Question NW1810 to the Minister of Public Enterprises
28 July 2017 - NW1810
Mashabela, Ms N to ask the Minister of Public Enterprises
(1) Which entities reporting to her (a) have a board in place and (b) do not have a board in place, (i) of those that have a board, (aa) when was each individual board member appointed and (bb) when is the term for each board lapsing and (ii) how many (aa) board members are there in each board and (bb) of those board members of each entity are female; (2) With reference to entities that do not have boards in place, (a) who is responsible for appointing the board and (b) when will a board be appointed?
Reply:
The response below is recorded per State Owned Company (SOC), namely, Alexkor, Denel, Eskom, SAFCOL, SA Express and Transnet. It is important to note that all Boards are in place and are able to carry out the functions and responsibilities in terms of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 read with the Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI). All Boards, in terms of each MOI are appointed for a three year term, subject to annual review. The MOI further provides that each Non-Executive Director (NED) may serve up to a maximum of three terms (9 years).
1. ALEXKOR SOC LIMITED
(1) |
(a) |
Alexkor has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 14 August 2015. |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
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(i) |
(aa) |
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(bb) |
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(ii) |
(aa) |
6 Non-Executive Directors and 2 Acting Executive Directors |
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(bb) |
3 females |
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(2) |
(a) |
Not applicable |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
2. DENEL SOC LIMITED
(1) |
(a) |
Denel has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 24 July 2015. |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
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(i) |
(aa) |
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(bb) |
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(ii) |
(aa) |
6 Non-Executive Directors and 2 Acting Executive Directors |
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(bb) |
3 females |
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(2) |
(a) |
Not applicable |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
3. SAFCOL SOC LIMITED
(1) |
(a) |
SAFCOL has a board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 24 July 2015. |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
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(i) |
(aa) |
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(bb) |
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(ii) |
(aa) |
7 Non-Executive Directors and 2 Acting Executive Directors |
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(bb) |
3 females |
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(2) |
(a) |
Not applicable |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
4. ESKOM
(1) |
(a) |
Eskom has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 11 December 2014. |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
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(i) |
(aa) |
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(bb) |
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(ii) |
(aa) |
7 Non-Executive Directors and 2 Acting Executive Directors |
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(bb) |
2 females |
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(2) |
(a) |
Not applicable |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
5. South African Express Airways (SAX)
(1) |
(a) |
SAX has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 22 May 2015. |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
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(i) |
(aa) |
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(bb) |
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(ii) |
(aa) |
7 Non-Executive Directors, 2 Executive Directors (1 Acting) |
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(bb) |
3 females |
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(2) |
(a) |
Not applicable |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
6. Transnet
(1) |
(a) |
Transnet has a Board in place as appointed by Minister Brown on 11 December 2014. |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
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(i) |
(aa) |
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(bb) |
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(ii) |
(aa) |
7 Non-Executive Directors, 2 Executive Directors |
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(bb) |
3 females |
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(2) |
(a) |
Not applicable |
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(b) |
Not applicable |
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Remarks: |
Reply: Approved / Not Approved |
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Mr. Mogokare Richard Seleke |
Ms. Lynne Brown, MP |
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Director-General |
Minister of Public Enterprises |
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Date: |
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