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De Ruyter spent three turbulent years at the helm of Eskom, during which he struggled to end rolling blackouts that have crippled the economy or get its shaky finances back on track. He abruptly left the company this week after giving a television interview in which he accused unidentified members of the governing African National Congress of stealing from the utility.
“What Mr. De Ruyter effectively said was that all of us in government are idiots and that stirred the backlash,” Gordhan said in an interview. “He did not pay the attention to Eskom’s generation that he should have, and instead swanned around the world looking at renewables.”
His diary indicates the opposite. Nasty old pravingordhan man falling apart.
That de ruyter should just be forgotten bad dream
Totally agree. Jet is a waste of time
Pravin gave De Ruyter that mandate, he mustn't play victim just because De Ruyter exposed him as an imaginary corruption buster.
Andre has really irritated the minister. Are we seeing a big smoke coming out?
Pravin is a Big Problem. Useless individual. No new ideas. Yes, de Ruyter was also ineffective, but he wasn’t fired. Poor leadership from the incompetent ANC government.
Pravin is useless
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That caption alone IS infuriating because it does seem as if we were not supposed to go through this abuse. These people were supposed to have been removed from power. Unfortunately we are a ‘Democratic’ country, which then means that the abuse WILL continue…that’s a pity 😵💫😵💫
So Andre, who knows nothing about power supplier was told not to meddle in politics by this same fellow who actually knows nothing about power supplier yet commenting about it. Do we still think we have a loadshedding problem as a country or is it clear now who the problem is?
Blaming game is not a solution, who ever came with better plan after all this year's, not one of you
And what is he doing? Absolutely squad. Part of the R139 billion
Years of sleeping, suddenly awake! We might have found the minister that needs to eat a little bit?
They really should take him to court. Force him to come up with his evidence. We all wanna see something Pravin. And Fikile.
17+ years of loadshedding. Yet another dodgy minister. Those that speak the loudest have the most to hide 🧐
De Ruyter gave facts. ANC only knows to retaliate by using insults, like overly emotional children
yes the people appointed him, you fool, you did...take responsibility for once in your life
These ANC appointed cadres all have their heads-up thier own asses. De Ruyter was the first CEO at Eskom to highlight the huge issue of sabotage that is taking place. All the ANC appointed CEO robbed us blind
Most of you brownies keep amazing us, u made Gordhan God, you came out protesting against JZ to save SA. where r you guys now? where r Mbeki, Motlanthe, Thuli,etc. Brain Molefe remains the best.
You spend tooooooooo much time stealing
He tried to service and fix plants which was just sabotaged again. He could not win against a Tsunami of corruption
Jip laat ons die steenkool brand.
Actually smart of him to have tried moving away from the main source of corruption as a last resort.
You cannot fix what the ANC leaders instruct the operators to break . All for personal gain. Fingers in the fat Pie Pravin, you should know. Snickers Snicket wink wink!
What has Gordhan done thats usefull to South Africa as a country and the citizens of SA. Obviously excluding that of benefit to himself. Almost forgot latest achievement being a minister, member of the government of a country which has been grey listed?
We don't need his idea about De Ryter, but we need electricity now, he must not mislead us and talk de Ryter. He's given responsibility, he must deliver.
Who on earth can believe this Indian minister of Failures!!
Can all these old people just go. We need a young, educated generation . With ethics & and entegrity, if they exist, to run the country. With forward-thinking ideas. Who will unite the nation.
Pravin can point fingers left right and centre - you have failed our country it’s time for you to retire m. We had enough of all your empty promises etc we had enough
Transition to green energy was his appointment mara
Minister Gordhan, what attention have you paid over the past 5 years to: Denel;Transnet; SAA; SABC; SANEC; SAPO List continues...... Looking at AGSA’s 2020/21 audit, 1 can only surmise why many SOEs' continue to haemorrhage money and provide sub par service. What have YOU done?
A vote for the ANC is a vote for corruption - simple!
