Central Drug Authority Nominations
NCOP Social Services
08 February 2000
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WELFARE AND POPULATION DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE; SOCIAL SERVICES SELECT COMMITTEE: JOINT SITTING
8 February 2000
CENTRAL DRUG AUTHORITY NOMINATIONS: SHORTLISTING
Documents handed out:
A list of nominees from all provinces except North West and Northern Cape (attached to end of minutes)
Chairperson: Mr E Saloojee
SUMMARY
A shortlist of sixteen nominees for positions on the Central Drug Authority was finalised. Interviews are likely to take place on 22 and 23 February 2000. The short-listed nominees are: Jardine, Rataemane, F Gerber, Moodliar, Malaka, J Gerber, Hadebe, Moleko, Mynhardt, Parry, Bayever, Mahambehlala, da Silva, Hoekstra, Fredericks, Mathe.
MINUTES
Mr Viviers from the Department of Welfare and Population Development gave a short briefing on the Central Drug Authority. He stated that the Drug Advisory Board was responsible for initiating the process of fighting drug abuse. The Board was instructed to come up with a plan by the Minister of Welfare and Population Development. The Master Plan was drafted in late 1997 and early in 1998 public hearings were held in the provinces. After this the plan was redrafted and forwarded to the Minister, and also published in the Government Gazette for comment.
A concern had been raised that the Drug Advisory Board was not the appropriate structure and that an inter-sectoral and inter-dimensional structure was needed. Consequently Act 14 of 1999 provided for the establishment of the Central Drug Authority. The Minister had written to the 14 sectors represented for each to nominate a person. The Act makes provision for an additional the appointment of a maximum of twelve persons. These had to include be experts with a potential to make contributions to combating the drug problem.
The Chairperson requested the nomination lists of the various political parties.
The NNP representative indicated that he had only received notice of the meeting the previous day and was thus not ready to give their nominations. The Chairperson responded that the information had been timeously forwarded to the parties and that the committee could not take responsibility for parties that were not ready. The NNP representative was given an opportunity to liaise with his colleagues in order to ready their list of nominees.
Dr E Jassat (ANC) stated that the following factors should be looked at in choosing nominees: equitable representation from each province; gender equality; enforcement ability of the nominees; representation of the pharmaceuticals industry as well as people who were drug addicts.
The ANC supported the following 13 nominees from the list:
1. Dr CDH Parry (Western Cape)
2. GF Jardine (Western Cape)
3. Prof S Rataemane (Free State)
4. JW Gerber (Mpumalanga)
5. Dr MF Gerber (Eastern Cape)
6. JE Mahambehlala (Eastern Cape)
7. BAM Hadebe (Gauteng)
8. L da Rocha-Silva (Gauteng)
9. DC Mynhardt (Gauteng)
10. AS Moleko (Gauteng)
11. Dr DN Bayever (Gauteng)
12. DC Moodliar (KwaZulu Natal)
13.Prof DW Malaka (Northern Province)
The ANC pointed out that the were no names present from the Northern Cape and North West.
The UDM indicated that it came up with 10 names. These were:
1. Rev. TJ Fredericks (Western Cape)
2. NG Skosana (Free State)
3. DC Moodliar (KwaZulu Natal)
4. Prof DW Malaka (Northen Province)
5. J van Rensburg (Mpumalanga)
6. JE Mahambehlala (Eastern Cape)
7. BAM Hadebe (Gauteng)
8. SV Mathe (Gauteng)
9. AS Moleko (Gauteng)
10. Rev Dr JV Fatuse (Eastern Cape)
The UCDP pointed out that they had not been present the previous week and therefore had not arranged their list according to provinces. The Chairperson responded that parties were not bound by provincial representation.
The UCDP list:
1. Dr Magdalena F. Gerber
2. Prof Solomon Rataemane
3. Deeradayenan C. Moodliar
4. Henry Gabriel L. Mothijoa
5. Sipho V. Mathe
6. Stanley C. De Smidt
7. Lee da Rocha-Silva
8. Dorothy W. Malaka.
9. Johanna W. Gerber
10. Thomas J. Visser
The Chairperson asked parties to motivate for names of nominees that had been chosen by fewer than three parties.
Ms J. Chalmers (ANC) suggested the name of Dr C Parry. Her motivation was that Dr Parry had in the past briefed the portfolio committee and he had attended meetings where he was the keynote speaker. Also, he is internationally respected and was involved in the formulation of the Master Plan.
Dr Mbulawa (ANC) suggested JE Mahambehlala. She stated that Mahambehlala has been a community worker and church member and has assisted parents that are under stress. Prof L. Mbadi (UDM) supported the motion.
Mr E. Saloojee (ANC) motivated for Lee da Rocha-Silva as having the best qualifications who had made important research contributions.
Mr Jassat raised Ms Gerber's name as having been nominated by the pharmaceutical industry. He stated that there needs to be pharmaceutical knowledge in order to pronounce on drugs.
The Chairperson pointed out that the reason that this consensus procedure was being followed was to minimize costs. For 12 nominees to be brought in for interviews the cost would be in excess of R20 000,00. The 22 February 2000 would be the final date for consensus to be reached. If there was still no agreement on that date, a vote would have to be carried out. The shortlisted nominees would be called for interviews.
