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When Andre de Ruyter took office in 2019 as the newly minted CEO of Eskom, he was confident that he could help turn things around at the embattled national power utility. But after three years at the helm of one of the country’s most critical institutions, he threw in the towel. Amid a sensational “intelligence” report alleging deep corruption orchestrated by a politically connected coal mafia operating inside Eskom, De Ruyter took his leave. Now he’s in a secret location as the ANC seeks to serve papers on him for defamation. From his international hideout, De Ruyter speaks to Carte Blanche.
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[@tomsawyer4321]

What is hate speech? Who decides? Let people speak and reveal that they are idiots, it is safer for everyone that way

[@madodasimelane2397]

Iyabhubhudla ziyemhuleki zingqe wemambuka

[@andredfortuin]

Please shed some light on why PBMR was abandoned as it would have help with this crisis.

[@melz7038]

@@tomsawyer4321 and therein lies the rub.... "They" have NOT defined what Hate Speech actually is. But you can be sure that if there's any accusation of such, skin colour is involved...

[@tomsawyer4321]

@@melz7038 as always but if you oppress certain skin colors that is deemed progressive, people that support hate speech laws are either naive or hateful

[@arlenespencer3861]

Actually He did succeed. Perhaps pointing out how deep the rot goes.

[@derekgovender6840]

AGREE 100%.Mr Presenter i seriously believe you ain't a clue about the questions you are asking. If De Ruyter said in his reports that senior people are involved , then it's up to law enforcement to conduct a proper investigation.He has suspicions ,he alerted the people concerned .De Ruyter has done absolutely nothing wrong. ALSO TO HELL WITH ENERGY EXPERTS WHO SUDDENLY COME OUT OF THE WOOD AND START GIVING THEIR SO CALLED INPUT. ESKOM'S STARTING POINT MUST BE TO DISCONNECT EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE LENGTH AND BREATH OF SOUTH AFRICA THEN ANY IDIOT WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE AND MAKE EXACT PROPER CALCULATION AS TO WHAT THE EXACT VOLUME OF GENERATION IS. ONCE THIS IS DETERMINED THEN THAT WILL GIVE A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT EXACTLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM THERE ON. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS NOT HAPPENING????

[@theodoramathobisa-manyokol7156]

Truth.

[@tomsawyer4321]

This will never get fixed until the ANC are voted out. Until then no point talking about it

[@gavinheath17]

As much as many people agree with your statement, the growing support for the EFF by previously ANC voters has people staring down the barrel of a Stalinist nightmare.

[@tomsawyer4321]

@gavinheath17 the EFF are losing support, most people see them as a joke. I wouldn't be surprised if Julius goes right wing in order to differentiate the EFF from the ANC.

[@BloodBoughtMinistries]

The problem is who will then be in power? The EFF?

[@tomsawyer4321]

@BloodBoughtMinistries you need to start paying attention the EFF are a joke. They would be lucky to get 10-12% in a national election. Their behavior in coalitions means even the ANC are wary of them. They will disappear within 2 election cycles.

[@somebody7484]

@@gavinheath17 malema the black hitler

[@Fishstycz]

Andre de Ruyter is a national hero.

[@derekgovender6840]

Agree 100% .Read my comment as well please.

[@derekgovender6840]

Mr Presenter i seriously believe you ain't a clue about the questions you are asking. If De Ruyter said in his reports that senior people are involved , then it's up to law enforcement to conduct a proper investigation.He has suspicions ,he alerted the people concerned .De Ruyter has done absolutely nothing wrong. ALSO TO HELL WITH ENERGY EXPERTS WHO SUDDENLY COME OUT OF THE WOOD AND START GIVING THEIR SO CALLED INPUT. ESKOM'S STARTING POINT MUST BE TO DISCONNECT EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE LENGTH AND BREATH OF SOUTH AFRICA THEN ANY IDIOT WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE AND MAKE EXACT PROPER CALCULATION AS TO WHAT THE EXACT VOLUME OF GENERATION IS. ONCE THIS IS DETERMINED THEN THAT WILL GIVE A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT EXACTLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM THERE ON. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS NOT HAPPENING????

