Andre de Ruyter

Outgoing Eskom chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, who has overseen South Africa's longest period of load-shedding in more than a decade since the power ...

At present the country is on Stage 6 load-shedding – meaning between 8-12 hours of power cuts. He admitted to failing to prevent load-shedding in the country but highlighted entrenched corruption within government and governance around Eskom. Outgoing Eskom chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, who has overseen South Africa’s longest period of load-shedding in more than a decade since the power crisis began, has left the troubled parastatal with immediate effect.

Eskom said outgoing CEO André de Ruyter would not be required to serve the balance of his notice period and will be released from his position with ...

“The board further resolved that Mr de Ruyter will not be required to serve the balance of his notice period but that he will be released from his position with immediate effect.” “Following the convening of a special board meeting on 22 February 2023, the Eskom Board and Group Chief Executive André de Ruyter have reached a mutual agreement to curtail his notice period to 28 February 2023,” it said. Eskom has announced that CEO André de Ruyter will leave the power utility with immediate effect.

He resigned shortly after Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said the power utility was attempting to overthrow the government by failing to ...

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In a no-holds barred interview, outgoing Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter has claimed that a State Security Agency operative was sent to watch him at ...

"You have to say, how is this possible? They did see fit however, to send one of their agents to COP27 to keep an eye on me." "If you look at state security, this is an existential threat to the state. According to De Ruyter, a friend of his asked the reported agent what he was doing there, to which the operative allegedly replied that he was just "keeping an eye on the big guy". My non-legal definition of treason is if you take money to do something that is to the detriment of the state,” De Ruyter said in the interview. In a no-holds barred interview, outgoing Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter has claimed that a State Security Agency (SSA) operative was sent to watch him at COP27, the United Nations climate change conference, in Egypt last November.

Eskom CEO André de Ruyter will depart as CEO of Eskom with immediate effect after he slammed the ANC and its "embarrassing", Soviet-era ideology in a media ...

Without naming anyone, De Ruyter said: “I expressed my concern to a senior government minister about attempts, in my view, to water down governance around the US$8.5-billion that, by and large to Eskom’s intervention, we got at Cop26, and the response was essentially that you must be pragmatic. They use words like ‘lumpen proletariat’, which is ridiculous, because these things were last said in 1980s East Germany.” “The board further resolved that Mr de Ruyter will not be required to serve the balance of his notice period but that he will be released from his position with immediate effect.”

Eskom group chief executive Andre de Ruyter has left his post with immediate effect after a special board meeting on Wednesday.

“The board further resolved that Mr de Ruyter will not be required to serve the balance of his notice period but that he will be released from his position with immediate effect. “Following the convening of a special Board meeting on 22 February 2023, the Eskom Board and Group Chief Executive (GCE) Andrè de Ruyter have reached mutual agreement to curtail his notice period to 28 February 2023,” Eskom said in a media statement. During his State of the Nation Address on February 9, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a state of disaster had been declared in light of South Africa’s energy crisis, and that a minister of electricity in the Presidency would be appointed. The special board meeting resolved that De Ruyter would serve as GCEO until February 28, and not March 31 as initially planned, but he would not be required to serve the balance of his notice period. [announced his resignation](https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/eskom-ceo-andre-de-ruyter-has-resigned-a6834bcf-3ea8-4426-9ef3-ac527cb1096e) in December last year, but was due to stay on [until the end of March](https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/companies/andre-de-ruyter-actually-resigned-as-ceo-of-eskom-on-monday-a-breakdown-of-what-happened-8899af94-f40b-41c5-8327-34c740b49d64). [Eskom](https://www.iol.co.za/tags/eskom) announced in a statement late on Wednesday night that Andre de Ruyter would be vacating office with immediate effect.

His sudden departure follows an explosive interview with eNCA's Annika Larsen, in which he directly fingered an ANC MP in the corruption at Eskom. His ...

Email [email protected] or call 0860 52 52 00. Questions or problems? He clearly ruffled feathers with a no-holds-barred interview in which he laid bare the extent of the ANC’s complicity in corruption at Eskom.

His exit comes after he was slammed by public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan for “meddling” in politics instead of focusing on ending load-shedding.

“That became the subject, in part, of what we know as the Zondo commission. He added: “It’s rather unfortunate that an important fight ... In order to pursue the greater good, you have to enable some people to eat a little bit,” he said. “In this context, obviously under the new board that was appointed in 2018 by government, then chaired by the late Jabu Mabuza, you will recall he was also the acting CEO for a while, and a lot of good work was initiated to push back on and recover funds which were lost as a result of corruption during the state capture era. “We all know that state capture, in the formal sense, might have ended, but corruption is still a scourge that we, both as parliament and certainly as the shareholder in government, want to eradicate from our entities, and Eskom is no exception. “But it is the responsibility of any CEO of any entity, as far as I am concerned, to keep their focus on the job at hand and make sure that is done as proficiently as possible,” said the minister.

