1. Progress report of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on the process followed on recommending persons to be appointed to serve on the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Council, dated 28 August 2012 The Portfolio Committee on Communications, having considered the nominations of candidates submitted for appointment to serve on the ICASA Council in terms of the ICASA Act, No 13 of 2000 (as amended by the Broadcasting Amendment Act, No 64 of 2002) reports as follows: A request from the Minister of Communications, Ms D Pule, to fill three vacancies on the ICASA Council was referred to the Portfolio Committee on Communications on 16 May 2012 (see ATC dated 16 May 2012). The Committee advertised calling for nominations to fill the vacancies.