The President of the Republic, President Jacob Zuma will today and tomorrow, 4 to 5 February take time off to rest following a hectic schedule.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will deliver the opening address at the inaugural meeting of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Council (BBBEE) at the Presidential Guest house today, 4 February 2010 at 11h00.
The only other public engagement was the ceremony to accept the credentials of new ambassadors and high commissioners, which was to take place tomorrow at the Presidential Guest House tomorrow, 5 February. This will now take place early next week in Cape Town.
BBBEE Council background information:
The functions of the council, which is chaired by the President, are to:
* advise government on black economic empowerment
* review progress in achieving black economic empowerment
* advise on draft codes of good practice.
* advise on draft transformation charters if required and
* facilitate partnerships between organs of state and the private sector that will advance the objectives of this act.
* If requested to do so, advise on draft transformation charters and
* Facilitate partnerships between organs of state and the private sector that will advance the objectives of this act.
The members are the following:
* the lead Minister, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies
* Minister of Labour, Membathisi Mdladlana
* Minister of Economic Development, Ebrahim Patel
* Minister of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities
Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya
* Professor Mohammed I Jahed, professor of macro-economic policy economics and public finance at the Wits University Graduate School of Public and Development Management
* Prof Eltie Links, the former President of the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut and the Executive Head of Corporate Citizenship at Sanlam.
* Ms Wendy Lucas-Bull, a businesswoman and the founder of Peotona Group Holdings, and a former Chief Executive Officer of First Rand and Executive Director of Rand Merchant Bank
* Mr Andile Lungisa, Chairperson of the National Youth Development Agency, with extensive experience on issues of youth development
* Ms Sebenzile Matsebula, an independent consultant and former Director in the Office on the Status of Disabled Persons in the Presidency, who has worked in the human rights sector from 1986 to date
* Mr Jerry Vilakazi, Chief Executive Officer of Business Unity South Africa and a former Managing Director of the Black Management Forum
* Dumisani Mthalane, a member of the National Working Committee of the South African National Civics Organisation
* Ms Ellen Tshabalala, a business and management consultant with expertise in small, medium and micro-sized enterprises development, banking and marketing
* Ms Matshego Ramagaga, Vice-President of Black Lawyers Association and former Chairperson of the Gauteng Branch from 2006 to 2008
* Ms Tsakani Matshazi, President of the Association of Black Accountants and Vice-President of the Confederation of Black Business Organisations, with expertise in the provision of financing solutions to small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) operating in various sectors of the regional economy
* Mr Sidumo Dlamini, President of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, representing the labour sector
* Mr Sandile Zungu, businessman with extensive experience having served in various companies at a senior level including NAIL and Denel
* Don Mkhwanazi, a former president of the Black Management Forum with a good track record in campaigning for Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
* Dr Claudia Manning, businesswoman who has worked extensively as adviser on policy issues as well as transaction advice pertaining to public private partnerships BBBEE and local and regional economic development strategy
* Chantyl Mulder, senior executive for transformation and growth at the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, who has served as facilitator of the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Charter process amongst other work on economic transformation.
Issued by: The Presidency
4 February 2010