[@tomsawyer4321]

I switch between agreeing and disagreeing with the sentiment 1. He took the job and then claimed he never realized the situation was as bad as it was- naive to the extreme, should exclude him from any serious management position in any industry 2. If he took the job in order to uncover/ expose the corruption it would appear that he did a poor job of that 3. I find it hard to believe that in all the time he was at Eskom he could not have exposed more corruption 4. Why not name the ministers- force them to defend themselves 5. I often wonder whether he is just a anti fossil fuel activist/ extremist and his agenda is not aligned with fixing Eskom Having said all that if he suddenly provides real evidence of systemic corruption naming names all of the above fades away and he is indeed a National hero and people should name their children after him

[@user-pe8uk4do5j]

Agreed

[@user-pe8uk4do5j]

He is a national hero

[@galgamekthegreatlord4823]

ANC needs to go

[@shubielechesa8836]

Where to? It doesn't have 2 passports like the DA that can runaway to Israel whenever they feel like it.

[@galgamekthegreatlord4823]

@@shubielechesa8836 the grave

[@Boi.pelo..]

ANC isn't the sole problem. This kind of corruption can happen with any party that chooses to come into power we need to create measures that would ensure that this kind of abuse doesn't happen. And it's not only them that profit from corruption there are members of parliament from other parties that abuse their power as well but the media has made Corruption seem solely synonymous with the ANC which makes people make the assumption that they are the only ones profiting from corruption. I encourage you to read Zumas Keepers to what the problem truly is in SA.

[@galgamekthegreatlord4823]

@@Boi.pelo.. you're right anyone can be corrupt but right the ANC is corrupt and ruining our country,you should read the business newspaper instead

[@deandalanca9875]

As a young South African, I truly hate the ANC from the deepest sense of my being.

[@wimrheeder743]

He deserves 10 out of 10 for blowing the whistle! As a captain, how do you safe a sinking ship when no help arrives?

[@PrinceAlhorian]

The captain can't save a ship when the mutinous crew is stripping it of parts for as long as their feet can remain dry.

[@abongilenonkelela7726]

Was he hired to blow the whistle?

[@sharonvlok12]

Andre you are a hero to many many South Africans

[@mathewlegrange5880]

Mantashe belongs in jail

[@sharonvlok12]

The ANC should be ashamed of themselves................ SORRY JAMMER I forgot they have no Shame

[@Karabo_Mash]

I believe him and his account more than I do anyone else in power right now.

[@xhosoundz8342]

Hi

[@user-pe8uk4do5j]

This man put his life and his family at risk. None of the other eskom ceo’s did that for the ordinary south african. For that alone being a whistleblower and all he had to endure he gets a 10/10

[@eequinoxsinciwwd]

agreed no other ceo did anything but let them eat a little bit and became eat a lot

[@charlesdebeer7541]

What A man 👏 I've got absolute respect. But while all of us knows this, why haven't we done something??

[@metalcake2288]

@@charlesdebeer7541 get a job in gov, make the difference. Start an NPO. Start a business. This is how we save this country. I'll gladly help you with anything you need.

[@transformerstuff7029]

obiously he was succesful before, I can't imagine he took the Eskom job for money......he cared about South Africa that's why he took the job. That's how South Africa rules at the moment, scaring off all capable people.

[@kambrose1549]

De Ruyter was up against rampant criminality. If he had support and honest colleagues not cartels and mafias to deal with he would have dealt with management tasks no problem

[@derekgovender6840]

AGREE 100%.Mr Presenter i seriously believe you ain't a clue about the questions you are asking. If De Ruyter said in his reports that senior people are involved , then it's up to law enforcement to conduct a proper investigation.He has suspicions ,he alerted the people concerned .De Ruyter has done absolutely nothing wrong. ALSO TO HELL WITH ENERGY EXPERTS WHO SUDDENLY COME OUT OF THE WOOD AND START GIVING THEIR SO CALLED INPUT. ESKOM'S STARTING POINT MUST BE TO DISCONNECT EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE LENGTH AND BREATH OF SOUTH AFRICA THEN ANY IDIOT WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE AND MAKE EXACT PROPER CALCULATION AS TO WHAT THE EXACT VOLUME OF GENERATION IS. ONCE THIS IS DETERMINED THEN THAT WILL GIVE A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT EXACTLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM THERE ON. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS NOT HAPPENING????

[@gameZA40]

🤣🤣 and his only achievement was writing a fictional story

[@ksc743]

​@@gameZA40 we wish it's fiction😣

[@missflorencek8569]

Well said.

[@tomsawyer4321]

@@gameZA40 yip loadshedding is just a figment of our imagination complete fiction

[@sburger1146]

The ANC must step down. They are useless.

[@johanweakley2658]

Read De Ruyter's book and see what he was up against. It was an impossible task, yet he threw everything he had into the job. He is a remarkable man of exceptional character.

[@sinothi]

That's only from his side

[@dendethegrey]

yeah you can tell how much he really cares about the country and the people by "speaking up" and telling everyone to buy his book to see the truth. He's no different than any of the people he accused, he's just mad he was never cut in on the deal. Don't make heroes out of questionable people just because you agree with the colour of their skin.

