ATC111110: Report Filling of a vacancy on the SABC Board

Communications and Digital Technologies

Report of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on the filling of a vacancy on the SABC Board, dated 10 November 2011:

 

The Portfolio Committee on Communications, having considered the request by the National Assembly to recommend a suitable candidate to fill a vacancy on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board, referred to it for consideration and report on 31 August 2011 (see ATC, 31 August 2011), reports as follows:

 

The Committee invited the public to nominate persons for consideration and recommendation to the President for appointment on the Board by means of advertisements in the print media. Responses were received from 52 individuals.

 

On 8 November 2011, six candidates were selected to be interviewed (see ATC 8 November 2011), namely:

 

Ms Nthabiseng Sambo, Mr Kenneth Herold, Prof Sadhasivan Perumal, Mr Denis Lillie, Mr Lionel Adendorf and Mr Thami Ka Plaatjie.

 

After having interviewed the above candidates in an open meeting at Parliament on 10 November 2011, the Committee resolved that the House, in accordance with the Broadcasting Act (Act No 4 of 1999), recommends to the President that Mr Thami Ka Plaatjie be appointed.

 

 

Report to be considered.

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