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 two candidates to fill the vacancies that will arise due to the expiry of the term of office of two members of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Board on 31 December 2011, referred to it for consideration and report on 3 August 2011 (see ATC, 3 August 2011), reports as follows: