e) Council Mr P van der Walt: Chairperson and Mr S Mohapi: Deputy Chairperson presented the following key issues: . The Council of the university consisted of 30 members including 13 non-executive members that were nominated by the community. Council sat 4 times a year and its main role was to provide leadership and good governance to the university. . The Council was fully functional and meetings were well attended. However, the Council was concerned with absenteeism of Ministerial appointees. There was a concern that Council did not get sufficient input from the Ministerial appointees members. The university had been voted as the best governed public higher education institution for five times in a row by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC). . The Council subscribed to good governance principles and all its sub- committees which included finance, audit, transformation and risk were functional. Induction programme was provided for all new members of Council to familiarise themselves with the university. . Transformation in the university remained a concern for some Council members and the university required new leadership. There was a high staff turnover of black academics especially at the Potchefstroom Campus and reasons for them leaving the university were not clear. Inadequate coordination between the Vice-Chancellor and Council remained a serious concern.