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Eskom resolved to appoint an independent inquiry.
The news follows allegations made by suspended Eskom Chief Procurement Officer Solly Tshitangano.
Eskom’s board has appointed an advocate to run the racism probe into CEO Andre de Ruyter. Image: Waldo Swiegers/BloombergSource: Getty Images
Tshitangano accused De Ruyter of replacing Black-owned companies with White-owned companies.
The board reportedly requested the help of advocate Semenya which he accepted.
Semenya will be issuing written findings and recommendations as soon as possible.
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Eskom documents will also be made available to Semenya.
Previously,Briefly.co.zareported thatJulius Malema referred to De Ruyter as “useless”.
Malema shared an image of De Ruyter with the caption reading: “If useless was a person.”
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Juju added an emoji of a hand pointing down to the image of De Ruyter.
De Ruyter has been making headlines for a while after accusations of racism were made against him.
The Red Berets leader opened a unique discussion online following his tweet about De Ruyter.
De Ruyter said he supports the investigationsinto the allegations of racism made against him.
De Ruyter spoke on Monday, 15 March about the state of the embattled power utility.
The CEO added that he would not tolerate corruption.
The power utility’s CEO spoke more on theallegations of racismby stating there was no evidence to support it.
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Source: Briefly News
Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
Reeshni has a passion for breaking the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
