Speaking to Mandy Wiener on The Midday Report, de Ruyter said load shedding, which has been going on for around 15 years now, was being caused by a number of issues including lack of regular maintenance.
Andre De Ruyter: ‘Racism allegations not substantiated by the facts’
An independent probe recently cleared Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter of allegations of wrongdoing and racism
Eskom’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Andre De Ruyter has said that the independent investigation which recently cleared him of wrongdoing and racism allegations, was a huge distraction to the power utility.
The utility’s former chief procurement officer Solly Tshitangano accused De Ruyter of flouting procurement and recruitment policies – and purging black suppliers in favour of their white counterparts.
Tshitangano himself was dismissed with immediate effect in the previous week, after a disciplinary hearing found him guilty of several charges, including failing to carry out his duties and divulging confidential information to external parties.
Rorisang Kgosana Solly Tshitangano says Eskom fabricated charges against him, hoping his dismissal would silence him after he had accused De Ruyter of abuse of power. Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter. Picture: Moneyweb Sacked Eskom chief procurement officer (CPO) Solly Tshitangano said he s not surprised by the dismissal of allegations of racism he laid against chief executive officer (CEO) Andre De Ruyter, claiming the power utility has a trend of victimising whistleblowers. Tshitangano had accused De Ruyter of abuse of power, racial discrimination, irregular recruitment and unlawful procurement, but a report by senior advocate Ishmael Semenya, who was appointed by the Eskom board to probe such allegations, dismissed all the claims. No substance to Tshitangano s allegations After interviewing witnesses and considering 1107 pages of documents, Semenya re