DUDU Myeni, the chairwoman of South African Airways (SAA), is lobbying to place former Business Unity SA CE Jerry Vilakazi in the top job at Mango Airlines, as a precursor to him becoming the next CEO of SAA.Neither Myeni nor SAA spokesman Tlali Tlali responded to questions e-mailed to them last week. Vilakazi said Myeni had not approached him to take the Mango position and he knew nothing about it.Low-cost airline Mango is without a permanent CE after Nico Bezuidenhout’s departure on Friday. SAA has been without a permanent CEO since November 2014.Myeni contacted Mango shortly after Bezuidenhout announced his resignation, suggesting that Vilakazi be appointed. Several individuals confirmed this to Business Day.However, the suggestion met resistance from the Mango board, which is independent of the SAA board as the two companies operate at arm’s length. Mango is an SAA subsidiary, so the board is obliged to consult with the SAA board, which has the ultimate authority to block any ca...
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