Andre de Ruyter resigned from Eskom after being overwhelmed by intense scrutiny, political interference, and a lack of government support, which distracted from running the utility and addressing its core challenges.
R638 million in discretionary grants at the Education, Training, and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) vanished.
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter argued that the utility’s lack of focus on value for money and efficiency, due to it being a public company, creates conflicting objectives and leads to a bloated cost base with poor performance.
An 18-year-old has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his four-year-old brother to death in Walmer, the Eastern Cape, during the early hours of Sunday.