Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Appointment of Deputy Public Protector, dated 12 October 2005:

The Ad Hoc Committee on Appointment of Deputy Public Protector, having considered the matter of the filling of the vacancy of Deputy Public Protector, referred to it, reports as follows:

The Ad Hoc Committee on Appointment of Deputy Public Protector was appointed by the House on 17 May 2005 to make a nomination to the House in order to enable it to recommend to the President in terms of section 2A(1) of the Public Protector Act (Act No 23 of 1994) a person for appointment as Deputy Public Protector, reports as follows:

The Committee invited the public to submit nominations to it. Nominations were received in respect of 16 candidates.

The following candidates were short listed and interviewed on 10, 11 and 12 October 2005:

Prof. Byron Fikile Ndaki

Adv Mamiki Shai

Mr Roshan Rai Dehal

Mr Anandroy Ramdaw

Dr Uys van Zÿl

Mr Vasavan Samuel

Mr Raynmond Stanley Zungu

Mr Mokgale Norman Moabi

Adv. Francois Rousseau

Adv Wynand Frederick Bezuidenhout

Having interviewed the candidates, the Committee recommends that the House, in accordance with section 2A of the Act, make a recommendation to the President that the following candidate be appointed as Deputy Public Protector:

Adv Mamiki Shai

Report to be considered.