Outa ‘in it for the long run’ after latest Myeni ruling
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) insists there was never any ground for former South African Airways (SAA) chairperson Dudu Myeni to apply for leave to appeal an earlier high court ruling.
On Tuesday, the High Court in Pretoria dismissed Myeni’s application requesting leave to appeal a December ruling that granted Outa the legal right to apply to have her declared as a delinquent director.
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Outa and the South African Airways Pilots’ Association (SAAPA) wants the court to declare Myeni delinquent for what they describe as her misconduct during her tenure at SAA.
Myeni was chairperson of the embattled airline from December 2012 to October 2017.
The high court also ordered Myeni to pay Outa and the SAA Pilots Association's legal fees within 30 days.
Outa’s Wayne Duvenage says although the pursuit of Myeni has been costly, the organisation is still determined to bring her to book.
“There’s no grounds for Dudu Myeni’s legal team to bring this application for leave to appeal that judgment.
“Remember last year the judge heard three cases within this main matter, where Dudu’s team was trying to throw us out as a interested party and trying to join all other directors and the judge heard all of these and through them out.
“You can’t fight these matters and you can’t hold people account in a frivolous manner. This case was brought years ago and you have to be prepared for the long run,” he adds.