ATC121113: Progress report of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on the filling of a vacancy on the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board, dated 13 November 2012:

Progress report of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on the filling of a vacancy on the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board, dated 13 November 2012:

The Portfolio Committee on Communications, having considered the request by the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration, to the National Assembly to recommend a candidate in terms of section 4 of the MDDA Act 2002 (Act No 14 of 2002) to fill a vacancy for the unexpired portion of Ms Louise Vale’s term of office , referred to it for consideration and report on 18 September 2012 (see ATC, 18 September 2012), reports as follows:

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

The Committee received 11 nominations and subsequently shortlisted the following four candidates:

Ms Nothando Migogo;

Ms Noxolo Mtana;

Ms Rachel Kalidass ;

Mr Molefe Mokgatle .

The interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday, 15 November 2012 at Parliament.