
The former chief executive of South African power utility Eskom refused Wednesday to name high-ranking politicians allegedly involved in corrupt activities at the state-owned firm that are partly responsible for the country’s worsening power blackouts.
Andre de Ruyter appeared virtually from an undisclosed location as a multi-party parliamentary committee questioned him about claims he made in a February television interview that politicians linked to the ruling African National Congress party were involved in corrupt dealings at Eskom.