The energy CEO poisoned with cyanide-laced coffee plans to 'lay low' and 'watch out for who invites me to coffee' after losing access to his bodyguard

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 09:26

Andre de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of state-owned power utility Eskom speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg — Andre De Ruyter, former CEO of Eskom, said he's going abroad "for a while" after cyanide poisoning.
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Eskom's former CEO plans to "lay low" and go abroad for a while after cyanide poisoning.
Andre De Ruyter told the Financial Times that he's losing his bodyguard after being fired.
De Ruyter alleged corruption in South Africa's government in an explosive interview last week.

The South African energy executive who was poisoned with cyanide-laced coffee in December said he plans to "lay low" having been stripped of his company bodyguard after being fired last week.