He's only criticizing him now cause he turned on them all along he was just quite about him
The ANC ESKOM CROOKS now all scuttling for cover making excuses, I believe every word Mr. DE RUYTER has said! Expose all the crooks please lets have their names!
He must fix plants that past their use by date and new ones that were inadequately spec’d and built prior to his arrival? Can anyone say “Hitachi” and “Luthuli House” in the same sentence? MYANC is looking for a scapegoat for their 30 years plunder of Eskom_SA VoetsekANC2024
Gordhan again exposing him further as possibly being one of those corrupt politicians eating from the coal value chain. CyrilRamaphosa is this the legacy you are happy to leave behind? Act now, or history will confine you to the same shame reserved for pariah pres Zuma!
Blame game
White people out here defending incompetence.... De Ryuter is a failure
How come our Government ppl with phd etc is not educated enough , de Ruyter focused on the green projects to the offset the amount of MW needed to repair broken/maintenance pending stations , then the pending power station can be repaired without plunging us into further darkness
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Rich coming from MIA Gordhan the Minister who also sits on his hands.
Pravin Jamandas go to hell. You had 30 years to fix it. Don't shift blame.
The real reason why Eskom is failing .
Retire old man … nobody cares what you think … you are as complicit as the rest of your thieving comrades removetheanc speakwithyourvotes
And what have you done you useless imposter? Every enterprise you touch turns to goop and costs the tax payers more money. If I were you I would humble up and quick
And the blame game has started...this man must go rest because he did nothing worthwhile either.
ADR exposed the feeding trough of the communits, its natural they react in this manner ... the golden goose is now exposed and Pavin was the protector.
Why did you gave him the mandate of transitioning? knowing very well that coal stations was fine.
De Ruyter has them all rattled, I'm sure he's got dirt on all of them and they're shitting themselves 🤣🤣
I never wanted to believe it however I have to admit when I'm wrong as well... Pravin Gordhan is just as if not worse than his thieving, corrupted and incompetent ANC cadres. VOTE THEM ALL OUT!!
How if he accuses you minister of wanting comrades to eat ?
Gordhan has zero credibility.
So was Paraffin unconscious all this time?
He was hired to fix the problem. When it became abundantly clear that's not what he was doing why didn't you get rid of him. Why bail him out? You're just like him. What have you done?
Completely agree with this… he complained and whined and wanted to go green without dealing with the real issues
Pravin should just retire and stop spinning stories 😏
So now you sit and criticize, Gordhan. What did you do about it.
You are therfore fired for incompetence. Where you not his boss?
You was supposed to already resign yourself in 2007.....
Gordhan is a poison to SA
Jamnandas is a chameleon 🤞
How the worms crawl out of the woodwork now. He follow the direction the anc wanted to go 'Green' means billions from the fucked up Americans. That translate into looting. Dont blame him now.
So De Ruyter makes a simple interview, then boom, the cancers within the ANC not only attack him, they go in full defense mode, making all kinds of stupid noise... Watch the ANC crumble!
You need to be fired!!
As if you've contributed anything noteworthy to SA while being a minister!
All of a sudden Pravin has words🤔 funny none of this was said before Dr Ruyter left the building…now everyone has something to say…
Gordhan trying to safe his own skin and pocket.
He was busy to tackle the corruption
news24, interview with de Ruyter?
Please!!
Sir - stinking stain your legacy! Your inertia and inaction in moving Eskom in the direction you saw fit is inexplicable. Your ministry was fingered as a micromanager. As for the corruption allegations-you’re silent. Your anger is sad. Time to go home Pravin!!
So rich coming from you Pravin - you are utterly useless in your role. All you can do is suck money from the taxpayers for SOEs that are doomed to failure like SAA. SAA must be kept alive so ministers can have their extensive travel perks.
When you don't have a leadership bone in your body the result is 'It wasnt me' and all sorts of drivel spewing from one's mouth
Rich coming from you! Why then did you not do something about it then? Why wait?
