André de Ruyter's combative memoir, Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, was released on Sunday. I was indeed the inadvertent Tony Soprano of the power industry. De Ruyter accuses Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe of being particularly antagonistic towards him, and obstructive in De Ruyter's attempts to increase power generation from renewable sources. READ | De Ruyter book extract | A 'WTF' moment with the new Eskom chairAfter Mantashe accused De Ruyter of trying to overthrow the state, De Ruyter told Gordhan he considered resigning. Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom is published by Penguin Random House SA.

Source: News 24 May 15, 2023 09:47 UTC