PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 1453
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 7 June 2013
QUESTION PAPER NO: 20
DATE OF REPLY:
Mrs. J D Kilian (Cope) to ask the Minister of Communications:
1) With reference to the appointment of a certain person (Ruben
Mohlaloga) to the Council of the Independent Communications Authority
of SA (ICASA), on what date did she receive the names of the five
shortlisted candidates;
(2)Â Â Whether any background scrutiny of the five shortlisted candidates
was conducted prior to the three positions being filled; if not, on
what basis did she select the three persons for appointment to the
ICASA Council; if so, when
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (a) from which date did said personâs appointment become
effective, (b) when did he receive his first allowance as councillor
and (c) what is his total annual remuneration
package?                 Â
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REPLY
1) The shortlist of five (5) candidates was published in the
Announcements, Tabling and Committee Reports (ATC) of 19 September 2012
and subsequently submitted to the Minister, however the Ministry has no
record of the exact received date of the list.
2) The former Minister Dina Pule did not conduct any background scrutiny
of the shortlisted candidates. There are no legal requirements for the
Minister to undertake any background scrutiny except to ensure that the
recommended candidates meet the requirements outlined in Section 5(3)
of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa No. 13 of
2000.
3) (a)On 1 July 2013
(b)He received his first salary as a Councillor on 1 July 2013.
(c) R 1Â 144 624Â Â (One million one hundred and forty four thousand six
hundred and twenty four rand)