Rubbish, why it took him so long to realize his shortcomings?
It was not his broken utilities Mr Gordan.....is it the mess that the ANC corrupt cadres leave behind wherever they go!! They left the whole country in a mess!!! How dare you blame him when all the fingers show back to you. You are BAD BAD for our country and has always been!!!!
I credited the pharmacist with some intelligence. Couldn't have been more wrong. He's talking about the CEO of our national energy provider but sounds like he thinks AdR was appointed to be a boiler mechanic. Perhaps Pravin is taking the wrong pills.
Maybe if your cronies stop stealing the coal and replacing it with sub standard coal, the plants would not break down
Mathebulas4 Mmmnxim 😆🤡😆🤡
Gordhan does not have one honest hair on his body
Didn't Zuma fire this guy
Uvelaphi mbem
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So what were all the energy transition loans used for If you didn’t want him to champion the transition then why did you accept the loans Let me guess…
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I'm tired of Pravin I wish not to see him not and forever.They hired this man and under his leadership the problem worsened but they said nothing until he resigned so Madala just shut up man
Senior Minister is very vocal
If so, why wasn't he fired before he resigned and subsequently gave that interview?
Why did not you say that while he was still CEO? You protected him then, where is the truth here ?
How do you fix something that is constantly being sabotaged, asking for a friend.
Jou Dom poes
Dear sir, mr Gordhan, this really is bad form coming from someone of you stature.
We need a better minister we need new ideas we need a change and as a world power must be taken
Top junkies provides Eskom with fake coal and no one arrested or held accountable EskomCorruption
The way Pravin is championing this attack on De Ruyte...I have a feeling that he perhaps knows something others are still urging De Ruyte to reveal...Ndiske ndakrokra🤔👀🤷🏽
For the anc to survive, their youth league must wake up from their slumber and take the button from all the older, useless and corrupt elders
It's really time for an election...
Broken or sabotaged - so that crooked contractors could come in and fix same? At exorbitant prices and at the expense of the tax payer.
Well he said there's no point in beating a dead horse and you allowed him to stay while still expecting him to pay attention to the broken plants. What did you think was gonna happen?
So, why didn't you intervene, seeing as you the big boss... Neh.. Kry vir jou....
Ooohhh, and you only realise this now. Slow, like everything in the ANC.
Grdan you the problem here
die man hou van kak praat 🤣
What a fucking soap opera. Okay, so now you can focus on your beloved coal burning plants. Load shedding should end very soon then, yes?
This Joshua Doore mfer
Where was Pravin during that time?
And so the recriminations begin . Attack is the best kind of defense...
Pravin never had a problem with de Ruyter, now that he is opening can of worms he is not a good person
De Ruyter has resigned last year, but they kept him, praising him as Mr fixer, now the CEO is exposing their corrupt deeds.
Oh mr Gordhan, are you worried, you look worried, hmmm
Gordhan must rather be quiet and hide his head in shame. Every time he speaks now it makes me wonder if he is one of the thieves.
Jamandis you are absolutely useless at what you do
This useless incompetent pharmacist is nicely in the pocket of these black power ANC thugs. What the hell does a failed pharmacist know about public enterprise They are all a bunch of greedy looting thugs!
Gordon knows about those trucks that deliver bad quality coal mix with rocks. Privatise this reductive electricity supplier
Corruption personified
So Pravin, were you able to stop your comrades from interfering in Eskom? If so, you are entitled to say what you want, if you didn't stop the interference, please sit down bhai and keep quiet.
They are so defensive
See the cockroaches come out now...just waiting for Cyril.
Pravin you need to get sacked you have been a Gupta amongst the Ruperts !!! So please go collect your petition and watch x videos 🙏 “I thank you my comrades”
Whites will always believe Andre and anyone white... Andre is talking kak.
Jamnandas trying to deflect.
