Evidence warrants immediate suspension of SAA board Chairperson Dudu Myeni
27 July 2015
I will today write to the Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene, calling on him to immediately suspend the Chairperson of South African Airways (SAA) Dudu Myeni, and institute a full-scale independent investigation into Myeni’s tenure as SAA board chairperson.
Since her appointment last year, Myeni’s tenure has been riddled with controversy, as she has been instrumental in the airline’s continuous downward spiral. She presides over an entity of state with a budget of R36.8 billion funded by tax-payer money, while turning the board members against each other and sowing mistrust internally.
There is a plethora of prima facie evidence to warrant her immediate suspension, including the following:
It was reported this week that Myeni is selling face time with President Zuma through her private consulting company, Dudu Myeni Consulting. An investigation must assess whether the benefits received constitute a conflict of interest with her public roles as SAA chairperson and head of the Jacob Zuma Foundation (see City Press report);