In a new book, former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter sheds light on his three years in the toughest job in the country – and reveals why he had to launch a private intelligence operation to fight back. | CowansView
André de Ruyter, former CEO of Eskom, has published a book about his time at the state-owned enterprise.Former Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter felt compelled to initiate an off-the-books intelligence operation because of a deep-seated mistrust of the police and the State Security Agency .
"I discussed my concerns with Pravin Gordhan, my political principal, who said we needed to gather more information. I told him of my distrust in the police and the SSA," De Ruyter writes in his newly released bookHe also knew that funding it with state money would result in a tangled web of governance issues and so decided to find money in the private sector.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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