Chairperson of South African Airways board

Dudu Myeni: what the State Capture Commission found, and what happened next

Named in the Commission's report: Part I (SAA); Part III (Bosasa).

What the Commission found

• The Commission found that Myeni's management style, together with Yakhe Kwinana's, enabled fraud and corruption at SAA and SAA Technical, and that her conduct in the Pembroke Capital matter likely constituted fraud.¹Report reference: Part I (SAA)
• The Commission said her use of the privilege against self-incrimination at hearings was an abuse of process, and noted she revealed the identity of a witness testifying as Mr X.¹Report reference: Part I (SAA)

What it recommended

• Part I recommended that the NPA consider, subject to further investigation, prosecuting her for fraud.^1,2
• Part III listed her among people recommended for prosecution under PRECCA in the Bosasa matter.³

What happened next

1. 14 June 2024Died. EWN and the Sunday Times reported that the Jacob Zuma Foundation confirmed her death. A ministerial reply to Parliament gave the date as 14 June 2024 and said the SAA Airbus investigation was closed because she was the only potential suspect.^5,6,4
2. 13 August 2024Case withdrawn. The prosecution withdrew the charges against her in the Bosasa (Trevor Mathenjwa) case on 13 August 2024, according to the ministerial reply.⁴

Their response

She declined to answer most questions at the Commission, citing the privilege against self-incrimination.

Sources

1. BusinessDay, Zondo recommends NPA charge Dudu Myeni for fraud and corruption (4 January 2022)
2. Daily Maverick, The list: the people and businesses the State Capture Commission recommends for prosecution by the NPA (Part 1) (5 January 2022)
3. Daily Maverick, The people and businesses the State Capture Commission recommends for prosecution by the NPA (Part 3, Bosasa) (3 March 2022)
4. Parliamentary Monitoring Group (ministerial reply), Question NW4912 to the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, asked 30 September 2025 (reply on IDAC state capture cases) (30 September 2025)
5. EWN, Former SAA board chair Dudu Myeni dies (15 June 2024)
6. Sunday Times (TimesLIVE), Former SAA chair Dudu Myeni has died (16 June 2024)

Commission findings are not criminal convictions. Some findings have been challenged in court. Each finding is attributed to the Commission and linked to its report.