Andre de Ruyter

He said the case could be assumed to be under investigation. The attempted assassination happened at Megawatt Park on Tuesday, 13 December 2022 — the day after ...

[two security guards](https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/471889-eskom-guards-arrested-for-stealing-diesel.html) who aided in diesel theft, and a maintenance contractor alleged to have [sabotaged a generation unit](https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/469297-eskom-maintenance-contractor-arrested-for-sabotage.html) at Camden Power Station. [coal swapping](https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/470483-eskom-nails-truck-driver-for-swapping-delivery-with-sub-grade-coal.html) — one of which saw the arrest of both the [truck driver and his supervisor](https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/472049-eskom-nails-coal-driver-and-supervisor-for-coal-swapping.html). Eskom’s efforts to root out corruption and sabotage at its power stations also led to the arrest of The power utility’s contracted investigators and the SAPS managed to nail eight perpetrators in November 2022. In November 2022, the Hawks and contracted investigators traced and arrested a 27-year-old suspect with “overwhelming evidence” reportedly linking them to a [resignation only became public knowledge](https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/474267-goodbye-andre-de-ruyter-eskom-ceo-reportedly-quits.html) the day after the poisoning.

Outgoing Eskom chief executive officer (CEO) André de Ruyter has opened a case of attempted murder, according to reports.

[My Broadband](https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/462861-revelations-about-nsa-level-spying-device-found-in-andre-de-ruyters-volvo.html). [Experts fear De Ruyter has become the target of criminal networks](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/experts-fear-de-ruyter-has-become-the-target-of-criminal-networks/) [bugging](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/eskom-confirms-andre-de-ruyters-car-was-bugged/) of De Ruyter’s car last year. [publicly confirmed](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/eskom-ceo-andre-de-ruyter-resigns/) on 14 December. [André de Ruyter under investigation for ‘irregularity’ at Eskom](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/andre-de-ruyter-under-investigation-eskom/) [De Ruyter](https://www.citizen.co.za/news/andre-de-ruyter-what-you-need-to-know/) registered the case on Thursday, 5 January.

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter survived an attempt to murder him in his office in December, according to a report by energy expert Chris Yelland.

Tests taken subsequently confirmed massively elevated levels of cyanide in his body. “He was rushed to his doctor’s rooms by his security detail, where his condition was diagnosed as cyanide poisoning, and treated accordingly. He subsequently collapsed, unable to walk,” the report said.

Andre de Ruyter, chief executive of state-owned power utility Eskom, speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg. Outgoing Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter has ...

“After drinking a cup of coffee in his office he suddenly felt dizzy and disoriented, vomiting and shaking uncontrollably De Ruyter fell on the floor paralysed. According to a report by Chris Yelland, an energy analyst, publisher and journalist, De Ruyter was attended by doctors after drinking a cup of coffee at his office in Megawatt Park in Sandton on December 13. [Andre De Ruyter](https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/eskom-announces-andre-de-ruyter-as-new-gceo/) has confirmed that there was an attempt on his life following [ his ](https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/eskom-ceo-andre-de-ruyter-calls-it-quits/) [resignation in December last year](https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/eskom-ceo-andre-de-ruyter-calls-it-quits/).

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.'s outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter has told South African police he recently survived an attempt on his life.

Outgoing Eskom chief executive Andre De Ruyter has confirmed that an attempt was made on his life after someone allegedly tried to poison him with cyanide.

Eskom’s general executive for generation, Rhulani Mathebula, also recently resigned from his position and left the utility at the end of November 2022. Maroga’s successor, Brian Dames, oversaw five years of no load shedding between 2009 and 2013, before rolling blackouts struck again in 2014. Eskom announced de Ruyter’s departure from the group on 14 December 2022, with the current plan for the CEO to stay on until 31 March 2023. By mid-morning, he was red in the face, disorientated and nauseous. A follow-up test this week will confirm whether or not there was an attempt to kill him. It is suspected that he ingested the poison in his morning coffee.