Authority of South Africa (Icasa)
27 July 2006
Institutions and/or individuals are hereby invited to nominate persons to
fill five vacancies on the Council of Icasa, as established in terms of the
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Act (No 13 of
2000, as amended by Act No 3 of 2006).
Persons appointed to the Council must be
* committed to fairness, freedom of expression, openness and
accountability
* representative of a broad cross-section of the population of the Republic and
will possess suitable qualifications, expertise and experience in the fields
of, amongst others, broadcasting policy, electronic communication and postal
policy or operations, public policy development, electronic engineering, law,
marketing, journalism, entertainment, education, economics, finance, or any
other relevant expertise or qualifications
* a South African citizen permanently resident in the Republic.
Written nominations must contain the full name and address of the
institution and/or individual making the nomination, the nomineeâs signed
acceptance of the nomination and his/her curriculum vitae, providing at least
the following information:
* full name, ID number and gender
* contact address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address
* previous experience, quoting dates and organizations concerned
* academic qualifications.
Correspondence and enquiries should be addressed to the Secretariat,
Portfolio Committee on Communications for the attention of Rita Schaafsma or
Tyhileka Madubela, PO Box 15, Cape Town, 8000,
Tel: (021) 403-3742/3713
E-mail: rschaafsma@parliament.gov.za or
tmadubela@parliament.gov.za
Fax: (021) 403-2808.
Closing date for nominations: Friday, 4 August 2006
Issued by: Portfolio Committee on Communications
27 July 2006
