ANC secures court date in lawsuit against De Ruyter

The Pretoria high court is due to hear the ANC's urgent application next week, in which the ruling party claims that De Ruyter's comments may adversely affect its election hopes. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Part A of the ruling party’s application demands a retraction and apology from the former Eskom CEO for implicating the party in crippling corruption at the power utility.

Tags: African National Congress, Andre De Ruyter, Corruption, David Mabuza, ESKOM, Fikile Mbalula, George Fivaz, load-shedding, Parliament, Pravin Gordhan, SCOPA