*Nominations for the SABC Board* *The following nominations to the SABC board have been duly submitted*
From: The “Save our SABC: Reclaiming our Public Broadcaster Campaign”, 77 First Ave, Melville, 2092 To: Chair of the Portfolio Committee on Communications, Mr Ismail Vadi 14 August 2009 ** Dear Mr. Vadi *Selection of the new permanent SABC Board* The “Save our SABC” Campaign representing a number of trade unions including COSATU, COSATU affiliates CWU and CWUSA, FEDUSA and BEMAWU; independent producer organisations including the South African Screen Federation (SASFED); and a host of NGOs and CBOs including the Freedom of Expression Institute, Media Monitoring Africa, the Media Institute of Southern Africa and the National Community Radio Forum; as well as a number of academic and independent experts have nominated the following people: *The Congress of South African Trade Unions:* Kid Sithole Cedric Gina Jane Barrett David Niddrie Peter Harris Ben Ngubane Barbara Masekela Felleng Sekha Desmond Golding Nono Simelela Yasmin Sooka Brenda Madumane Clifford Motsepe *Ecumenical Services for Social and Economic Transformation* Mpho Phillip Chaka *Federation of Unions of South Africa*: Prof. Bucker *Freedom of Expression Institute:* Dave Lewis Ahmed Bawa Peter Harris Felleng Sekha William Gumede Devan Pillay John Matisonn Tanja Bosch Janine Moolman *Freedom of Expression Network:* William Gumede Mazibuko Jara *Communications Workers Union:* Jane Duncan *Creative Workers Union of South Africa:* Kid Sithole Dumisani Mphatsoe *Independent Producer Organisation:* David Lewis Ben Ngubane Barbara Masekela Isaac Shongwe Suzanne Vos David Niddrie *Media Monitoring Africa:* Lumko Mtimde *Misa - SA* Yasmin Sooka Jeanette Minnie *South African Screen Federation:* Ben Ngubane David Lewis Barbara Masekela David Niddrie Suzanne Vos Devan Pillay Peter Harris Jane Barrett The Coalition broadly supports these nominations. However, we plan to meet in the near future to discuss the nominations in more detail. Also, a number of our members have not as yet submitted their nominations to us. We would like to include their input. Finally, the Coalition would like to see the full list of names submitted to Parliament. We request that you make this available to us. We may want to include a few further endorsements of nominations made by other organisations. Thanks for your assistance. Yours sincerely, Working Group: Save our SABC Campaign *For more details please contact:* *Kate Skinner* *Campaign Coordinator - Save our SABC* *082 926 6404 * *[email protected]*** For fuller updates on the “Save our SABC” Campaign, please read the “Discussions” at: *http://groups.google.com/group/SOS-relay*** You may also subscribe there to receive the same information by e-mail. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
