Dudu Myeni ditches state capture inquiry again, saying she is too ill to fly
MPs have given her 24 hours to produce a medical certificate, and insist she appears in a week’s time, or she will be subpoenaed
Former SAA chairwoman Dudu Myeni has yet again failed to make an appearance before the parliamentary inquiry into state capture, but in a written submission has denied the testimony of former Eskom chairman Zola Tsotsi that she told him that three senior Eskom executives should be suspended. According to Tsotsi’s testimony to the committee, the meeting took place at the Durban home of President Jacob Zuma, who made an appearance at the encounter. The three mentioned senior executives — including former CEO Tshediso Matona — were in fact subsequently suspended in March 2015. The public enterprises committee did not accept Myeni’s written submission as sufficient and is demanding that she appear before it to answer questions. Myeni was due to appear on Wednesday but failed to do so. She explained her failure to appear to her medical condition which she said prevented her from flying and travelling long distances. The committee has decided that she must submit a medical certificate wit...
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