"Could be" combined with hard evidence, though...
Volvo and Tracker obviously didn't want to stick their necks out and gave us the best response they could without causing themselves needless drama.
Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence, and the evidence was anything but.
See:
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/secu...ticated-spying-device-found-in-his-volvo.html
Doubtful. That would have been the easiest thing to deny and they didn't. Probably because of who "leaked" the images in the first place to the Times and News24.
That's probably the most generous explanation.
Don't get me wrong — De Ruyter should be applauded for standing up to the corruption inside Eskom. But stuff like this hangs a cloud over his testimony.