[@CrystalCarrington]

@@sinothi Ha ha and the other side? I would rather take his word for it than the other side. Look what the other side has done? Nothing!!! The result loadshedding. The other side has no argument and neither do you x

[@gailnel8812]

Agreed - - no onevwill get ut sirted because the givtbinterferes too much & DOESN'T WANT it sorted - - its theur CASH COW!!😫 😫 😫 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡

[@paul-angelopierucci2451]

@@sinothi 15 years of loadshedding is the other side

[@sharontarin1310]

This makes me so so angry. Greed and power with no care for anybody in this country.

[@riagoosen4489]

Remember loadshed is not affecting the ministers, their 🏡 are fitted with inverters by the taxpayers😮

[@Silly_Goose68]

I was also a CEO and in charge of a business with a disruptive and corrupt majority shareholder. It is an impossible situation. I understand the situation that Andre faced with the cartels and politicians supporting the cartels. He had no chance. They even threatened his life. To give him 5 out of 10, shows you were never in business under this difficult circumstances.

[@Meraikie]

Mr De Ruyter is and will always, in my opinion, be a hero... I think it must have been an absolute shock when discovering the corruption at Eskom...what would be expected of him... who would believe him?! We admire him for having steel in his backbone, for blowing the whistle on Eskom. May God bless him and his family. Thank you for this interview and for bringing the truth to the light🕯🕯🕯

[@HKA-Rendition]

Mr De Ruyter is unofficially our national treasure.

[@quintonprince9783]

All those rural places where people vote anc does not even comprehend what the anc is doing nor understand the damage these people are doing.... We need to unseat these crooks ourselves!

[@nicoprinsloo3823]

Yeah, they don't get that EVERYONE would have been living much better lives, had the ANC not chosen the path of criminality.

[@percykabini392]

They're bribed with child support grant and the relief of distress R350 they get every month. No goals, no vision. Ultimately, that's what the ANC wants of its people

[@christinemeyer7163]

gwede has his hand in the coal pockets

[@derekgovender6840]

AGREE 100%.Mr Presenter i seriously believe you ain't a clue about the questions you are asking. If De Ruyter said in his reports that senior people are involved , then it's up to law enforcement to conduct a proper investigation.He has suspicions ,he alerted the people concerned .De Ruyter has done absolutely nothing wrong. ALSO TO HELL WITH ENERGY EXPERTS WHO SUDDENLY COME OUT OF THE WOOD AND START GIVING THEIR SO CALLED INPUT. ESKOM'S STARTING POINT MUST BE TO DISCONNECT EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE LENGTH AND BREATH OF SOUTH AFRICA THEN ANY IDIOT WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE AND MAKE EXACT PROPER CALCULATION AS TO WHAT THE EXACT VOLUME OF GENERATION IS. ONCE THIS IS DETERMINED THEN THAT WILL GIVE A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT EXACTLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM THERE ON. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS NOT HAPPENING????

[@AngelaMatshoge-re7or]

Gwede is a cold criminal.

[@cosmicpuma]

Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies...

[@be6926]

If we must worry more about who’s investigating crimes than the crimes being committed then we deserve the darkness of state failure

[@esahm373]

Hardened criminals (murderers, torturers) investigating crimes, that's what you are advocating for?

[@Game-Control]

You get a 10/10 from me Mr DeRuiter, no other Eskom CEO was able to disclose any real details before you and time will tell how your efforts help us all get through this misery.

[@NtonkaR]

We lost a genuine patriot in Sir Andre’s departure from Eskom. I salute him for sticking it out for as long as he has. Credit to the former chairman who worked along Andre as well as to Ms Busi Mavuso for the roles they played

[@thisandthat1767]

I applaud him for speaking out!

[@nzimandelenono]

Eskom is a disgrace

[@jacqueshorn]

The ANC is a disgrace. They created this fiasco… and we are suffering because it. Yet, they are doing everything to avoid accountability.

[@katribrandon1395]

De Ruyter is the person that opened the can of worms to us, I salute him, the question is will our justice system succeed to push through or will the leaders triumph in their sick corruption.

[@RAYZORBAT]

Well done Andre. I have read your book and have to say that the findings regarding the poorly run power stations, the lack of management and accountability, the poor control of systems and procedures and the absolute 'lazy' nature of this in charge does NOT come as a surprise. The lack of support from the president and the ministers is an indictment on us as South Africans. How much longer does a citizen of this country need to look on and NOT see the incompetence and the corruption with no justice being measured out? 10/10 for all the efforts made and here's hoping that some of your actions are, at the very least, addressed.... I am not holding out much hope and expect to hear that all the dockets have 'gone missing'!

