The Portfolio Committee on Communications, having considered the request by the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration, to the National Assembly to recommend a candidate, in terms of section 4 of the MDDA Act, 2002 (Act No 14 of 2002), to fill a vacancy that will arise due to the expiry of the term of office of Ms Gugu Msibi as a member of the Board on 31 December 2012, referred to it for consideration and report on 12 July 2012 (see ATC, 12 July 2012), reports as follows: