Mr Comely Humphrey Maqocwa Maxegwana

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Comely Humphrey Maqocwa Maxegwana

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Committee Meetings Attended

  • Communications and Digital Technologies SABC Board interviews: deliberations & recommendations; MDDA Board: Interviews, deliberations and recommendations
    5 Sep 2017

    The Committee deliberated on the outcome of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board interviews and nominated 12 candidates for appointment to the Board. The Committee Report on process of the appointment of the Board was not unanimously agreed to however - the DA, EFF and COPE objected to the ...

  • Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development DAFF on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister; Liquor Products Amendment Bill: adoption
    5 Sep 2017

    Committee members stated the Fisheries Management Division behaving like a delinquent juvenile and is a repeated offender after it became clear Fisheries has spent 53% of its budget yet it achieved only 29% of its targets. They foresaw overspending in this division. The absence of the Deputy Director-General of the ...

  • Communications and Digital Technologies SABC Board: interviews day 3
    1 Sep 2017

    The Committee conducted interviews of the remaining 12 out of 36 shortlisted candidates to serve on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board.

    Mr Michael Bauer had been shortlisted by the Committee to be interviewed but concerns were raised by the legal team that since he was not a South ...

  • Communications and Digital Technologies SABC Board: interviews day 2
    31 Aug 2017

    The Portfolio Committee on Communications interviewed 12 short-listed candidates to serve on the SABC Board.

    The following candidates were interviewed by the Committee:

    1. Mr Sindile Kama
    2. Ms Rachel Kalidass
    3. Ms Nomvuyo Batyi
    4. Mr Jack Devnarain
    5. Mr Mcebo Khumalo
    6. Mr Victor Rambau
    7. Ms Harriet Meier
    8. Ms Dawn Earp
    9. Mr Krish Naidoo ...
  • Communications and Digital Technologies SABC Board: interviews day 1
    30 Aug 2017

    The Committee met to interview prospective candidates to serve on the board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. 

    The following candidates were interviewed:

    • Leanne Govindsamy
    • Dzuguda Rufus Kharidza
    • Michael Sass
    • Louise Carole Vale
    • Bongumusa Emmanuel Makhathini
    • Tshifhiwa Chris Khorommbi
    • Dinkwanyane Kgalema Mohuba
    • Rene Seipati Khumalo
    • Jack Howard Phalane
    • Jim Matsho ...
  • Communications and Digital Technologies Media Development and Diversity Agency status Report; SABC Report: Referral by Speaker
    29 Aug 2017

    The Committee heard conflicting reports on the status of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) from the Board of the entity and its Acting Chief Executive Officer, and decided it was necessary to call on the Minister of Communications to attend its next meeting so that these differences could ...

  • Communications and Digital Technologies MDDA & ICASA Board: Shortlisting of candidates
    25 Aug 2017

    The Committee was briefed by its Content Adviser on the process to appoint candidates for the vacant positions on the boards of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA).

    Parliamentary advertisements had closed at the end of June for nominations for the three vacant ...

  • Communications and Digital Technologies SABC Board: shortlisting for interviews; appointment process road map
    22 Aug 2017

    Shortlisted Candidates for SABC Board CV’s

    The Committee received a briefing from the Committee Content Advisor on the road map for the appointment process of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board.

    The Committee had received a total of 643 applications, but only 363 applications had been accepted. Of the ...

  • Communications and Digital Technologies Shortlisting of SABC Board candidates: preliminary discussion
    15 Aug 2017

    The Portfolio Committee on Communications convened to deliberate on the short-listing and interview processes involved in the selection of candidates for the Board of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). This followed the dissolution of the previous Board by Parliament earlier this year, and the appointment of an interim Board. ...

  • Communications and Digital Technologies SABC Interim Board: progress report
    1 Aug 2017

    SABC Board Inquiry Final Report

    The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee advised the meeting that 362 applications for positions on the SABC Board had been received. The Committee’s support team was analysing applications to determine who met the criteria and what qualifications they had. The short-listing process would begin in ...