[@joycereddy4592]

He went to Pravin Gordhan and what did he do about it, that's questionable. I didn't read the book but I think he was the first person to be brave enough to come out and tell it like it is. These are all crooks. This is just the greed of money. They don't care about the people of South Africa cuz they don't experience loadsheddng.

[@derekgovender6840]

Mr Presenter i seriously believe you ain't a clue about the questions you are asking. If De Ruyter said in his reports that senior people are involved , then it's up to law enforcement to conduct a proper investigation.He has suspicions ,he alerted the people concerned .De Ruyter has done absolutely nothing wrong. ALSO TO HELL WITH ENERGY EXPERTS WHO SUDDENLY COME OUT OF THE WOOD AND START GIVING THEIR SO CALLED INPUT. ESKOM'S STARTING POINT MUST BE TO DISCONNECT EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE LENGTH AND BREATH OF SOUTH AFRICA THEN ANY IDIOT WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE AND MAKE EXACT PROPER CALCULATION AS TO WHAT THE EXACT VOLUME OF GENERATION IS. ONCE THIS IS DETERMINED THEN THAT WILL GIVE A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT EXACTLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM THERE ON. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS NOT HAPPENING????

[@5801160052086]

They can just as well arrest gwede, dd maboozer and pravin. Start there

[@markstuart-howie5242]

I just finished his book and it is mind blowing. Also a real page turner!

[@mv4770]

That's... how books work :P

[@derekgovender6840]

AGREE 100%.Mr Presenter i seriously believe you ain't a clue about the questions you are asking. If De Ruyter said in his reports that senior people are involved , then it's up to law enforcement to conduct a proper investigation.He has suspicions ,he alerted the people concerned .De Ruyter has done absolutely nothing wrong. ALSO TO HELL WITH ENERGY EXPERTS WHO SUDDENLY COME OUT OF THE WOOD AND START GIVING THEIR SO CALLED INPUT. ESKOM'S STARTING POINT MUST BE TO DISCONNECT EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE LENGTH AND BREATH OF SOUTH AFRICA THEN ANY IDIOT WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE AND MAKE EXACT PROPER CALCULATION AS TO WHAT THE EXACT VOLUME OF GENERATION IS. ONCE THIS IS DETERMINED THEN THAT WILL GIVE A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT EXACTLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM THERE ON. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS NOT HAPPENING????

[@ksc743]

​@@mv4770 you don't read much then?

[@hcltxirzjr3707]

​@@mv4770Are you looking for attention because I'll give it to you.

[@robertmalan9304]

Andre de Ruyter we salute you. South Africa needs you!

[@samuelswanepoel7926]

Andre did not fail. The whole Eskom is TOXIC. I experienced it myself. The priductivity is 7.5%. Salaries of useless labour increase, although they are under performimg. Work is taken away from performing contractors and given to underperforming ones. Why were none of his concerns investigated.

[@charlesvanonselen6251]

What did it matter that the guy was a former intelligence operative in the Apartheid era As long as the work was done properly? This is not about Apartheid, its about crime at Eskom! De Ruyter does not vett companies but was given a list of companies to choose from - the blame (if any) is not his! This was just smoke and mirrors to detract from the investigation that was done. I hope there is a follow-up to this episode at a later stage!

[@jodyterblanche308]

10/10 for De Ruyter. He did the best he possibly could in the given situation. Power to the Truth!

[@emmanuelmbele9355]

Andre is a HERO. He reminds me of the movie The dark knight, where commissioner Gordon said" a hero, NOT a hero we deserved, but a hero we needed nothing less than a KNIGHT". wherever he is, he risked his life for the FORGOTTEN PEOPLE of South Africa.

[@christinemeyer7163]

well said

[@derekgovender6840]

AGREE 100%.Mr Presenter i seriously believe you ain't a clue about the questions you are asking. If De Ruyter said in his reports that senior people are involved , then it's up to law enforcement to conduct a proper investigation.He has suspicions ,he alerted the people concerned .De Ruyter has done absolutely nothing wrong. ALSO TO HELL WITH ENERGY EXPERTS WHO SUDDENLY COME OUT OF THE WOOD AND START GIVING THEIR SO CALLED INPUT. ESKOM'S STARTING POINT MUST BE TO DISCONNECT EVERY SINGLE ILLEGAL CONNECTION WITHIN THE LENGTH AND BREATH OF SOUTH AFRICA THEN ANY IDIOT WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE AND MAKE EXACT PROPER CALCULATION AS TO WHAT THE EXACT VOLUME OF GENERATION IS. ONCE THIS IS DETERMINED THEN THAT WILL GIVE A TRUE REFLECTION OF WHAT EXACTLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM THERE ON. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS NOT HAPPENING????

