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The South African government reports that an acting Eskom CEO will be appointed “in due course” following the sudden departure of CEO André de Ruyter.
De Ruyter’s exit more than a month before his expected departure on March 31 was confirmed hours after the airing of an explosive television interview in which he offered startling details about high levels of criminality at the utility and also indicated that a high-ranking “politician” was directly involved in corruption at Eskom.
In a statement issued the day after the Eskom board announced that De Ruyter had been “released from his position with immediate effect”, the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) reported that Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and the Eskom board were finalising the appointment of an Acting CEO and would make an announcement in due course.
“Government assures South Africans that there will be no leadership vacuum.
“The Eskom management team continues with daily operations and work to end loadshedding and secure our energy supply
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