Dudu Myeni

Former SAA chairperson Dudu Myeni has been slapped with a fine of R120,000, alternatively two years' imprisonment, on charges of obstructing the ...

Despite the admission of guilt, Myeni’s legal team persuaded the court to grant her a lenient sentence on the basis she is a first-time offender and has been without a source of income since 2017. She admits that at all material times, she knew her actions were wrongful, unlawful and punishable by law.” “The accused admits she had no justification for her actions and that due to her actions the true identity of Mr X was revealed to the public in contravention of the order made by the chairperson of the commission.

[File Image] Former South African Airways Board Chair Dudu Myeni. The former Chairperson of the South African Airways Board Dudu Myeni has been fined R120 000 ...

On Wednesday morning, she admitted that her actions had the potential to jeopardise the safety of the witness and the work of the Commission. Zondo had ordered that the identity of the witness should neither be disclosed nor published. The former Chairperson of SAA pleaded guilty to defeating the administration of justice after disobeying an order of the Commission’s Chairperson.

Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni is expected back at the Johannesburg magistrate's court on Wednesday for defeating the.

During her last court appearance in June, the court heard that the former executive chairperson of the Jacob Zuma Foundation had entered into plea negotiations with the state. Her court appearance stems from her conduct at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture. During her testimony at the commission in 2020 about her reign at the national carrier, Myeni revealed the identity of a protected witness, Mr X, on camera. Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni is expected back at the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Wednesday for defeating the administration of justice.

The former SAA chair entered into a plea bargain with the state. Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni has been ...

Pretoria – Embattled former South African Airways (SAA) board chair Dudu Myeni pleaded guilty when she appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on ...

However, a warrant of arrest was issued against Myeni for her failure to appear in the court, but it was put on hold with the condition that it would be effected only if she failed to attend court on her next appearance. In May, Myeni was threatened with arrest after she failed to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. In the indictment, the State alleged that Myeni was guilty of the crime of defeating or obstructing the administration of justice, read with Section 256 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977.

The embattled former chair of the South African Airways board has pleaded guilty to defeating the administration of justice for exposing the identity of ...

The State, for its part, is satisfied though. The embattled former chair of the South African Airways board has pleaded guilty to defeating the administration of justice for exposing the identity of protected witness ‘Mr X’ at the state capture commission of inquiry in 2020. The embattled former chair of the South African Airways board has pleaded guilty to defeating the administration of justice for exposing the identity of protected witness ‘Mr X’ at the state capture commission of inquiry in 2020.

The Jacob Zuma Foundation has expressed its full confidence and support for its chairperson Dudu Myeni after her sentencing for obstructing the ...

Myeni was charged after she intentionally unmasked the identity of an anonymous witness known as “Mr X” at the state capture inquiry in 2020. “The foundation expresses its full confidence, support and love for its chairperson, Ms Dudu Myeni,” the foundation said in a statement. The Jacob Zuma Foundation has expressed its full confidence and support for its chair Dudu Myeni after her sentencing for obstructing the administration of justice on Wednesday.

Myeni was found guilty of obstruction of justice after she named a protected witness at the Commission of Inquiry into state capture.

We believe that the decision gives effect to the principle of equality of the law, and as NPA, we welcome this decision," she said. The court argued that Myeni has disclosed the identity of the witness more than once which resulted in the charge of obstructing justice being brought against her. The court ruled that Myeni pay the first instalment of R30 000 immediately, which she has paid, with the second instalment of R30 000 expected to be paid on or before August 29, 2022, while the remaining portion was suspended.