Report of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on ICASA vacancies, dated 25 February 2004:
The Portfolio Committee on Communications, having considered the matter of the filling of three vacancies on the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, referred to it, reports as follows:
The Committee invited the public to nominate persons for consideration and recommendation to the President for the filling of three vacancies on the Council. Nominations and applications were
received from 39 candidates.
The Committee met on 20 February 2004 to consider the nominations, and agreed that the following persons be shortlisted and interviewed on 24 February 2004:
Dr T Cohen, Mr K Herold, Adv F Kathree-Setiloane, Adv C B Mahlati, Mr P Mashile, Adv Z R Masiza, Mr A X Nkomo, Mr G Parr, Mr G Petrick and Ms V van Zyl.
Having considered the shortlist and having interviewed the candidates, the Committee recommends that the House, in accordance with section 5 of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000, make a recommendation to the President that the following candidates be appointed as councillors to ICASA: