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„We leven in een post truth-samenleving”, zegt verslaggever Wierd Duk in een nieuwe aflevering van de podcast Het Land van Wierd Duk. Sinds de successerie Adolescence worden blanke tienerjongens afgeschilderd als potentiële vrouwenmoordenaars. Duk: „Dat strookt totaal niet met de feiten, maar de blanke man, en nu al de blanke jongen, moet en zal als dader worden weggezet.” Dat disrespect voor de feiten ziet Duk ook bij de leiding van de Michiel de Ruyterschool in Amstelveen, die de naam wil wijzigen. „De Ruyter, onze nationale held, moet worden gewist. En bijna niemand van de ouders komt tegen dit initiatief in opstand.” Verder in de podcast: de voorjaarsnota laat de lagere middenklasse in de kou staan. En: slappe universiteitsbesturen worden vernederd door gewelddadige relschoppers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest edition of the Sunday Show, Neil de Beer slams ESKOM's farcical explanation for how the country was plunged into Stage 6 Loadshedding overnight. He says the much-maligned former CEO André de Ruyter was right - and warns that the “litany of absolute destruction” continues. De Beer also gives the background to how South Africa narrowly escaping a 2% VAT hike after an hastily convened urgent Cabinet meeting resulted into the unprecedented postponement of the Budget speech that could have taken the country to “revolution”. He speaks of former Police Minister Bheki Cele's legacy of crime in the wake of the latest statistics - recording 73 murders and 131 rapes every day - and calls for the head of the National Commissioner. De Beer describes how President Cyril Ramaphosa keeps triggering US President Donald Trump - and stresses that the discord between the US and South Africa will not end “until this president of ours comes back to reality”.  He also comments on the election of veteran politician Corné Mulder as the new leader of Freedom Front+, and states: “I think the DA is going to sit right up and they're going to have to now understand that the person that was fighting behind the other person is now the person leading that organisation.

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Mteto Nyati, Eskom chairman, discusses the challenges South Africa's power utility, has faced in addressing corruption, inefficiencies, and energy security. Nyati explains the steps Eskom has taken under the new board's leadership, including the use of artificial intelligence and advanced technologies to monitor and manage both internal operations and external factors, such as coal delivery to power stations. The interview sheds light on how Eskom is tackling long-standing issues by leveraging data analytics and innovative solutions, aiming to ensure energy stability while addressing corruption within the company.

What a whirlwind my time off and away was!  So much Honey-Do list things done.  Then a driving trip to our old hometown of Syracuse, New York, with a visit to family in Mexico, New York, and De Ruyter, New York and then a trip to Latham, New York.  Back to Syracuse to pick up my sister-in-law for a trip BACK to Florida with us so she could spend some time with her parents!  Hoping the NEXT trip north isn't quite so fast and jam packed!  The Music Authority Podcast...listen, like, comment, download, share, repeat…heard daily on Podchaser, Deezer, Amazon Music, Audible, Listen Notes, Mixcloud, Player FM, Tune In, Podcast Addict, Cast Box, Radio Public, Pocket Cast, APPLE iTunes, and direct for the source distribution site: *Podcast - https://themusicauthority.transistor.fm/   AND NOW there is a website! themusicauthority.comThe Music Authority Podcast!  Special Recorded Network Shows, too!  Different than my daily show! *Radio Candy Radio Monday Wednesday, & Friday 7PM ET, 4PM PT*Rockin' The KOR Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7PM UK time, 2PM ET, 11AM PT  www.koradio.rocks*Pop Radio UK Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 6PM UK, 1PM ET, 10AM PT!  *The Sole Of Indie  https://soleofindie.rocks/  Monday Through Friday 6-7PM EST!*AltPhillie.Rocks Sunday, Thursday, & Saturday At 11:00AM ET!June 3, 2024, Monday, the return show…Orbis 2.0 - TMA SHOW OPEN THEMEBilly J. Kramer (OFFICIAL) - I Couldn't Have Done It Without YouEarth Quake - Everywhere I Go (Code 213 Records)Mach Bell - Can't We All Be Bad65MPH - The Loudest SilenceGary Kaluza - On The Waterfront (Code 213 Records)Lannie Flowers Band - 03 Shine A Light (Vic's Mix) [SpyderPop Records Starter Kit] (Big Stir Records)Eddie Japan And

