19 September 2007
Johannesburg â The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of
South Africa (Icasa) has given the Management and Board of Directors of the
Soweto-based community radio station, Jozi FM a list of special conditions that
the station must comply with in order to assist with the resolution of the
crisis it faces.
Among those conditions is that Jozi FM must convene an Annual General
Meeting on 6 October 2007 at the venue and time accessible and conducive to
community based organisations and individual members. Further, Jozi FM is
required to make arrangements with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)
to facilitate the election of the Community Forum structure and Board for the
station. Icasa and the National Community Radio Forum will to attend the
meeting as observers.
Icasa will work closely with the Board and Management of Jozi FM with a view
to assist the station in meeting all licence conditions. Icasa would like to
appeal to all stakeholders within the community of Soweto to support the
process and to allow the Board and Management of the station, as custodians of
the licence, to pave a way to normality for the station.
Anyone who may have questions and other concerns regarding Jozi FM should
contact Icasa's broadcasting monitoring unit.
Issued by: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
19 September 2007
