Moneyweb reports that the former CEO of Eskom, André de Ruyter, has refused to name the high-ranking minister whom he alleged was involved in corruption at the utility, arguing that the question should be directed to Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan.

“The best way forward, I would suggest, is to ask minister Gordhan,” De Ruyter told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) on Wednesday. De Ruyter, who appeared before MPs via virtual link to shed light on corruption claims at the state-owned power utility, said he had divulged the identity of the minister concerned to both Gordhan and national security advisor, Sydney Mufamadi. “The main findings were shared with these two officials … I think that discharged my duty to report [further],” he said. De Ruyter added that he had reported the matter to a senior official of the SA Police Services (SAPS) and to the State Security Agency (SSA), giving “sufficient credence” that he extensively engaged law enforcement authorities to ensure appropriate steps would be taken. During an interview with eNCA in February, De Ruyter criticised the commitment of government officials to fixing SA’s power crisis when he alleged that corruption at the stricken utility was deeply entrenched. He alleged that Eskom was at the time losing roughly R1 billion a month to corruption.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntando Thukwana at Moneyweb
• Lees ook, De Ruyter se verskyning voor Skoor lewer ‘niks nuuts’, by Maroela Media

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