No-one shone a brighter light on the corruption at ESKOM than former CEO André de Ruyter who had to leave South Africa for his own safety. Speaking to BizNews from the United States, he says the corruption at ESKOM continues “by and large unabated” - enabled by the procurement policy in government departments and State-owned entities - and will come to an end only once some of the ringleaders are arrested and properly investigated. He dissects the Government's latest draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), and warns that South Africa will find itself “increasingly isolated from an export perspective” if it does not speed up its decarbonisation efforts. However, he believes South Africa's problems are solvable with “appropriate political leadership” and policies that attract foreign direct investment that will create jobs and economic growth, and ultimately counteract the “prevailing African stereotype of failure, economic failure and corruption”. De Ruyter also shares his future plans - including his hopes to return home - and reveals the subject of his possible next book. - Chris Steyn

Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter laid out challenges facing the newly appointed CEO of the ailing power utility, saying the state-owned company will be back at Treasury in 3-4 years for bailouts unless the tariffs matched the cost of electricity generation.  Speaking to Business Day Spotlight podcast,  de Ruyter said the bailout was necessary, but not sufficient, to turn around the utility, which is saddled with R400bn-plus of debt and plagued by breakdowns at its ageing coal-fired plants. Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE production. The producer is Demi Buzo.

Listen, Watch, & Support DTP:www.thereadinesslab.com/dtp-links #emergencymanagement #disastertough #leadership #mentorship#education #risinggeneration #emergencyservices ---Protecting urban populations is a major principle of Emergency Management, especially considering the turmoil happening in the world in Gaza and Ukraine. For that reason, the Disaster Tough Podcast is talking to Chris De Ruyter, the Director of the National Center for Urban Ops. According to their website, the National Center for Urban Ops is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization dedicated to providing expertise and insights to leaders operating in dense urban environments in fulfillment of national security, public safety, and urban resilience goals. They operate under a moniker they call the “Five I's”: Infrastructure, Interagency, Interoperability, Information, and Innovation.Chris is a former Army Ranger with combat experience in Iraq. He attended The Readiness Lab's Emergency Management for Dynamic Populations course in 2022.In this episode, Chris and host John Scardena discuss the ways to best protect urban populations in times of war, specifically in reference to the situation in Gaza.Major Endorsements: L3harris' BeOn PPT App. Learn more about this amazing product here: www.l3harris.com Propper Apparel: From the outdoors, to the EOC, wear Propper! www.propper.com Doberman Emergency Management Group provides subject matter experts in planning and training: www.dobermanemg.com The Readiness Lab Podcast Network: Disaster Tough Podcast is part of The Readiness Lab Podcast NetworkFor sponsorship requests: contact@thereadinesslab.com or visit our website: www.thereadinesslab.com

Hailing from humble origins, Michiel Adrienszoon was later given the surname de Ruyter, the ‘raider'. His greatest triumph was the Battle of Solebay in 1672. There he launched a pre-emptive strike against and defeated the English fleet as it prepared to attack the Netherlands jointly with the French. Originally a merchant sailor, Michiel de Ruyter operated in waters from the Baltic to the Mediterranean. A reluctant hero and an apolitical figure, he loyally served the Dutch Republic under Jan de Witt and subsequently William III of Orange. De Ruyter is most famous in England for inflicting on the Royal Navy its most embarrassing defeat of the 17th century in the raid on Chatham in 1667. The guest for this episode, David ‘JD' Davies, is the chairman of the Society for Nautical Research and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. A prize-winning and bestselling author, he specialises principally in the early history of the Royal Navy. His most acclaimed scholarly non-fiction books include Pepys's Navy: Ships, Men and Warfare 1649-89 and Kings of the Sea: Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy. His series of naval fiction set in the 17th century, The Journals of Matthew Quinton, was described by The Times as ‘a series of real panache', and he has also published a trilogy set in Tudor times around the fictional character of Jack Stannard.

Guest: EWN's Lindsay Dentlinger speaks to Amy MacIver about the latest developments in the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) investigation into matters related to corruption at Eskom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Without the significant contribution of Business Against Crime, South Africa's already difficult position would surely be a lot worse. That body pioneered the template for tackling the country's most difficult challenges through public-private partnerships. Last week saw the finalisation of a similar collaboration on electricity supply with the innovative blueprint of a concept called Virtual Wheeling. it provides a platform for SA businesses to meaningfully contribute in ending loadshedding. Stemming from a project between Vodacom and Eskom during the De Ruyter/Oberholzer era, Virtual Wheeling has attracted its first billions via a commitment by SA's biggest mobile phone company with other big companies poised to follow. In an interview today, Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub unpacked the details for BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

Nicholas Lorimer, and Chris Hattingh discuss the new distribution SOE which still lists Andre de Ruyter as director. They also chat about BEE requirements for complexes and the Eskom of water. Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

A change of Government is needed to save South Africa's State-owned Enterprises (SOEs). This after the horror management experience of former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter who tried “every which way to rectify the troubles and the travails that Eskom had and still has”, but did not have the necessary political backing - and failed in the end. That is the opinion of independent political analyst Eugene Brink who guides BizNews viewers through the contents of De Ruyter's explosive exposé of his time at Eskom. He says, apart from a change in Government, only some form of privatisation would be able to save many of the country's SOEs. - Chris Steyn Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - https://bit.ly/3lfVRYP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Eskom CEO, Andre de Ruyter is overseas and somewhere in hiding as the ANC seeks to serve papers on him for defamation. He gives Bongani a behind-the-scenes perspective of his three years at the helm.

Political scientist and independent commentator Eugene Brink guides BizNews through the doomed relationship between departed Eskom boss André de Ruyter and the African National Congress (ANC), a relationship that started with big expectations on both sides, but ended in bitter recriminations. Brink predicts that De Ruyter speaking out could have an impact on the outcome of next year's national elections. He also warns that large-scale sabotage has made Eskom largely unmanageable. He says there are people who have vested interests in power stations breaking down, technical faults occurring, coal not being delivered on time or in the exact quantities or the exact makeup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter is taking no chances after publishing his instant bestseller Truth To Power, which exposes the ANC's plundering of South Africa's national electricity utility. De Ruyter has refused any in-person engagement - but did agree to an "email interview" with Alec Hogg of BizNews. In it, the filter-free executive answers the big questions about load-shedding, criminality and what's next for Eskom. Also, what he learned from his three years of running SA's "largest organised crime syndicate". Eskom has required R500bn in direct bailouts from SA taxpayers. Still, its inability to deliver a steady electricity supply has cost the country even more through lost economic growth, lower investment, and destroyed jobs. So the book is a must. This interview, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Chalib Cassim spoke about : *How he manages the stress personally *The worst and best case scenario for winter *Mbalula's claim that load shedding will stop at the end of the year *De Ruyter's book *Policy conflict with government * Hope for the future

Johann van Loggerenberg entered the public consciousness during the Gupta era of State Capture when fighting the defanging of an investigative unit he headed at SA Revenue Services. SARS's best-known whistleblower chronicled his story in the co-authored 2016 bestseller "Rogue: The Inside Story of SARS's Elite Crime Busting Unit". In this interview, Van Loggerenberg discusses parallels with former Eskom CEO turned whistleblower Andre de Ruyter's blockbuster new book; his experience of working for De Ruyter's ex-boss DPE Minister Pravin Gordhan - and reflects on being jumped and beaten over the weekend by "four angry people". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18.05.23 Pt 1 - Gareth and Phumi kick off the show discussing De Ruyter's new book “Truth to Power” and where they stand on the allegations. Phumi has a conundrum that involves pitching in financially for a funeral that's costing way more than expected. When did you last enter a gym locker room?

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Sara Gon. They discuss the racist comments made by Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi in parliament this week. They also chat about the support for De Ruyter from Professor Makgoba at the SCOPA hearings, the weakness of the Rand, and a spelling mistake on SA's currency. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify · Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Today's Daily Friend Show with Chris Hattingh, Nicholas Lorimer, and Terence Corrigan. They chat about the ANC's intentions to serve Andre De Ruyter with court papers in Germany for defamation. They also chat about an Eskom clerk going to jail for 10 years for corruption, the hidden wealth of the Mugabe family, and the failure of SA's e-visa system. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify · Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Guest: Lindsay Dentlinger from EWN – she's giving us insight into Andre de Ruyter's appearance before SCOPA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

