Gordon reiterated that he could not rely on “rumour, suspicion or even what a certain publication calls intelligence. There's a distinction between that and evidence.” Yes genius, but evidence comes from investigating suspicions, rumours, and intelligence. One would swear that the ministerial...
Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordon has admitted that he was the minister De Ruyter confided in about corruption and maladministration at Eskom, but insists that he had no obligation to act on ‘allusions’. The revelation comes after a few hectic days of reveals, outrage and denials.
Ok, so perhaps there is no law that specifically says ‘thou shalt keep the lights on’, but good lord man, you are the President of the Republic of South Africa, and as such you and your cabinet surely have some ‘legal responsibility’ to keep people from dying because they can’t get life-saving operations in the dark. Or to keep kids from dying in pit latrines for that matter.
Gordon reiterated that he could not rely on “rumour, suspicion or even what a certain publication calls intelligence. There’s a distinction between that and evidence.” If Gordon acknowledged that he was in fact the minister being talked about during De Ruyter’s interview, could he perhaps also shed some light on the following revelation by De Ruyter:
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