Pravin you've been part of those rotten cabinets for over 15 years and you have nothing to show for it. Your handling of the electricity crisis is so inept that the President has had to appoint a minister of electricity. You should shut up and do some work
Indian!!!!
Akere you are fighting corruption? Yours is to follow up on de Rueter's claims ,appoint commissions(that's what you do best) and eventually make arrests, but you all seem threatened by Andre's claims. Why are you all attacking him? Has he hit you below the belt,Gordan?
PravinGordhanZA do you think any South African who has half a brain believes the crap you are selling. You and your boss CyrilRamaphosa have zero credibilty left. You, Jacobzuma and Cyril Ramaphosa are responsible for the state our country is in, so do the smart thing resign.
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We all know De Ruyter is extremely useless,no matter how much the white media tries so dismally to portray him as a victim, while previous black CEO'S who did better were called incompetent. This PG is a problem,he reigns over collapsed SOE's,no consequences
Nonsense, this is the same jamnandas who was selling us the propaganda that loadshedding is caused by state capture.
Jamnandas downfall is near. How dare can he attack baas He must know his place as deputy white They are coming for him It's back to India for you Jammy
Gordhan is a doos
The only short term fix for the problem is green energy. It takes many more years to get a coal or nuclear power station up and running, so AdR was doing the right thing.
Truth not nice neh …
Gordhan is public enemy no 1.
Gordhan, the president of South Africa 😭🙄
The best form of defence is attack. Its too late now Pravin. I actually believed in you! I now have my doubts😡
Pravin jy en ons almal weet jy praat jou kop se kak.
…and the reason he never did anything about it in the 3 years De Ruyterwas in charge…?
So fixing broken coal-burning plants is their priority You fix one and then the next breaks and on and on costing the tax payers a fortune, these plants are past their use by dates and have been badly abused, De Ruyter was right to look to green energy as it is the future.
All the bustards will come out against Andre 🙆♀️
When are we demanding a general election? Im tired of thiefs and scoundrels running this country into the ground and beyond. There are far more south africans than anc thiefs. Absolute scum. Anyone who still believes and defends the anc are traitors to this country.
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Pravin must just sit and shut up. Useless with SAA another looting cash cow, and now he is bust with Eskom. Go on retirement man.
Mom. Niyafana wethu
Didn’t all the Ministers BarbaraCreecy_ and PresidencyZA waste time too chasing renewables because they wanted the $8billion loan?
We see you Pravin, for the scoundrel you are.
Shut up Pravin!!
No its not his broken coal ....... ITS YOUR party that broke it yhe ANC that fucking broke it. Our fucking fathers gave you a perfect state with qualified people to keep it running and maintain it. But NOW you thort you you new how to run a country..... FM 30years later?
Lair....lair... pants 👖 on 🔥
But never called him a liar you will notice. Mores the pity because then De Ryter could sue their corrupt fat arses.
The unions had an unlawful strike destroying 2,300+ transformers and 180 mini-sub stations in July 2022 and you blame De Ruyter?
This madala is panicking big time is he the minister in name?
The manner in which de Ruyter played his game, is a master piece of brilliance, and indeed applaudable, he can now just sit back ,relax ,and watch the unfolding,and ultimate 'self confession' of the real actors, in the mass destruction of Eskom.
for him to take this view suggest De Ruyter was touching nerves ,perhaps refering to him as the minister
They can point fingers all day but Eskom will stay broken with ANC and BEE still running Eskom
Why did he keep him so long They were protecting him Just because he mentioned their corruption they are talking
PG must shut up! He has no track record!
This loser
Pointing fingers while he has been there for years.
Privan Ghodan a real gangster
Typical MYANC playing the blame game. Just fix the f***ing issue!!!
Everyone is talking now ne, hindsight is 20/20
de Ruyter was advised quite correctly Pravin on the other hand together with Gwede had a mindset of Coal just to satisfy the corrupt thieving dishonest organisation called the ANC & its alliance partners old school stupidity. Pravin you know nothing about business development
So he is more worried about the status co than improving the world.