Eskom CEO André de Ruyter confirms he found a 'sophisticated' bugging device in his car amid increasing political moves to have him removed. | CowansView
A sophisticated bugging device was found in the car of Eskom chief executive officer André de Ruyter last week, just as a major shift in political pressure put his continued tenure at risk.
News24 learnt this week that De Ruyter discovered the device, a small microchip which has an antennae and batteries, in his car, and approached two experts in the intelligence and forensic community with photographs of the device, which is a little bigger than a postage stamp. Both experts confirmed the device had low-frequency transmission capacity, with location, and potentially audio, recording capability. One of the experts pointed out that some identifying marks on the chip had been etched off in an apparent attempt to stymie identification of the manufacturer.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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