Report of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on the appointment of members to the Board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency, dated 30 September 2008:

The Portfolio Committee on Communications, having considered the matter of the appointment of members to the Board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency, referred to it in terms of section 4(1) of the Media Development and Diversity Agency Act, (No 14 of 2002), reports as follows:

The Committee invited the public, by means of advertisements in the print media, to nominate persons for consideration and recommendation for appointment to the Board.

The following candidates were interviewed in an open meeting in Parliament on 30 September 2008, namely:

Dr T Bosch, Dr A Haupt, Mr MK Jara, Ms SC Kananda, Mr S Molefe, Prof S Mmusi, Ms P Ntombela-Nzimande, Ms K Skinner and Mr N Woudberg.

The Committee recommends that the House, in accordance with section 4(1)(b) of the Act, make a recommendation to the President that the following persons be appointed as Board members:

Dr T Bosch and Ms P Ntombela-Nzimande.

Report to be considered.