Recommendations for appointments: discussion & voting

Eight people were suggested by committee members. Only five were needed for recommendation to the President. The committee agreed on the following candidates for appointment:

Prof Sangweni, Ms M Rantho, Mr J Ernstzen, Mr J Vilakazi and Prof E Bain.

The Chairperson, Mr Sikakane, gave an overview of the previous meetings where candidates were interviewed and he thanked all members who participated in interviewing the candidates. Members of the committee were asked to put forward the names that they would like to see included on the final list that would go to the president. Parties were given time to caucus on the names.

The National Party proposed that, because the Commission is an independent body the committee should not politicise the issue of candidates and that instead consensus should be reached. Prof Sangweni, Ms M Rantho, Mr J Ernstzen were reached by consensus of all parties. Mr J Vilakazi and Prof E Bain were voted in: Vilakazi was voted in by the African National Congress and Bain was voted in by the ANC and National Party.

The Ad hoc Committee on Appointments to Public Service Commission, having considered the instruction by the National Assembly in respect of appointments to the Public Service Commission, dated 10 February 1998, recommends the following five persons for approval by the National Assembly for appointment by the President to the Public Service Commission in terms of the Public Service Commission Act, 1997 (Act No 46 of 1997) , read with section 196 of the Constitution:

Prof Sangweni, Ms M Rantho, Mr J Ernstzen, Mr J Vilakazi and Prof E Bain.

Chairperson

29 July 1998

Committee Room

Parliament