A letter dated 4 May 2010 has been received from the Minister of Science and Technology, informing the House that she has appointed, from the shortlist approved by the National Assembly on 20 August 2009 and in accordance with section 5 of the Human Sciences Research Council Act (No 17 of 2008), Dr B O Tema to replace Prof S Zinn and Prof T Pillay to replace Prof P Naidoo as board members of the Human Sciences Research Council.