Gigaba gets deadline

MPs have given Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba seven days to provide parliament with proof that South African Airways (SAA) chairperson Dudu Myeni, pictured, was reappointed to the board legally.

Yunus Carrim, chairperson of parliament’s standing committee on finance, said MPs were concerned about the legality of Myeni’s reappointment after her term expired on August 31.

“The committee requests that the minister provide it with all documentary evidence relating to the extension of her term of office or her reappointment, including compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act and specifically the notice to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, provided such notice was given,” the statement said.

The committee asked Gigaba to respond within seven days of receipt of the resolution.

Deputy Finance Minister Sfiso Buthelezi told MPs on Wednesday that Gigaba had extended Myeni’s term of office until the stateowned airline’s annual general meeting in November.

However, MPs raised concern that he did not have the power to do so without Cabinet approval.

Later, when Gigaba appeared before the committee, the minister said he had consulted lawyers before he extended Myeni’s term.

Gigaba later said he would again consult his legal team after parliamentary legal advisor Frank Jenkins disagreed with the view that SAA’s memorandum of incorporation allowed the minister to take a unilateral decision.

Carrim added that although MPs raised concern about the suitability of Myeni to continue as SAA board chairperson, the committee’s resolution was “based on legal concerns”. – ANA

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