Make sense of the climate crisis Hear weekly from the biggest climate reporting division in Africa, reporting stories that concern you, your future and your environment. This echoed de Ruyter’s input at a recent Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) briefing, where de Ruyter directed all questions about the politicians’ identities to Gordhan and Mufamadi.

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This is a book that should be read by anyone interested in our predicament, but also MBA students and consultants, because it would rid them of their idea that management problems are technical and easily solved on PowerPoint slides. The book leaves one with a deep frustration about any prospect of making South Africa a successful country. Instructions were given to employees several levels below the executive, without informing me or the line managers. The demands of the board went further, with the newly established board operations performance committee requesting reams of information to conduct their own analyses, and asking to get involved in outage management, something that was being done at plant level.

The ousted energy head has penned his memoir called Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom. In it, he details the widespread corruption and maladministration of the utility giant. We left, and I polished my letter that evening, making sure that it was definitive but dignified, by not stooping to the petulance that sometimes characterises letters of resignation. The 12th of December 2022 was destined to be the day that would bring matters to the boil. As I did my morning exercises, I knew of one pivotal moment, little knowing that there would be many more that day.

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People must understand that a politician is a different breed of human. They do not care, they will look anyone in the eye and lie. I read with interest about the the imbizo held in the Winelands where those poor rural people raised their concerns to Ramaphoza and his cronies. I can very well imagine their excitement and honour to be speaking to the President.Sadly, they are all fooled by thinking they’re being taken serious. Don’t they know the next election is around the bend? It is a campaign ….Nothing else!!!!For this review, I will abide by neither narrative/viewpoint that facilitates its controversy. I'll focus on whether the book was actually any good, and what I liked and disliked about it. Derby, Ron (23 February 2023). "Eskom's Andre De Ruyter leaves with immediate effect after damning television interview about ANC corruption". Mail & Guardian . Retrieved 15 May 2023. Get an introduction to electro-technical basics and the fundamentals of PV solar power, including functionality of PV systems and PV components. This course is the foundational step to pursuing a specialisation in PV systems in an advanced level course. P3,350 ex VAT. Register here De Ruyter candidly reflects on his three years at the power utility, his successes and failures, his reasons for leaving and his hopes for the future. As someone who worked at the highest levels of the state but is not beholden to the ruling party, he is uniquely placed to speak truth to power. In the vacant office of the Eskom chairman, I told Gordhan and Mufamadi what the investigators had unearthed, but paused before dropping the biggest bombshell – the fact that two high-ranking politicians had been implicated.