The revelation that former Eskom honcho Andre de Ruyter relied on a flawed report compiled by an erstwhile apartheid agent, Tony Oosthuizen, for his seemingly outlandish corruption claims against certain individuals has been met with both shock and relief. Equally disturbing is the fact that Business Leadership SA, a self-styled organisation of ethical leadership, funded De Ruyter’s clandestine investigation. De Ruyter was the talk of the town following his widely covered interview with ENCA television host Annika Larsen.
De Ruyter’s claims were embarrassing for President Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister Pravin Gordhan and the ANC. They had stuck their neck out for their man, even in the face of his glaring incompetence. He was treated royally. Today, they use all sorts of expletives
