Fikile Mbalula Says ANC Will Sue Ex-Eskom CEO André de Ruyter for Defamation After Blowback From Tell-All Book

• ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has once again taken aim at ex-Eskom CEO André de Ruyter
• Mbalula reconfirmed the ANC's plan to sue De Ruyter for his constant éxpose on the party's role in corruption at Eskom
• The ANC secretary-general also accused De Ruyter of spending his time writing a tell-all book instead of solving loadshedding

JOHANNESBURG - It's been a week since former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter's tell-all book hit bookstores across South Africa, and the éxpose is still creating a buzz.

The latest public figure to chime in on De Ruyter's Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom is African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula.

Fikile Mbalula threatens legal action against André de Ruyter again

Mbalula has reiterated the ANC's plan to take legal action against De Ruyter, who has been a thorn in the party's side since he levels accusations of ANC-sanctioned corruption at Eskom.

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Mbalula said the ANC would soon serve the former Eskom CEO with papers for its defamation lawsuit against De Ruyter.

Fikile Mbalula disses André de Ruyter for tell-all book

Mbalula shared a video of his interview with SABC's Sophie Mokoena, where he also took aim at De Ruyter for writing the tell-all book, saying:

“At some point, issues were raised about this man and his style of management. It shows for the period he was there, he was writing a book and not dealing with loadshedding."

Mbalula also labelled De Ruyter as "the biggest flop of our time".

Though the book is generated several negative reviews, De Ruyter's publisher Penguin Random House stands by the book. They added that De Ruyter penned it in an attempt to improve the running of Esom and not to damage the power utility, TimesLIVE reported

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South Africans leave heated comments under Fikile Mbalula's post

Below are some comments:

@MinistryOfLoot said:

"Unfortunately, he's playing to the crowd who just believe them."

Nkosana Khumalo asked:

"How would he have dealt with loadshedding when a minister insisted that they must eat?"

Ken Van Dijl jabbed:

"Attack is the best form of defence."

Bongani Mgubela criticised:

"If there's any biggest flop in this country, it's none other than the ANC-led government."

Indirani Naicker added:

"ANC messed up this country long before DeRuyter took control of Eskom. Don't use him as the scapegoat."

Ex-Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s tell-all book illegally shared on WhatsApp, publisher appalled by act of piracy

In a related story, Briefly News reported that South Africans couldn't wait to get their hand on former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter's tell-all book, so much so that someone uploaded an illegal copy onto social media.

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Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom caused a stir when it was released on Sunday, 14 May, costing R340, but countless South Africans now have a free copy.

The act of piracy has ruffled the publisher, Penguin Random House South Africa's, feathers with the company slamming it as appalling, TimesLIVE reported.

Source: Briefly News