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André de Ruyter has left as Eskom CEO, but remains under pressure to tell police about the ‘feeding trough’ that is Eskom cartels and politicians, according to his ‘My Guest Tonight’ e.tv interview. It seems the political commentary rather than the corruption sparked the official fuss.
A day after Eskom confirmed incidents of sabotage at its Tutuka power station, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan alleged that another incident of sabotage had taken place at the Hendrina power station. The Hendrina incident raises to six the number of incidents of suspected sabotage that have been reported to the South African Police Service since March 2021.
Mashaba said Eskom's explanations for the crisis were depressing.
The power utility said that had been forced to escalate the power cuts after units at Majuba and Tutuka tripped.
"You people are running that plant like a shebeen," said one user.