[@crispinswainstonharrison9042]

What a true South African patriot he is as opposed tot the ANC traitors.

[@savagelemonade8049]

I can't watch this cause of loadshedding.

[@angelodoubel9653]

😂😂😂

[@cosmicpuma]

😂😂😂 This comment, as funny as it is..... is bang on!! Best !!

[@paulap142]

😂

[@siphamandlakumalo1056]

😂😂

[@TheMomeni]

What a gentleman 😊 I hope majority of the black south Africans wake up and realize they're being betrayed by ANC animals. Leave color behind

[@abongilenonkelela7726]

Leave color behind yet you say " black south africans" hypocrite

[@nedor64]

It's easy to critisize de Ruyter but I would like to see if Yelland can do better in that circumstances.

[@johanweakley2658]

Chris Yelland is a plonker. I never take much notice of his comments.

[@garyschei]

Thank you Carte Blanche, for eventually putting this episode online 👍

[@user-pe8uk4do5j]

Yes we waited eagerly for this interview and was worth watching😊 alot of S. Africans will give de Ruyter 10/10

[@salomiejordaan-kolbe572]

@@user-pe8uk4do5j 10/10 for Andre. Be safe where ever you are

[@endtimesfaith4948]

He looks so relaxed and even smiling. Good for him

[@3.14guy]

There's probably no loadshedding wherever he's at 😂

[@dessteenkamp6534]

Sadly we are a discarded nation, subjected to the thieving corrupt ANC. I cry for the future of our children. Vote to expel these criminals who have destroyed a wonderful country. Andre stands alone fighting this "mafia cancer" that is ruining our lives and future. Well done SIR, and thank you for your contribution in exposing the rot.

[@AntonLA_]

ADR is a legend in my view. It takes courage and massive balls to go up against criminals of this magnitude. Well done

[@KajanLakhan]

Thanks Eskom CEO. South Africans 🇿🇦 need to be open about everything..as we approach *Active Citizens* phase ✅

[@fredmeyer3353]

All these "armchair electricity experts", especially the one who yelled foul within the first few minutes, if you are such "experts", the adr shoes are still unfilled, you go and show us how its done, lets see how long you last..

[@ed9041]

De Ruyter is no energy expert he is a Lawyer... Just think about that for a minute!

[@fredmeyer3353]

@@ed9041 well... he lasted 3 years where others could not even last a few days.. and he did not need to have an engineering or electrical degree to realise what was wrong at eskom so that argument is actually redundant..

[@devinfraserashpole4753]

@@ed9041 It's a business though.

[@metalcake2288]

There are engineers working at Eskom, what are they doing?

[@shubielechesa8836]

@@fredmeyer3353 so according to you, as long as you are ADR, you don't need to be a qualified energy expert. Yet you cry that Eskom needs qualified energy experts to get it on track. Please balance me

[@mfundocele6127]

the things we go through in South Africa, politicians are using this country as if it is their piggy bank, and our people are suffering, people sleep hungry because of these people we call government, this is so sad because we do not have a say in our own country

[@danielprinsloo2917]

Andre De Ruyter is an absolute hero -

[@bradleybrazington385]

Eskom employees, involved in such conduct, should be charged with treason

[@promise83]

Gwede Mantashe is definitely behind this mess and everyone is turning a blind eye. I guess Andre gave it his all.

[@Mrpeterpirate]

Its in his performance review??? Shocking

[@reinhardtviljoen3753]

10/10, Andre did his best to save eskom, all of us should stand together against the corruption and the thief's, then we'll see a difference, one man can't solve this problem but the whole country can

[@ella-wk7ie]

Well done Carte Blanche. I think Andre de Ruyter is a great man and I believe in him.

[@quintinknight2456]

He certainly did the best he could have done given the circumstances. Hindsight is always 20/20. I'm not convinced there is anybody that could have done better.

[@shinaberum3952]

De Ruyter feared for his life every day He tried to fix the rot but it was just too deep and he was brought in to take the fall Poor De Ruyter he didn’t know what he was up against Everyone says he should have done this or that but yet for 15 years the anc couldn’t get it right what hypocrites

[@pieterpompies2093]

People forget that the ANC is never going forward, only backwards in a very straight line.

[@JackWaldbewohner]

Greetings from an ex-South African resident in San Franciso. What a great interview. Well done!!!

