{"id":251624,"date":"2023-03-02T13:53:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/cabinet-calls-on-former-eskom-ceo-to-report-corruption-to-authorities\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T13:53:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:53:56","slug":"cabinet-calls-on-former-eskom-ceo-to-report-corruption-to-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cabinet-calls-on-former-eskom-ceo-to-report-corruption-to-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet calls on former Eskom CEO to report corruption to authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cabinet has joined President Cyril Ramaphosa in his call to the former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to report allegations of corruption at Eskom to the police.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur crime fighting institutions stand ready to arrest and prosecute those who break the law. We call on anyone with information related to crime and corruption to report what they know to the relevant law enforcement authorities,\u201d Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The President had encouraged de Ruyter to report allegations of corruption at Eskom during a media briefing at the conclusion of the hosting of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni for a State Visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of us are duty bound to fight corruption and to the prescripts of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, which requires people in \u201cpositions of authority\u201d in the public and private sectors to report, all corrupt activities,\u201d Gungubele said.<\/p>\n

The Minister was addressing the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Government endeavours to address load shedding<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Cabinet has assured citizens that the commitments announced in the State of National Address and the National Budget allocations will strengthen the capability of the state to fast track interventions outlined in the Energy Action Plan.<\/p>\n

The Energy Action Plan was developed through extensive consultation and endorsed by energy experts as providing the best and fastest path towards energy security.<\/p>\n

\u201cCabinet understands the frustration of citizens and businesses over the inconvenience and disruptions caused by persistent load shedding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recently published National State of Disaster regulations by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs allows government to respond more effectively and with the necessary pace to deal with the severe electricity supply constraints.<\/p>\n

\u201cMoreover, it ensures transparency and accountability by enabling departments to guide their sectors. Regular progress updates will be provided,\u201d Gungubele said.<\/p>\n

The Minister said the debt relief of R254 billion, subject to strict conditions, will relieve extreme pressure on Eskom and enable it to undertake necessary investment and maintenance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTax incentives to rollout rooftop solar panels, not only assist households and businesses in generating electricity for their own use but also supports the national grid.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the expanded incentives for businesses, investments in renewable energy will allow businesses to claim a 125 percent deduction in the first year for all renewable energy projects, with no thresholds on generation capacity,\u201d he said. \u2013 SAnews.gov.za<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cabinet has joined President Cyril Ramaphosa in his call to the former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to report allegations of corruption at Eskom to the police. \u201cOur crime fighting institutions stand ready to arrest and prosecute those who break the law. We call on anyone with information related to crime and corruption to report […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":251625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[38678],"class_list":{"0":"post-251624","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-south-africa","8":"tag-sanews","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cabinet-calls-on-former-eskom-ceo-to-report-corruption-to-authorities.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}