That’s the finding of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and now the official – the Democratic Alliance – as taking aim at her head.
The national carrier has been flying like a shotgun victim under Myelin’s chairmanship characterised by dodgy deals and questionable decisions. She is however a close buddy of president Jacob Zuma and seems to cling to her position despite the odds – similar to the Zumster himself.
The DA how says it welcomes the intervention of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) which confirms their view that the Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba’s, decision to extend Dudu Myeni’s term as Chair of South African Airways (SAA) board, was illegitimate.
Accordingly, the pasty is “also of the belief that Ms Myeni is technically no longer the chair of the board and that any board decisions taken since the 1st of September 2017 must be viewed as irregular and unenforceable.
“Minister Gigaba has failed to take the robust action that is required to save SAA and stop the ongoing losses and consequent taxpayer bail outs. SAA is a complete shambles and the Minister’s failure to remove one of the main obstacles to progress at the airline shows that SAA is clearly not a priority for Minister Gigaba.”
The intervention of the CIPC in the extended appointment of Ms Myeni will be useful to the Standing Committee on Finance in dealing with its resolution that requests that Minister Gigaba review his decision to extend the appointment and to provide the basis on which he made the decision.
The reality should be that Minister Gigaba should be held accountable for the evidently illegal decision to extend the appointment of Ms Myeni as the SAA board chair and more importantly, for the billions in losses as well as that funding crisis that has been allowed to continue at SAA. But it is unlikely that this will happen.