CEO accused the party of using the utility as a “feeding trough”. The interview, which was televised on the eve of De Ruyter's departure from Eskom, attracted criticism from senior members of the governing party, including president Cyril Ramaphosa and public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan. The ANC asked that De Ruyter and Eskom issue a retraction and an apology, saying his comments were aimed at defaming the governing party and tarnishing its good name. However, the former Eskom CEO has not responded to the ANC’s demands, according to Krish Naidoo, the lawyer briefed by the ANC on the matter. “We have had no response from Mr De Ruyter. The summons is almost finalised and we hope to issue and serve in due course. Eskom informed us that our letter, demanding a retraction and apology, is receiving attention. Eskom also undertook to forward our letter of demand to Mr De Ruyter’s last-known address,” Naidoo added.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Thando Maeko at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)
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