News24 Business writer-at-large Carol Paton joins us to break down the News 24 undertaking to provide a more objective job performance review of De Ruyter during his time as the CEO of Eskom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HEADLINE: Why South Africa's Collapse Finally Came Down to Eskom by Helen Andrews  Question #1 - Why is ONE utility company in charge of power for 40,000 people? Because the government in Africa says that is how it is going to be. Load Shedding = rolling blackouts  De Ruyter was Eskom's last, best hope. The board is not likely to find another CEO with the competence to handle this impossible job and the willingness to undertake it at the risk of death. The criminal forces that harried De Ruyter throughout his tenure will most likely now carry on their predations free of any remaining obstacles, enriching themselves until there is nothing left to loot. The dominos that would fall in the case of a total grid collapse start with phone lines, internet, and traffic lights, and end with looting, crime, and civil unrest. Why Eskom? Because it sits at the intersection of the three themes of South Africa's long decline: politics, incompetence, and crime. Go read Ilana Mercer's Into the Cannibals Pot  Their pie in the sky solar panels etc just isn't working for South Africa.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris and Mlondi Mdluli. They chat about the Western Cape's plans to escape loadshedding, the possibility of an electoral threshold, the suspicious suspension of City of Johannesburg officials and the lack of action on the SACB board by president Ramaphosa. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify · Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Guilty players castigating former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter expose their lack of commitment to solve corruption crisis, argued Lawson Naidoo and Wayne Duvenhage on the 'Sunday Times Politics weekly'. De Ruyter made claims of how corruption brought the power utility to its knees. The ANC party has challenged him to provide proof to back up his allegations, failing which, it says, it will take legal action. President Cyril Ramaphosa has also challenged De  Ruyter to prove his claims. Naidoo, executive secretary at the Council for the Advancement of the Constitution and the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse CEO Duvenhage help us unpack the extent of corruption in our country touching on De Ruyter's claims and what can be done to turn the tide.

Peter Bruce goes solo again in this new edition of Podcasts from the Edge, suggesting that former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter's revelations about corruption inside Eskom and the direct involvement of cabinet ministers is probably the real reason President Cyril Ramaphosa is being so slow to name a new government. If he knows, as he probably does, what De Ruyter knows and what most of the media appear to have been given access to, it means he knows the names of the ministers involved. The risk of not including them in a reshuffled Cabinet may be intense. At the same time the risk of not firing them now will almost certainly come back to haunt the president later in the year and seriously damage his and the ANCs position ahead of elections in May 2024. Until the dam breaks and a name is attached to the cartels hollowing out Eskom, the country is on a precipice. Anything, it can sometimes seem, could happen here.

Guest: William Booth, criminal defense attorney surrounding the details of Andre de Ruyter's allegations made against the ANC, and their subsequent threats of legal action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Show with John Endres, Nicholas Lorimer and Gerbrandt van Heerden. They discuss the escalating attacks on former Eskom CEO De Ruyter, the greylisting of South Africa and the opposition of ‘Lux' Dlamini to the EFF's national shutdown. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify · Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

  Clement speaks to Eskom Spokesperson, Sikonathi Mantshantsha on the immediate exit of Andre de Ruyter as Eskom's Group CEO. Mantshantsha says the board is of the view that de Ruyter's conduct in an interview brought the power utility into disrepute.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Gabriel Crouse and Michael Morris. They discuss the end of Andre De Ruyter's time as CEO of Eskom. The latest budget speech and and the end of the tenure of UCT's vice-chancellor. Subscribe on Google Podcasts · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts · Subscribe on Spotify · Website · Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

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As Executive Director of the Presidential Climate Commission, Dr Crispian Olver is at the very centre of South Africa's swirling energy policy debate. The commission's job isn't just to plan a way forward for the country, but to find the money to do it. In this first 2023 edition of Podcasts from the Edge he tells Peter Bruce that, despite setbacks and the growing power of the fossil fuel obsessed minerals and energy minister Gwede Mantashe, plans raised to wean South Africa off coal and presented to the COP27 climate conference in Egypt last November are still in place. The $8.5bn pledged by the EU, the US and the UK is, he says, “secure” despite the resignation of Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter, who helped raise the money in the first place. Nonetheless, he concedes, we are “in a very real and tangible crisis and we have manifestly failed to make sure that we have the generating capacity” we need. “You can't sugar-coat the bald facts,” says Olver. De Ruyter, he says, did a lot of good but “clearly didn't have his hands on the machinery at Eskom”. As for the ANC “decision” recently to pass control of Eskom to the department of minerals and energy, the absence of management skills there would make it a “catastrophic move” if it were to happen. “I think there needs to be a second take,” he suggests. For Olver, two key reforms are irreversible. First the decision to carve a separate transmission company out of Eskom is happening (however slowly). Second, there are no limits anymore on how much power private sector companies can now generate. It may all take a while to gel but it can't be stopped.

