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Outa welcomes court move to strike Myeni's delinquency order challenge off roll
The former SAA board chair appealed an earlier ruling that the delinquency judgment can be enforced even while she tries to appeal at the Supreme Court of...
It was earlier ordered that Dudu Myeni immediately vacate all directorships she holds, but she said this will have a negative impact on her finances.
Myeni approached the High Court in Pretoria to appeal an interim order declaring her a delinquent director for life.
Myeni is arguing that her removal from positions she holds is impacting negatively on her finances.
Parliamentary engagement manager at the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa), Matt Johnston, said that former minister Jeff Radebe told Parliament that it need not concern itself with the matter and that it was already before the Public Protector.
The perjury charges follow a High Court ruling on Mkhwebane's Bankorp report which found that she had been dishonest in her conduct surrounding the probe.
The former president walked out of the commission shortly after Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo dismissed his application to recuse himself on Thursday.
On Thursday, former President Jacob Zuma walked out of the commission shortly after Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo announced his decision not to recuse himself from the state capture commission of inquiry.
Dudu Myeni has refused to answer questions at the state capture commission, alleging that Outa and the pilots' association obtained confidential information about her from the inquiry.
The draft regulations to the Aarto act - which are still open for public comment - propose a fine of R500 for defaulting motorists and a R1,000 for companies each time they pass under a gantry.
Cosatu and Outa have been vocal about their opposition to e-tolling in Gauteng and have warned motorists not to take the new proposal lying down.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has announced that government has allocated another R10.5 billion to the broke airline.
The president has suspended the minister’s salary for three months instead allocating the money to the solidarity fund to support the country's response to the pandemic.
It is understood the trip to Zimbabwe coincided with a planned official visit by Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
The group, led by secretary general Ace Magashule, was in Harare this week for talks with the governing ZANU-PF following fresh reports of human rights violations in South Africa's northern neighbour.
A Defence Ministry spokesperson is quoted as saying that the ANC meeting in the neighbouring country 'happened' to coincide with Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula's plans to travel there, so she gave her colleagues a lift.
This is in response to the roads agency's CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma calling for a final decision on the future of e-tolls, which should be in the interest of the entire country and the economy.
The utility has suspended managers of the Kendal and Tutuka power stations for poor performance.
More than 5,000 workers lost their jobs after the mine was shut down and its assets sold off.