[@Thavanashen]

Any competent government would have solved the load shedding problem in 5-6 years, but not ours. They expect gratitude because they marched against apartheid like they've done enough.

[@henryvanveen5365]

I can empathise with de Ruyter trying his level best to get things right, but being undermined by high level corruption, no support from the top, being attacked emotionally, poisoned, it is like running into a brick wall that has been hidden. I am sure he must be left numb and stunned by this whole fiasco. For a new person to take charge, at least they now know what they are dealing with because of de Ruiters exposure. So for de Ruiter, 10/10 for effort

[@theostehle9337]

No question that race plays a part in the assessment of de Ruyter and what he revealed. The criticism of de Ruyter varies along the racial divide, and obviously also the political divide. The intelligence de Ruyter collected via the private investigator George Fivaz was meant to provide a platform from which the SAPS and other law enforcement agencies could investigate to obtain the prima facia evidence as well as watertight evidence that can stand up in a court case. However, de Ruyter is unfairly accused by his adversaries (again from the opposite side of the racial and political divide) that the intelligence report does not present the evidence. It was never meant to! The hostility of the reactions of numerous adversaries, probably all with skeletons in the cupboard, are evidence that de Ruyter drilled into and hit a raw nerve. The irony that the whistleblower (that is who he, in fact, was) had to flee for his life being the one singled out for priority prosecution for alleged relatively minor transgressions, reflects the decline in the moral fabric of the society and particularly, government circles. The righteous flees from the unrighteous who are seeking his blood. What a shameful reproach this crooked generation is bringing upon itself. To talk about de Ruyter's so-called damaged reputation (Yelland) flies in the face of the reputation of the ministers, the Eskom board chairperson, the whole ANC, and other adversaries. The books will be opened one day, not too distant in the future, when all will appear before the righteous Judge to give account.

[@user-pe8uk4do5j]

I’m Indian and have always supported and prayed for him and his family so not everything is abt a racial divide. Tho I agree he got no support from government when he started exposing corruption and he is a national hero and should be applauded not criticised. Not many would so bravely do what he did for his fellow south africans. When he said he is a patriotic South African he it was not merely words, his actions spoke for him. May he always lead a Blessed life for helping.

[@southernafricanboy4148]

​@@user-pe8uk4do5j so too is hi praise which is inflated by ehited

[@goldenlion647]

Why are ESKOM workers over-paid and why did they receive a 7% increase recently eventhough its collapsing?

[@resphantom]

Because they threaten to leave. If they leave who generates SA's power? This is what we call a monopoly. Maybe if there was more than just one company, things would be more stable, but no, the government loves its state owned entity.

[@goldenlion647]

@@resphantom Otherwise the ANC can't milk it, but they are so dumb and greedy that they killed the goose that lays the golden egg. Instead of thinking, lets grow the economy and help the tax payer to earn more, so that they can pay more tax, so that we have more to steal, they stifled the ecomomy and strangled the taxpayer to death, so that anyone worth anything will just emmigrate and set up overseas and now they have run out of options as everything collapses on top of them just like every other failed African state, destroying the poor peoples lives who supported them. Beautiful legacy to leave your decendants, they will be proud of them.

[@benjamindover7399]

We experienced the same corruption in my country when the Iron Curtain fell. It took many years but, finally Poland is a safe and, mostly, corruption free country. We are now prosperous and our economy is growing. We still suffer with outrageous government red tape and we are saddled with massive bureaucracy but things are much better.

[@CharlMarais247]

Thank you for acting with integrity. You took on an impossible task

[@mannydossantos9603]

Eskom's corruption and criminality is so endemic that it became a bridge too far for De Ruyter. Bottom line: South Africa cannot afford load shedding's impact on its society and economy.

[@jacqueshorn]

Whatever was kept in darkness will be brought into the light. The evil deeds of man will have no place in the world that awakens and embraces the truth.

[@siya7142]

He lost, before he even begun, the betrayal within is just too deep. The competence of executives is irrelevant in all these SOE's, too many powerful force, mostly connected with politicians, mafia's and law enforcement agencies. TENDERS should have been abolished long time ago. We are where we are, because of them. DEOKARAN paid the price after speaking out and painful thing she only spoke with her bosses. Those who know, won't even try considering the deadly consequences.

[@user-rv4pc5lp5x]

Like JFK, like Thatcher, like Trump and many, many others, he rocked the establishment boat and the boat didn't like it. My hat is off to this man and I wish him nothing but the best going forward. Unfortunately though, in keeping with the ruling party's modus operandi, absolutely nothing will be done about what he has exposed and this once-beautiful country will continue to descend down the drain.