Guest: Energy expert Chris Yelland joins Mike to explain his view that the attempt made on outgoing Eskom CEO André de Ruyter's life was meant to intimidate credible professionals from applying for the top job at the ailing power utility.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter's resignation is the big topic of the day, along with the ANC's downfall in numbers, and the diamond in the rough of 2022. Serbia has made headlines for not sanctioning Russia, which opens up a conversation about leadership of all the Arabic states. The Burning Platform

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter's resignation is the big topic of the day, along with the ANC's downfall in numbers, and the diamond in the rough of 2022. Serbia has made headlines for not sanctioning Russia, which opens up a conversation about leadership of all the Arabic states.

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s resignation is the big topic of the day, along with the ANC’s downfall in numbers, and the diamond in the rough of 2022. Serbia has made headlines for not sanctioning Russia, which opens up a conversation about leadership of all the Arabic states. The Burning Platform The Burning Platform

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter’s resignation is the big topic of the day, along with the ANC’s downfall in numbers, and the diamond in the rough of 2022. Serbia has made headlines for not sanctioning Russia, which opens up a conversation about leadership of all the Arabic states. The Burning Platform The Burning Platform The Burning Platform

ActionSA se leier, Herman Mashaba, sê daar is min twyfel dat André de Ruyter as uitvoerende hoof van Eskom bedank het as gevolg van voortdurende vernedering deur die minister van minerale hulpbronne en energie, Gwede Mantashe. Hy sê Mantashe het herhaaldelik De Ruyter se pogings om die kragvoorsiener skoon te maak, bevraagteken, vertraag en gestuit. Mashaba sê die minister van openbare ondernemings, Pravin Gordhan, het keer op keer gekies om die skuld vir beurtkrag op De Ruyter te pak, terwyl President Cyril Ramaphosa niks gedoen het om sy skoonmaakveldtog te ondersteun nie.

Eskom se uittredende uitvoerende hoof, André de Ruyter, sê hy hoop sy bedanking maak voorsiening vir die aanstelling van 'n meer geskikte kandidaat. Hy sal na verwagting tot Maart volgende jaar by Eskom aanbly om 'n gladde oorgang te verseker. De Ruyter het bevestig dat sy bedanking verband hou met die feit dat hy geen politieke steun ontvang nie.

Volgens die energiekenner, Chris Yelland het André de Ruyter se bedanking op die slegste moontlike onverwagse tyd gekom. Yelland sê die kragmaatskappy het aangekondig sy vloot kragstasies is nou net op 51 persent, wat die land in ʼn kwesbare situasie laat. Hy het bygevoeg die bedanking kom op ʼn tydstip dat die bedryfshoof van Eskom, Jan Oberholzer reeds in April aftree. Die finansiële hoof, Calib Cassim, sal Eskom na verwagting ook verlaat.

Die minister van openbare ondernemings in die buurland, Pravin Gordhan, het die uittredende uitvoerende hoof van Eskom, André de Ruyter, bedank vir die opofferings wat hy vir Eskom gemaak het. 'n Nuuskonferensie is vanmiddag gehou ná die aankondiging van sy bedanking. Gordhan het met lof gepraat oor die rol wat De Ruyter by Eskom gespeel het.

André de Ruyter, Eskom se uitvoerende hoof, sal nog tot einde Maart 2033 by die kragverskaffer aanbly ter wille van kontinuïteit en sodat die regte opvolger gevind kan word. Die DA sê die skielike bedanking van De Ruyter, is die gevolg van die minister van minerale hulpbronne en energie, Gwede Mantashe, se verbete veldtog teen hom. De Ruyter het toenemend onder kritiek deurgeloop terwyl die energiekrisis vererger. Mantashe het in Julie gesê Eskom se hoof en raad het dalk nie die nodige vaardighede nie. Ghaleb Cachalia van die DA sê De Ruyter is belemmer terwyl hy geveg het om Eskom aan die gang te hou.

Die metaalwerkersvakbond, Numsa, sê hy is verheug oor die bedanking van Eskom se uitvoerende hoof, André de Ruyter. Hy het ingestem om aan te bly tot einde Maart terwyl die raad na 'n plaasvervanger soek. Numsa se woordvoerder, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, sê De Ruyter is die swakste uitvoerende hoof in Eskom se geskiedenis en sy onbevoegdheid is die rede vir die hoë beurtkrag-vlakke. Sy sê die minister van openbare ondernemings, Pravin Gordhan, moet ook bedank.

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Another fun one for you today, dear listeners. We're talking about a naval badass with an unfortunately Dutch ass name, Michiel de Ruyter. Michiel started out his career as a future badass as a humble seaman. From there he kept working his way up the ranks and winning battles against ships from all different countries like he wanted to collect the whole set. Enjoy!