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OPINION | Those criticising former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter for delivering 'political' commentary are wilfully blind to the fact that he faced virtually constant, toxic political interference, writes Solitoliquido. | News24_Business

I almost fell out of my chair while listening to a popular radio talk-show host confidently and shamelessly siding with the ANC’s version of apparatchiks and nomenklatura to the effect that immediate past Eskom CEO, André de Ruyter, should not have ventured into commenting about politics.

Politics, the said radio talk-show host insisted, had nothing to do with the performance of Eskom and De Ruyter’s tenure at the utility. De Ruyter, the otherwise affable radio man told his listeners, was simply playing victim and using the race card to try to shift attention away from his failures as CEO."He must stay away from politics and tell us, instead, why load shedding has worsened under his watch."Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism.

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