[@rustgsrider283]

Its difficult to save Eskom if you you have corrupt Government officials stealing from Eskom and not interested in solving crime, Andre where set up to fail by Government

[@alexharkonen01234]

Just to be clear… the too short boilers were signed off by Koko

[@ilovealexo]

He never stood a chance, no one does, because that is the will of the gangsters that run this country.

[@tonesX7170]

Why doesn't Carte Blanche do a clandestine investigation themselves as they have done with other stories. I think this one is the Most important!

[@varshikapitamber7949]

The rot starts at the top. Nothing is working in this once beautiful country. Well done to this man. Despite puting his life and his family in danger he did the right thing. Something that many in government dont want to do.

[@byron01ful]

He was up against a brick wall

[@andrealachner8478]

Exactly! And one that then tried to kill him too! I mean, how do people not understand that one exceptionally brave man against the 'mafia' that is the ANC needs an 'army' behind him in order to succeed?

[@danieputter3601]

I really wish fact & merit, could become part of the South African mentality. And not be commanded by perception.

[@byroncoetzee3173]

They should attack one power station at a time. By Attack, audit, figure out who is in charge of the inflated invoices, mismanagement, coal etc and replace the lot. Then moitor for six months. The start on the next one.

[@karabophuduhudu503]

The problem with south Africa you speak the truth you become a target

[@masilomorake2876]

Great show. I love it.

[@MisterKilogram]

2:34 (Proverbs 22:3) A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

[@karligreen5165]

#AdRtheHeroWeNeed !!! what DOES the journalist NOT understand about him being poisoned?? AdR, is NOT an idiot, he would be DEAD before he stepped in the Shark Tank of Parlament.... so how about we just be grateful he gave us what he did and the Journalist takes this fight to Parlament???

[@shubielechesa8836]

So what exactly did he give us? If Nampak is anything to go by, failure is what he gave us. I guess in your books mediocrity from ADR is acceptable, and I wonder why? Could it be his skin colour? I'm honestly asking a genuine question.a part of me tells me had it been a black CEO, he would not have received all the sympathy for failing to deliver on what he was brought in to deliver. But I stand to be corrected. However history tells me I'm probably right

[@raymondmalan487]

It was: Andre de Ruyter VS ANC

[@zoemystique7773]

Kunzima yoh. Gwede Mantashe is the ultimate villain but also this lunacy of green energy is crazy

[@ksc743]

Have a look at how New York is transitioning to clean energy.

[@zoemystique7773]

@ksc I am sure they are doing okay. But then why would countries like Germany increase their demand of our coal and revive their old coal fired plants? And why with the urgency that we have load shedding...be forced and cornered to green energy right now. As we speak the only feasible solution to our stage 8 load shedding is the upkeep of existing coal fired power stations. Green, although not impossible, is too futuristic and long-term.....

[@ksc743]

@@zoemystique7773 you surely must know Germany's gas supplies were cut drastically by Russia bc of the Ukraine war, so they had no option re coal. Countries and states with large lakes (like NY) are lucky bc they can generate hydroelectricity. It takes years to transition to green crean energy and that's what ADR was saying: that the anc have just never prioritised it as part of SA's energy plan, even when things weren't so bad. I don't know about you, but in the Western Cape we have Stage 3 L/shedding atm, and the rest of the country does not have stage 8. Never has. At the most stage 6. Where do you live?

[@zoemystique7773]

@ksc I'm afraid the bigger picture is larger than that. The green energy being forced on south africa is nothing but a skirmish. The larger issue here is the West vs Russia and South Africa's position on that. Load shedding doesn't even have to exist even with coal. Our move to green energy doesn't have to be subjected to this urgency from the west.... the larger issue again is corruption within our own country. Those are the two issues vital to note. Our weak politicians are so corrupt they have led us to the idea that 100% green energy whist the west takes our coal is the solution...it isn't.

[@tpmash]

@@zoemystique7773 it’s futuristic and long term and CANNOT BE USED AS A PRIMARY POWER SOURCE! Going green is what caused ALL THIS LOADSHEDDING! This man is lying.

[@nathanngumi8467]

Wow. Great investigative reporting! This Eskom story is unbelievable!

[@tpmash]

Please don’t believe all this nonsense! 😅please

[@vincentjansevanrensburg2378]

I thoroughly disagree, this was a terrible piece

[@anthonsaays6714]

Coal density is 700-1100 kg/m^3 while rock density is 1600-3500 kg/m^3, so a density based sorter preceding the conveyor to the mill where it is pulverized should enhance quality to the mill and boiler.

