PALI LEHOHLA | What will we do when the lights go out for good?
Having been led to believe we would not reach critical stages of load-shedding that have come to pass, it’s time to ask and answer this honestly
27 November 2022 - 20:02
That Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter’s life is under threat and he has to wear a bulletproof vest should worry us. This in addition to the many who have paid the ultimate price, such as Gauteng health department whistle-blower Babita Deokaran, whose child is now motherless because she acted gallantly on our behalf. No-one deserves to be a victim for our benefit. While I believe De Ruyter is not fit to run an engineering cum economic behemoth, he deserves our protection, especially as CEO of an organisation we depend on for our livelihood and an ordinary citizen deserving of life...
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