Eskom CEO André De Ruyter's early exit follows a candid interview on political interference and corruption at the embattled power utility.

“I would say the evidence suggests that it is,” he responded. De Ruyter said the Cabinet member told him to be practical and that “in order to pursue the greater good, you have to let some people eat a little bit”. De Ruyter said he told a minister, who he did not name, he was concerned about attempts to “water down” governance of the “The board further resolved that Mr de Ruyter will not be required to serve the balance of his notice period, but that he will be released from his position with immediate effect.” De Ruyter resigned following Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe’s claims that Eskom was “agitating for the overthrow of the state” by failing to address unprecedented levels of load shedding. “Following the convening of a special board meeting on 22 February 2023, the Eskom Board and group chief executive Andrè de Ruyter have reached mutual agreement to curtail his notice period to 28 February 2023,” Eskom said in a statement.

Outgoing Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter left the power utility 'with immediate effect' on Wednesday night after launching an extraordinary attack on ...

The utility said that CEO Andre de Ruyter's departure followed a special board meeting on Wednesday where it was mutually agreed that his notice period ...

Eskom spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha: "The board further resolved that Mr De Ruyter will not be required to serve the balance of his notice period. The utility said that De Ruyter's departure followed a special board meeting on Wednesday where it was mutually agreed that his notice period would be scrapped. The utility said that CEO Andre de Ruyter's departure followed a special board meeting on Wednesday where it was mutually agreed that his notice period would be scrapped.

Outgoing Eskom chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, who has overseen South Africa's longest period of load-shedding in more than a decade since the power ...

At present the country is on Stage 6 load-shedding – meaning between 8-12 hours of power cuts. He admitted to failing to prevent load-shedding in the country but highlighted entrenched corruption within government and governance around Eskom. Outgoing Eskom chief executive, Andre de Ruyter, who has overseen South Africa’s longest period of load-shedding in more than a decade since the power crisis began, has left the troubled parastatal with immediate effect.

The DA expresses sincere thanks to former Eskom chief André de Ruyter for his three-year service as CEO of Eskom. During his tenure Mr De Ruyter increased ...

As he leaves, another acting CEO will fill his role without any institutional knowledge of the kind De Ruyter has nor any proper handover while the country is in Stage 7 of loadshedding. Mr De Ruyter is a true patriot and we wish him success for the future. He bravely targeted coal theft syndicates and sabotage, resulting in an attempt on his life.

The Central Energy Fund has lashed out at former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter for speculating that Russia could be involved in its plans to take over ...

Poolo highlighted CEF's stake in the Rompco gas pipeline from Mozambique, and said the company was also interesting in converting Eskom's diesel-powered units to gas power power stations. In an interview with e.tv's Annika Larsen, broadcast on Tuesday night, De Ruyter cautioned that he was "going into the realm of speculation", with "no evidence", when he spoke about the repercussions of a visit by Russian minister of energy Nikolay Shulginov to SA late last year. "Also, studies were conducted on the feasibility of gas-to-power technologies, specifically at the Komati power station. De Ruyter also said that Eskom was considering turning its diesel-powered open-cycle gas turbines plants to gas, and the "intent is to soon put out a tender for the supply of gas". "It [Russia] is looking for markets for gas, there is no doubt about that. "CEF considers it reckless for Mr De Ruyter to go on national television and make wild allegations about the request for collaboration with Eskom on the coal-fired power stations that Eskom intends to decommission," it said in a statement on Thursday.

Outgoing Eskom chief executive Andre de Ruyter brought the power utility into disrepute when he made an explosive interview this week, leading to the board ...

De Ruyter resigned as Eskom chief executive in December. “We thought de Ruyter was a patriot. Gungubele said it was “good” that de Ruyter had now left Eskom and said his revelations in the interview were merely accusations without evidence.

Former Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter has revealed that he will be leaving South Africa due to safety concerns.

An announcement that De Ruyter would be leaving Eskom with immediate effect was made by the power utility following a special board meeting on Wednesday. De Ruyter further revealed that he had made enemies in his attempts to intensify efforts to fight crime and corruption at the power utility as some progress was made in tackling the problems, leading to the hindrance of corruption In his interview with e.tv, De Ruyter made shocking claims regarding members of the governing party, who he said had knowledge of and involvement in corruption at the power utility.

Secretary general gives De Ruyter 10 days to produce evidence for claims of corrupt ANC leaders in Eskom accusing him of meddling in politics.

It is a forte of the governing party and its ideological perspective on how to best ensure equitable access to electricity as a public good.” He has completely failed to deliver on this contractual obligation. venture into the political arena has unmasked his regressive political and ideological agenda. public enterprise that provides the country with stable, reliable electricity. He must prove what he said,” the ruling party’s chief administrator added. “We regarded De Ruyter as a patriot.