Business defends BLSA’s support for De Ruyter’s investigation

Business Leadership SA and Business Unity SA , which represent some of SA’s largest companies, have defended BLSA’s financial support for a controversial independent investigation into corruption, crime and sabotage at Eskom.

conduct the probe, they were still pleased that the investigative report led to some successes in uncovering and acting on crime at Eskom. The investigation, which was wholly privately funded, was initiated by De Ruyter and conducted by George Fivaz Forensic & Risk , a company owned by former police commissioner George Fivaz.

Since the television interview De Ruyter has appeared before parliament’s standing committee on public accounts to answer questions about these allegations. The ANC is also moving to sue De Ruyter for defamation over some of the claims made in that interview. There has also been, according to the report, disruption to certain coal supply syndicates and internal corruption at Eskom as a result of the probe.

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