Report of the Ad Hoc Joint Committee on the appointment of members to the National Youth Development Agency Board, dated 16 March 2009:

The Committee was established on the 5 February 2009 by a resolution of the National Assembly and 10 February 2009 by resolution of the National Council of Provinces to consider the appointment of members of the Board to the National Youth Development Agency.

The Committee consisted of the following members:

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Mr JJ Combrinck ANC

Mr M Johnson ANC

Mr BM Mkongi ANC

MS NR Mokoto ANC

Ms WS Newhoudt – Druchen ANC

Ms NN Sibhidla ANC

Mr Y Wang ANC

Mr GR Morgan DA

Mr MM Swathe DA

Ms SP Lebenya – Ntanzi IFP

Mr LW Greyling ID

Mr IE Jenner ID

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES

Western Cape

Mr W Douglas

Kwazulu - Natal

Mr DD Gamede

Limpopo

Ms HF Matlanyane

Gauteng

Ms F Mazibuko

Mzizi, Mr MA (alt)

Eastern Cape

Mr DG Mkono

Mr MO Robertsen (alt)

Northern Cape

Mr RJ Tau

Mr MC Goeieman (alt)

Mpumalanga

Ms MP Themba

North West

Ms JF Terblanche

Free State

Dr FJ Van Heerden

Mr TS Setona (alt)

The committee placed adverts in the national and provincial newspapers calling on members of the public to submit nominations, from 20 February until 06 March 2009, of persons to serve on the Board of the National Youth Development Agency. It was required that the nominees should:

· be South African citizens

· comply with any other requirements prescribed by national legislation, in particular the National Youth Development Agency Act, 2008

· possess suitable qualifications, expertise and experience in the area of the youth.

The adverts appeared in the following newspapers:

National Newspapers

City Press

Rapport

Sunday Times

Provincial Newspapers

Argus

Burger-Wes

Daily Dispatch

Diamond Field Advertisers

EP Herald

Ilanga

Limpopo Mirror

Mail & Guardian

Mpumalanga News

Pretoria News

Potchefstroom Herald

Sunday Tribune

Sowetan

Star

Volksblad

173 nominations from the members of the public and from different institutions were received by the Committee.

The Committee considered all the nominations on the 9 and 10 March 2009 and agreed that the following 26 persons be shortlisted. The names of the shortlisted candidates were published in the Announcement Tablings and Committee (ATC) Reports of the 10 March 2009. The following candidates were interviewed on the 12 and 13 March 2009:

Mr V Sidali

Mr EB Letsoalo

Mr MW Thango

Mr G Essop

Mr VN Mbanga

Mr S Nair

Ms A Coetzee

Ms N Ntanjana

Mr PR Mnisi

Ms N Moleko

Mr MR Khumalo

Mr L Marincowitz

Mr O Sipuka

Ms I Motau

Mr LI Maile

Mr S Khan

Mr G Mackenzie

Ms P Kadi

Mr BR Buys

Mr M Tyhali

Mr FJ Slabber

Ms M Tshabalala

Ms P Makeleni

Mr A Lungisa

Mr Y Pillay

Ms DD Adams

The youngest candidate was a 14 year old boy, a grade eight (8) pupil, Mr S Khan from Rondebosch High School. He showed confidence by applying and took time off from school. He displayed leadership qualities and is looking forward to be a Junior Mayor of the City of Cape Town. The Committee acknowledged and commended him for his confidence and his involvement in developmental activities in his community.

It was worth noting that his interest and eventual participation in the interviews was a confirmation of living up to the theme of People’s Parliament in action.

Young women and people living with disabilities were also shortlisted and interviewed. The Committee acknowledged their qualities of leadership.

Having interviewed the candidates and deliberated on the performance of each, the Committee recommends to the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces that the following persons be appointed to the Board of the National Youth Development Agency:

1. Mr MR Khumalo

2. Ms M Tshabalala

3. Ms P Makeleni

4. Mr A Lungisa

5. Mr Y Pillay

6. Ms I Motau

7. Mr FJ Slabber

Report to be considered.