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Dudu Myeni

Former chairperson of South African Airways who was declared a delinquent director for life by the High Court in Pretoria in 2020 and who died in June 2024 while facing Bosasa-linked corruption charges.

Latest ruling source 16 Jun 2024Docket checked 26 Oct 20266 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    Withdrawn or dismissedWhere it stands

    2 cases recorded. Most recent: S v Myeni and Mathenjwa (Bosasa / Sondolo IT matter) (withdrawn or dismissed).

  3. Detail

    S v Myeni and Mathenjwa (Bosasa / Sondolo IT matter)

    Withdrawn or dismissed
    Court
    High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg
    Filed
    Sep 2023
    Parties
    The State (NPA Investigating Directorate) v. Dudu Myeni and Trevor Mathenjwa (former director of Sondolo IT)

    What was claimed

    Corruption and fraud involving about R300,000 in alleged gratification from Sondolo IT, including about R200,000 in home security upgrades (May 2014 to March 2015) and over R107,000 in hotel and travel benefits.

    What the court decided

    No verdict; case against her ended with her death on 14 June 2024.1 2

    Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse NPC and Another v Myeni (Myeni v Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse and Another)

    Final
    Court
    High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria
    Case number
    15996/2017
    Filed
    Mar 2017
    Parties
    Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse NPC and South African Airways Pilots' Association v. Dudu Myeni (other SAA respondents cited)

    What was claimed

    Declaration under section 162(5) of the Companies Act that Myeni be a delinquent director over her conduct as SAA chair, centred on the 2015 Emirates route-sharing MOU and the Airbus swap transaction.

    What the court decided

    27 May 2020: Judge Tolmay found dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty, recklessness and gross negligence, declared her delinquent for life, awarded attorney-and-client costs including three counsel, and referred the judgment to the NPA. 22 December 2020: leave to appeal refused and the section 18 enforcement order granted, making the order immediately enforceable; her application to admit new evidence dismissed with costs. 19 February 2021: further judgment reported as [2021] ZAGPPHC 56.3 4 5

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. SecondaryDudu Myeni, a polarising figure, was facing corruption charges at the time of her passingEyewitness News · 16 Jun 2024
    2. SecondaryFormer SAA chair Dudu Myeni has diedBusiness Day · 15 Jun 2024
    3. PrimaryMyeni v Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse and Another (15996/2017) [2021] ZAGPPHC 56 (19 February 2021) — judgment textPolity (republishing SAFLII judgment) · 19 Feb 2021
    4. SecondaryJudge backs enforcement order that will see Dudu Myeni abandon her directorships, including that of the Jacob G Zuma FoundationDaily Maverick · 22 Dec 2020
    5. SecondaryDudu Myeni declared delinquent director for lifeOrganisation Undoing Tax Abuse (applicant's statement) · 27 May 2020

Legal status: Public Figure Record Verified

Docket note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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