National Youth Commission Appointments: final list

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES JOINT MONITORING COMMITTEE
29 June 2000
NATIONAL YOUTH COMMISSIONERS FINAL LIST

This Committee Report was published in the ATC of 20 July 2000

MINUTES
The Joint Monitoring Committee on Improvement of Quality of Life and Status of Children, Youth and Disabled Persons, having considered the request from the Minister in The Presidency regarding the appointment of Commissioners to serve on the National Youth Commission, referred to it conveyed the following report.

Nominations
Advertisements were placed in the printed and electronic media from 23 to 27 June 2000, and 86 nominations were received. On 28 June the Committee shortlisted the following nominees for interviews:
Cecil Charles Davids, Marion Thembi Khambule, Yoliswa Makhasi, Petros Nketu Matima, Ntsokolo Ishmail Mbalula, Prince Nkintsing Mokotedi, Langanane Lucy Catherine Mphelo, Ngwanakopi Gladys Ramushu, Daniel van Vuuren and Dr V Pillay.

Dr Pillay withdrew her nomination, and the Committee included Vuyani Dyantyi as the next person to form part of the 10 candidates to be interviewed.

Recommendations
On 29 June, the Committee spent nine hours interviewing the said 10 candidates. The principles contained in section 4 of the National Youth Commission Act, 1996, (Act No. 19 of 1996), were duly taken into account during the entire process.

The Committee accordingly recommends, in accordance with section 4 of the National Youth Commission Act, 1996, the following candidates (in order of preference) for consideration by the President in appointing five full-time members to the National Youth Commission:
Yoliswa Makhasi, Ntsokolo Ishmail Mbalula, Daniel van Vuuren, Petros Nketu Matima, Ngwanakopi Gladys Ramushu, Langanane Lucy Catherine Mphelo and Vuyani Dyantyi.

Report to be considered.