South African civil aviation authority chief Zakes Myeza is to leave his post following a decision to end the country’s practice of having a commissioner for civil aviation and a separate head of the CAA.

The CAA is insisting that Myeza’s departure is unrelated to the recent suspension of South African carrier Nationwide Airlines’ maintenance licence and the grounding of its fleet.

Myeza was only appointed in March last year. In a statement the CAA says that, following two international audits on the country’s civil aviation industry, “a concern was raised” about the separate commissioner and CEO roles.

South African transport minister Jeff Radebe has issued a new directive through which the two roles will be merged into a single position.

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