Act No. 4, 1999
BROADCASTING ACT, 1999
Part 5: Governance of Corporation
Composition of Board
12. The Board consists of(a) twelve non-executive members;
(b) the Group Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operations Officer and the
Chief Financial Officer or their equivalents, who are the executive
members of the Board.
[Paragraph (b) substituted by Section 13 of Act No. 64 of 2002]
(c) …
[Paragraph (c) deleted by Section 13 of Act No. 64 of 2002]
Members of Board
13. (1) The twelve non-executive members of the Board must be appointed by the
President on the advice of the National Assembly.
(2) The non-executive members of the Board must be appointed in a manner
ensuring(a) participation by the public in a nomination process;
(b) transparency and openness; and 10
(c) that a shortlist of candidates for appointment is published, taking into
account the objects and principles of this Act.
(3) The President must designate one of the members of the Board referred to
in subsection (2) as the chairperson and another member as a deputy
chairperson, both of whom must be non-executive members of the Board.
(4) The members of the Board must, when viewed collectively(a) be persons who are suited to serve on the Board by virtue of their
qualifications, expertise and experience in the fields of broadcasting
policy and technology, broadcasting regulation, media law, frequency
planning, business practice and finance, marketing, journalism,
entertainment and education, social and labour issues;
(b) be persons who are committed to fairness, freedom of expression, the
right of the public to be informed, and openness and accountability on
the part of those holding public office;
(c) represent a broad cross-section of the population of the Republic;
(d) be persons who are committed to the objects and principles as
enunciated in the Charter of the Corporation
(5) The members of the Board must hold office for such period as the President
may determine which period must not exceed five years.
(6) The deputy chairperson referred to in subsection (3) must, when the
chairperson is absent or unable to perform his or her duties, act in his or her
stead and when so acting, exercise or perform any function of the chairperson.
(7) Every appointment of a member of the Board must be published in the
Gazette.
(8) A member of the Board appointed to fill a casual vacancy must hold office
for the unexpired portion of the period for which the vacating member was
appointed.
(9) The Board of the old Corporation as constituted on the date of conversion
constitutes the first Board of the Corporation.
[Subsection (9) substituted by Section 14(a) of Act No. 64 of 2002]