The national carrier’s former CEO, Nico Bezuidenhout, told the court that Myeni pulled the deal mere hours before an official signing in Paris. The two organisations have to a large extent based their application on the fate of the deal with Emirates. But, Bezuidenhout told the court, many attempts to get the deal approved failed. Dudu Myeni calls deal off via WhatsApp message“Later on, she said I should not sign the deal. “I then took the WhatsApp message and circulated to some of the officials who accompanied me to Paris for the signing of the deal,” Bezuidenhout said.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 04, 2020 05:03 UTC