11. Managing Director
(1) There shall be a Managing Director who shall be the chief executive officer
of the Corporation.
(2) The Managing Director shall be appointed by the Board with the approval
of the Minister from among persons of proven integrity who possess the necessary
qualifications, vast broadcasting experience and competence to manage efficiently
and effectively the affairs of the Corporation.
(3) The Managing Director shall hold office on contract for five years or on
such terms and conditions as may be specified in his or her instrument of
appointment.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the general supervision and control
of the Board, the Managing Director shall be responsible for the management of the
funds, property and business of the Corporation and for the administration,
organization and control of the staff of the Corporation.
(5) Where the Managing Director is absent or is incapacitated or from any other
cause is unable to perform the functions of his or her office, or if the post of
Managing Director is vacant, the Board, may appoint an officer of the Corporation
qualified in terms of subsection (2) to perform the functions of the office for the
duration of the absence or incapacity or, as the case may be, until the vacancy in the
office of Managing Director is filled.
(6) The Board may remove the Managing Director from office for inability to
perform the functions of his or her office arising out of infirmity of body or mind or
for misbehaviour or misconduct.
12. Secretary to the Board
(1) The Board shall appoint a Secretary to the Board on such terms and
conditions as the Board may determine.
(2) In addition to any other functions that may be conferred upon him or her by
the Managing Director, the Secretary shall have the custody of the seal of the
Corporation and shall be responsible for—
(a) the taking of the minutes of the meetings of the Board; and
(b) the keeping of the records of all transactions of the Corporation.
(3) Where the Secretary is absent or incapacitated by illness or due to any other
cause is unable to perform his or her functions, or where a vacancy occurs in the
office of the Secretary, the Board shall appoint an employee of the Corporation to
perform the functions of the Secretary for the duration of the absence or incapacity
or until the vacancy in the office of the Secretary is filled.