Eskom: De Ruyter Sad He Failed at Achieving His Objectives, SA Reacts: “If Only Excuses Generated Electricity”

• André de Ruyter said he is disappointed that he didn't change things for the better at Eskom with his role as CEO
• This comes after De Ruyter handed in his resignation and the news was prematurely publicised on Wednesday
• Mpho Makwana said the power utility is working on finding De Ruyter's successor while he finishes his term

JOHANNESBURG - André de Ruyter briefed the media on Thursday about his resignation as Eskom's CEO.

De Ruyter expressed disappointment at failing to achieve the personal goals he set for himself as the top dog at Eskom.

He said he decided to quit to make way for the newly appointed board to appoint a better-suited candidate qualified to do the job.

De Ruyter said his performance was hindered by multiple factors, including corruption and crime, reported TimesLIVE.

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“I am in a position where I am also dependent on the support of the broader political economy, and that is critical to enabling the success of Eskom going forward.”

The Chairperson of Eskom's Board, Mpho Makwana said the De Ruyter resigned on Monday and the power utility was forced to release a statement after the news leaked.

“While we were in the middle of deliberations, the story leaked. I didn't expect him to tender the resignation this soon.

Makwana added that Eskom plans to find De Ruyter's replacement, and colleagues enjoyed working with him.

A few comments from South Africans on social media:

Junain de Monk said:

"If only excuses generated electricity. The guy would've been the best CEO Eskom ever had."

Charity Katotobwe posted:

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"He did his best. It’s difficult to transform an organisation which is run by politicians in the background."

Sivinho Mdazuka wrote:

"He is just a failure, he failed at Nampak and failed again at Eskom!"

Kelvin Phiri added:

"He couldn't achieve anything at Eskom because the majority of crooked politicians were not happy with him."

"Accept responsibility and quit shifting blame like everybody else in this government."

Corruption charged former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko says loadshedding will end following De Ruyter’s resignation

Briefly News reported that Former Eskom acting chief executive officer Matshela Koko believes that the power utility will be up and running smoothly following the resignation of Andre De Ruyter.

The country has been experiencing major blackouts, however, Koko believes that loadshedding will end within the next six to 12 months through Eskom's maintenance effort and operations discipline.

Source: Briefly News