POLL | What do you think of De Ruyter’s immediate departure from Eskom?

De Ruyter's departure came just hours after eNCA aired an interview in which De Ruyter made explosive allegations about the inner workings of Eskom and his experience as CEO.

The interview drew strong reaction, with public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan slamming De Ruyter for “meddling” in politics instead of focusing on fixing the country's power crisis.

Politicians, analysts and social media users reacted to De Ruyter's exit, saying it stemmed from his comments during the controversial interview.

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu said “good riddance” while ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said politicians had “failed” De Ruyter.

“Exposing the ANC’s corruption and mismanagement at Eskom is clearly a career-ending move. No wonder we are on the verge of stage 8 load-shedding. At least De Ruyter tried. It’s the politicians that failed him, and SA,” said Mashaba.