[@ed9041]

I also find that to be a weak argument that the "rock size" could not be managed. "Rocks as big as a head" then hey, what about sifting it??? But also I agree with your, more technically advanced method of sorting by density, if there is such a instrument available.

[@khanyimyataza4408]

Eskom has a whole Coal Management department within the Primary Energy Division, which has highly experienced and competent Coal Scientists. And Eskom has online coal analysers installed on their conveyor belays, plus coal laboratories (in-house and outsourced independent las). It’s a lie that Eskom doesn’t know what comes into their bunkers and ultimately into their boilers.

[@anthonsaays6714]

@@khanyimyataza4408 😎

[@resphantom]

@@khanyimyataza4408 True, but those labs and scientists are not on all the power plants constantly monitoring the coal. If people want to sabotage or just not care about what's happening with the quality management of the coal, then the cartel simply swap out some of the A-grade coal with rocks and sell that to other people or power stations. Even if they wanted to install a density sorter, they would either find a way to break it or steal in another way. Since there was no manager overseeing coal quality, no one would even consider installing one.

[@3.14guy]

Yeah, you're missing the point slightly, it is genuinely a case of incompetence not inability, the most likely cause those rocks were there to begin with was as you say they're much denser than coal typically, meaning if you're buying something by the ton, and you just fill a truck full of rocks and top it off with coal, well then you make a bunch more money and keep all your coal, that is the level of corruption Eskom is dealing with. The best part is the reason it happens is because someone in parliament decides that they'd rather give the coal budget to a bunch of criminals than actual reputable suppliers, because those criminals are their friends.

[@goldenlion647]

Is the criminal justice system galvanised into action? Are they just going to do what they normally do and that is just arrest a few small fry, whilst the ANC crimials carry on?

[@SubXaeroZA]

In a country of criminals he is a shining light.

[@Turbomouse1976]

When I worked for Anglo Coal, we had coal samplers on some of our conveyor belts which would be tested for quality. If we were on over each with regard to contamination (stone/excess water), the mine got fined by Eskom. What happened to that process?

[@petramyburgh506]

Tkank you to real men. It is time.

[@basilhendricks788]

Solution is to essentialise electricity and no unions allowed ,and no mantashes

[@thebergbok8279]

Andre looks far more rested out. Go well our friend.

[@RJS027]

i will give him the same point he has given himself. that guy was in the heart of it all and why oh why was there an attempt on his life....

[@thecreator8780]

The fact that a big show and dance is made of the PI’s employees’ past demonstrates everything that is wrong with this country…

[@1yelreveb]

Speechless in the dark

[@emilschneider9974]

Focusing on Andre and why he exited ESKOM is not going to help solve the ESKOM problem! CRTEBLANCHE should consider doing interviews with those who are "looking under the hood" and asking why no arrests have been made.

[@tshabalala7]

Carte Blanche isn’t meant to solve the Eskom problem.

[@iola-meyer]

I think it's also important to realise there is no 'quick fix' for Eskom. The seeds of loadshedding were planted 20 years ago when maintenance was sidelined. From de Ruyter's book it seems there is also a widespread lack of skills and actual desire to do a good job at Eskom. We cannot expect one man to undo 20 years of damage in 3.

[@mrkleinhond]

Whether André solved the problem or not, why did we not hear any of these allegations from his predecessors?

[@idarutu3760]

Mr de Ruyter was labelled as a traitor but just an hour ago the Electricity minster alluded to the very thing on SABC... It would be interesting to see how they treat these allegations by the electricity minister.... Interesting indeed

[@tylerpieterse5389]

De Ruyter is a hero. It was a monumental task from the start. Everyone is criticising stats and outcomes, and brushing over the threat the protagonists faced against their well-being and that of their loved ones? Come on. They are business people, not soldiers. Their bravery in speaking out is commendable. It is up to us all to be accountable and hold our states people accountable. Bravo and thank you André.

[@marvinmarang7073]

A message to Andre Bro gee jou self n klop op die skouer. Jy het kwaai job gedoen uit 10 uit gee ek jou 10. Jy het die corruption oop gevlek en dit het ons in die eerste plek daar laat beland

[@wellinever1558]

Listen guys this mans life was in complete danger for many many months and you expect him to speak out in parliment..To give names to the public would be suicide. Those names are written down somewhere but of course hidden like Russian ships arms .

[@tuckerctwitter]

Usually if something is terribly wrong they send in the army.... but they never do it to stop the criminality at eskom, because all the criminals are sitting in government and wont send in the army

[@jerryferreira1577]

Always blame it "" 27 year's , 😂😂