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Zuma defends Myeni, denies romantic relationship

Source: Business Day, 13/12/2015


PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma on Saturday came to the defense of South African
Airways board chairperson Dudu Myeni.


Mr Zuma broke his silence on various issues including that he and Ms
Myeni were in a romantic relationship.


"Her relationship with the president is purely professional, and is
based on the running of the foundation.


"Rumours about a romance and a child are baseless and are designed to
cast aspersions on the president," read the statement.


In a previous interview with News24, Ms Myeni, who is the chairperson
of the Jacob Zuma Foundation, said her relationship with the president
was professional.


In a statement released on Saturday afternoon Mr Zuma said rumours
that Ms Myeni was the reason why Home Affairs Minister, Malusi Gigaba,
did not finish his term as Public Enterprise Minister, were false.


"This is not true. Mr Gigaba served his full term as Minister of
Public Enterprises until the elections in May 2014.


"All terms of office automatically lapse after elections. A
newly-elected president appoints a brand new Cabinet immediately after
being sworn in.


"The new president is under no obligation to re-appoint persons who
had served before and there is also no requirement that he should
re-appoint people to portfolios they had held before, should he or she
decide to include them in his or her new Cabinet.


"In line with this principle, Mr Gigaba was appointed as minister of
home affairs in the fifth administration."


Addressing rumours that SAA was transferred to the National Treasury
because Ms Myeni demanded that it be so, the statement said, "This is
grossly untrue. SAA was moved to the National Treasury so that it can
be intensively supported to get out of difficulties by the National
Treasury. That was the sole motivation."


The statement stated that Mr Zuma previously said there was no
state-owned entity that could dictate to the government how it should
be run.


"In addition, no chairperson of a board of a state owned company has
the power to tell a government department to which the entity reports,
how to support or lead them.


"The president and government will be guided by the National Treasury
on the response to the SAA challenges.


"Once the National Treasury advises that the SAA is on a better
footing, it will be returned to the department of public enterprises
where it belongs."


On rumours that former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene was axed because
of Ms Myeni`s Airbus swop deal, the statement said the rumous were
malicious and fabricated.


"Mr Nene, as has been explained, is South Africa`s candidate to head
up the African Regional Centre of the New Development Bank, Brics
Bank.


"SAA receives directives from the minister of finance and works under
the guidance of that ministry.


"No member of the SAA board is above the minister of finance or can
operate outside of the mandate and direction provided by the minister
of minance and the National Treasury."


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