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Eskom and South Africa's energy crisis: De Ruyter book strikes a chord but falls flat on economic fixes

The former chief executive of South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, has written a scathing critique of the ruling party’s practices that have seriously damaged the country’s economy.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2023

Corruption in South Africa: former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter, former CEO of South Africa’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is that “negligence and carelessness had become cemented into the organisation”.

The Conversation · May 24, 2023

South Africa minister denies extensive ANC corruption at power utility, concedes 'naughty' few

A senior South African government minister denied Wednesday there was extensive corruption within the ruling African Nations Congress party in relation to the country’s financially-crippled power utility

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

South African power boss ‘survives attempt to poison him with cyanide-laced coffee’

Andre de Ruyter had resigned from Eskom before he was allegedly targeted

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023

South Africa police investigate alleged plot to poison CEO with cyanide

André de Ruyter, who stepped down from utility firm Eskom, drank coffee suspected to be laced with poison

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2023

South Africa's Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO

South African power utility Eskom on Sunday said police were investigating whether an attempt was made to poison its outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter.

Reuters · Jan 8, 2023

South Africa plunged into darkness with whopping six-hour power cuts

Power cuts in South Africa have intensified with the most industrialised state on the continent having to cut electricity for six hours every day. Anger is mounting over the sweeping measures, caused by failures at ageing and poorly maintained infrastructure.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 19, 2022

S.Africa's Eskom sees rolling power cuts over by end of next week

Rolling power cuts in South Africa should come to an end by the end of next week as more power generation units come online, the chief executive of state power utility Eskom, Andre de Ruyter, said on Saturday.

Reuters · Jul 16, 2022