Eskom – The suckling pig

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The Daily Maverick said in February this year they had obtained intelligence reports which “link two senior members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet to four criminal cartels operating inside Eskom”. Prevented from revealing names right now for legal reasons, the reports link cartels to the sabotage of Eskom’s power stations with the aim of political destabilisation. Documents reveal photographs and names given to the various players: “a “territorial ruler”, a “henchman” and “assassin” are the leaders and foot soldiers of four cartels: the Presidential Cartel, the Mesh-Kings Cartel, the Legendaries Cartel and the Chief Cartel. The document reveals a plan to bring South Africa to its knees entitled: “Illicit procurement process to defraud Eskom”.” Further information reveals: “Threat: destabilisation of Eskom power plants in Mpumalanga allegedly involving [‘territorial ruler’], Team Shikisha … the Presidential Cartel and Radical Economic Transformation (RET) cabal.” Also, The Witbank News reported that community members of the area of Emalahleni allege [Team Shikisha] “are using illegal guns, shooting in the streets, threatening people, and saying they will kill them.” A further report from the source maintains: “[the territorial ruler] initiates public unrest in Mpumalanga through his henchmen, Team Shikisha and [name excised] in support of becoming president.” For further insight into the Eskom debacle, take a peek inside Truth to Power by André de Ruyter inthis month’s Big Issue, courtesy, Penguin Random House South Africa.