Hijackers on Board: How One Courageous Whistleblower Fought Against the Capture of SAA

Hijackers on Board: How One Courageous Whistleblower Fought Against the Capture of SAA

By Cynthia Stimpel

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She knew she might lose her job as group treasurer, yet Cynthia Stimpel decided to blow the whistle anyway. She simply could not keep quiet about an irregular deal of $19m at South African Airways on former chairperson Dudu Myeni’s watch. Although she succeeded in saving SAA millions, she paid a high price for speaking the truth. This is a very personal state capture story that shows how one brave individual helped to stop the rot.