The ANC suggested that every province should have representation. The two obvious were KwaZulu Natal and Northern Province. The following provincial list was agreed to by all the parties, with only the NNP reserving its position:
1. Western Cape Jardine
2. Free State Rataemane
3. Eastern Cape F Gerber
4. KwaZulu Natal Moodliar
5. Northern Province Malaka
6. Mpumalanga J Gerber
7. Gauteng Hadebe
The following nominees were nominated in consideration of qualifications with the support of four political parties (that had not already been chosen for provincial representation, urban-rural representation, gender equality and ethnic representation:
8. Moleko
9. Mynhardt
10. Parry
11. Bayever
12. Mahambehlala
13. da Silva
14. Hoekstra
15. Fredericks
16. Mathe
The shortlist eventually rose to 16 nominees who will attend interviews on the 22 (and perhaps the 23) February 2000.
The NNP noted concern that KZN is under-represented in the shortlisting. The Chairperson pointed out that only one KZN nominee had been supported by the parties.
The meeting was adjourned.
Appendix 1:
WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
NAME |
NOMINATED BY |
REMARKS |
1. Dr C D H Parry |
M W Makgoba |
Chairperson: |
2. Dr R Meyer |
Dr C D H Parry |
Medical doctor Director: Kenilworth Clinic Addiction Treatment Centre. |
3. G F Jardine |
K U Karassellous |
Head of Department: Youth Outreach - Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre. |
4. Dr S C de Smidt |
E Banda |
Provincial Co-ordinator of the Province on the Drug Advisory Board. |
5. Rev. T J Fredericks |
J S van Rooy |
Member of Drug Advisory Board involved in the development of NDMP. Facilitator Public Hearings. |
6. Dr W P Pienaar |
H Subedar |
Acting Head: Dept of Psychiatry: University of Stellenbosch. Involved in combating of substance abuse on local and national levels. Interested in biological aspects of substance abuse. |
FREE STATE PROVINCE
NAME |
NOMINATED BY |
REMARKS |
1. Adv M C Hoekstra |
H Paul |
Legal expert capable of making a contribution. |
2. G H J Kruger |
Dr C S Hibbert |
Director: Aurora Alcohol and Drug Centre. |
3. Prof S Rataemane |
G H J Kruger |
Lecturer in psychiatry. Ex-vice chairman of Drug Advisory Board. |
4. Dr C S Hibbert |
N G Skosana |
Member of the Drug Advisory Board. |
5. N G Skosana |
K G Mosieleng |
Involved in all aspects of combating substance abuse since 1994. |
6. M D Mafubelo |
L Moshoeshoe |
Attorney of the Supreme Court of South Africa. |
NAME |
NOMINATED BY |
REMARKS |
1. C L du Toit |
F C Shaw M A Lewis M C Leppens |
Director: SANCA, Durban. |
2. D C Moodliar |
M Arohary |
Involved in rehabilitation on all levels of substance abusers. |
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NAME |
NOMINATED BY |
REMARKS |
1. Prof D W Malaka |
M D M Makofane |
Chairperson of South African Research and Practitioners' Association. Professor in Social Work: University of the North. |
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NAME 1. J P A Brits |
J W Gerber |
Branch Commander, SANAB, Middelburg, since 1994. |
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2. J W Gerber |
G M Jones |
Programme Manager: Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Mpumalanga. Represented Mpumalanga on the Drug Advisory Board. |
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3. J van Rensburg |
J W Gerber |
Superintendent: Themba Alcohol and Drug Centre since 1996. |
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NAME |
NOMINATED BY |
REMARKS |
1. Dr M F Gerber |
J J Gerber |
Community involvement and research. |
2. R S Epstein |
Dr K Sukeri |
Director: SANCA Alcohol and Drug Centre Eastern Cape. |
3. J E Mahambehlala |
N Ntanga |
Knowledge and experience of prosecution, counselling and training. |
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NAME |
NOMINATED BY |
REMARKS |
1. R Santor |
A Vermeulen |
Extended theoretical and practical experience in the combating of substance abuse. |
2. M A Gillman |
A J Matthews |
Psychopharmacologist specialising in substance abuse. |
3. B A M Hadebe |
S A Lowton |
Pharmacist with extended work experience locally and overseas. Also Drug Central Council, Zimbabwe. |
4. J L Barnard |
C Barnard |
Previous experience in prosecuting in drug-related crimes. |
5. L H G Mothijoa |
A van Tonder |
Community educator and counsellor. |
6. L da Rocha-Silva |
S E Brewis |
Researcher/Teacher/Counsellor/Consultant on drug-related issues. |
7. S V Mathe |
L da Rocha-Silva |
Participated in drafting of National Drug Master Plan. Deputy-Director of SANCA National. |
8. S Garda |
M R Jacobs B N Moosa B Singaram A F Hynd |
National Executive Director of SANCA. |
9. K Pooe |
M J Makoetla |
Director of Services: Khutlo-Tharo Alcohol and Drug Help Centre, Vereeniging. |
10. Rev. J B Magata |
N P Nqwenise |
Wide experience in the combating of substance abuse as well as related issues. Community Leader and representative. |
11. T J Visser |
Dr D F Theron |
Experienced in the treatment of substance abuse. Member of Drug Advisory Board. |
12. D C Mynhardt |
Dr P R Venter |
The only Drug Recognition Expert Instructor in Africa certified by the International Association of Chiefs of Police. |
13. J R Mathee |
N G Mqweba |
Extensive qualifications and experience in Labour Law. Committed to the struggle against substance abuse. |
14. A S Moleko |
O Z Mvubelo |
Principal Clinical Psychologist/Senior Lecturer: University of Pretoria. Chairperson: SA Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse. |
15. Dr D N Bayever |
W J Kriel |
Nomination on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Society of SA. Technical knowledge of drugs exceptional. |
16. L C Wilcocks |
M J Vos |
Foremost expert in the alcohol and drug field in South Africa. |
17. Rev Dr J V Fatuse |
X P Bungane |
Knowledge and experience of Welfare systems and networking within communities. |
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