{"id":110094,"date":"2019-12-07T11:33:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T10:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=110094"},"modified":"2023-01-17T19:40:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T18:40:34","slug":"dudu-myeni-education-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/dudu-myeni-education-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Dudu Myeni? Here are Facts To Know About The Business Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dudu Myeni (Full Name: Duduzile Cynthia Myeni, born 29 October 1963) is a South African businesswoman, a one-time chairperson of South African Airways SOC Limited, and the executive chairperson of the Jacob Zuma Foundation since September 2008. She is popular as former president\u00a0Jacob Zuma’s close friend and also for her controversial involvement with South African Airways<\/strong><\/p>\n There are not as many people that can boast to be very close with former President Jacob Zuma<\/a> as Dudu Myeni, who many have speculated to have had a romantic relationship that produced a child with the former SA leader. So close are the pair that even during parliamentary proceedings, Julius Malema<\/a>, the founder of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, addressed Myeni as “Dudu Myeni Zuma<\/a>,” asserting that the ties between the pair are glaring and obvious for everyone to see.<\/p>\n Myeni and Zuma did not do themselves any favors in quenching the rumors as the businesswoman’s time at the state-owned South African Airways was full of controversies. There were wide-range of reports that she engaged in perpetual board-room wars, witch-hunt, and tactical maneuvers that were at the detriment of the corporation, with Zuma turning a blind eye to all that was going on.<\/p>\n But regardless of all this, both parties have severally reiterated that their relationship over the years has been nothing but professional, a fact that can be seen through Myeni’s role as the longtime Executive Chairperson of the Jacob G Zuma Foundation. How did Dudu garner this much popularity? Let’s find out.<\/p>\n Summary of ‘s Profile<\/strong> Unlike many other public figures in South Africa, not much is known about Dudu Myeni’s background, including details of her exact place of birth and parents. What is only known is that she was born as Duduzile Cynthia Myeni in South Africa on the 29th of October 1963.<\/p>\n Myeni’s educational background has been disputed and called into question on several occasions. While it is noted that the businesswoman obtained her Primary Teachers Certificate from Madadeni College, and her a Secondary Teachers Diploma from Umlazi College, it is not clear if she managed to graduate from the university.<\/p>\n In 2009, the South African Airways annual report mentioned that the then-newly appointed member of the board of directors had a bachelor’s degree in administration from the University of Zululand. The following year, this bit of information was removed from the report. However, Myeni admitted she had not been awarded the degree but was still “studying toward it.”<\/p>\n About nine years later, Myeni looks to still not have completed the requirements for a degree as she was unable to land a position as a special adviser to Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi after she failed to submit the requisite academic credentials.<\/p>\n Dudu Myeni’s rise to prominence came in 1999 when she founded the consulting firm, Skills Dynamics. Her firm, which operates in and around Richards Bay, has facilitated several social development programs on behalf of both private and public corporations. By 2008, she assumed the role of Executive Chairperson of the Jacob G Zuma Foundation before going on to receive an appointment to the board of directors of South African Airways (SAA).<\/p>\n
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\n<\/b><\/li>\nDetails of Dudu Myeni’s Childhood & Educational Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n
How Did She Become\u00a0So Famous?<\/strong><\/h2>\n