TOM EATON: As claims fly thick and fast we forget them, true or false
In SA, politicians know that a press conference isn’t a cross-examination — it’s a megaphone
13 August 2024 - 05:00
Three months ago the headline was adamant: André de Ruyter was saying that Eskom “can’t be fixed”. Today, Eskom says it is producing more power than SA can use. It’s enough to give you whiplash.
Of course, the devil is always in the detail, and admirers of De Ruyter will explain to you that what he actually told a conference back in May was not that Eskom couldn’t be fixed, but that it was unlikely to be returned to its former glory as an internationally admired, state-run behemoth providing cheap electricity. ..
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