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Cynthia Stimpel: Whistleblower who saved SAA R250m - and got hounded out the airline

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This is a riveting interview with whistleblower Cynthia Stimpel, a 60-something grandmother who refused to look the other way when corruption was being perpetrated at South African Airways. The former treasurer at SAA was dismissed for intervening in a corrupt deal that would have cost the airline R250m. She shares what happened - and her journey since being suspended in July 2016 and subsequently fired by the since SAA chairman and Jacob Zuma acolyte Dudu Myeni. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Jul 2019 2AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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