‘Purge’ of black suppliers continues to haunt Eskom
Feb 28, 2021
4 minutes
KARABO NGOEPE AND MANYANE MANYANE
ESKOM boss Andre de Ruyter and other white managers are accused of purging black suppliers and using racism to deal with them.
This was revealed in a letter written to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan by now-suspended chief procurement officer Solly Tshitangano.
In his letter, Tshitangano detailed how De Ruyter and other white managers were trying to push out Econ Oil from the power utility’s supplier database without following due processes.
“This letter requests your urgent attention to address the unequal treatment of suppliers by Andre de Ruyter and other Eskom officials. The activities that are taking place in Eskom reminds me of the painful past which I thought was
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