Between September and October 2014, the terms of office of four ICASA Councillors come to an end; which is no surprise to the ICASA Council and was taken into account during its planning at the beginning of the financial year. In planning for the end of terms of Councillors, all Council activities were headed by a Councillor whose term was not to end during the current financial year, and supported by outgoing Councillors.
Accordingly, the Authority is confident that it has put in place sufficient measures to accommodate the departure of some Councillors. This does not, however, take away from invaluable contribution of outgoing Councillors Currie, Lebooa, Ndhlovu and Stucke. The Chairperson and remaining Councillors would like to thank the outgoing Councillors for their contribution and wish them well in their future ventures.
The ICASA Act, as amended provides for the continued and legitimate decision-making by the Council of ICASA, even in instances where there are fewer Councillors in office at any given time, as has been the case previously. There has, in the past, been periods when there was less than the full complement of Councillors in office and this did not impede decision-making or bring into question the legitimacy of decisions. As a result, recent media reports are mischievous in creating an impression that the ICASA Council and its activities will be hindered.
ICASA does not appoint Councillors nor can it decide on the end date for Councillors. The appointment of Councillors is done through the Minister after a Parliamentary process and the term of office of Councillors is four years. The Minister, last week requested Councillors whose terms of office are ending to complete their handover and wrap-up their activities a month after the end of their terms of office.
Enquiries:
Paseka Maleka
Tel: 011 566 3455
Cell: 079 509 0702
E-mail: pmaleka@icasa.org.za
