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Theme heading insertRECONSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL (HSRC) BOARD
PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDATE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2013
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• Term of office of the HSRC Board• Composition of the HSRC Board • Legislative process of reconstitution of the
HSRC Board• Progress to date• Shortlisted candidates • Conclusion
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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• The current four year term of office for the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Board expires in 31 October 2013.
• The new Board should be appointed for four years from 1 November 2013 to 31 October 2017.
• The Minister initiated the process of reconstituting the Board as outlined by the HSRC Act.
TERM OF OFFICE OF THE HSRC BOARD
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• The composition of the Board is outlined by Section 5(2) of the Human Sciences Research Council Act as follows:the Board shall consists of a Chairperson; members not less than six and not more than nine;
and the Chief Executive Officer of the HSRC, as an ex
officio member. • A full Board should consist of 10 members and
the Chief Executive Officer.
COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD
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• Section 5(3) of the Act outlines the process for the reconstituting the Board as follows: the Minister must publish a notice in the
Government Gazette and two national newspaper;
appoint a panel of experts to compile a shortlist of not more than 20 candidates;
A shortlist must be compiled after a transparent and competitive process;
National Assembly to approve the shortlisted candidates;
Minister appoints from the approved shortlist.
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
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• Section 5(4) of the Act stipulates thatBoard members must be:
- appointed in terms of their knowledge, special qualifications and experience in human sciences or or skills in relation to some aspect of the functions of the Council;
- citizens or have the right of permanent residence in SA;
At least one of the members appointed to the Board must have financial expertise;
Another one member must be a distinguished representative of the social science research community in the rest of Africa.
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS… (cont. 1)
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• Section 5(10) of the Act stipulates thatMembers of the Board hold office for a period
not exceeding four years and may be reappointed on expiry of their terms;
No member may serve for more than two consecutive terms; and
If all members' terms expire at the same time the Minister may extend the terms of two members for one more term to ensure continuity.
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS …(cont. 2)
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The Minister; • informed the HSRC Board that their term expires in October
2013 and requested the members to indicate their availability for reappointment;
• published an advert in the national newspapers (Sunday Times, City Press, Mail and Guardian and Rapport) and Government Gazette;
• appointed a panel of experts to compile a shortlist of candidates.
PROGRESS TO DATE
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• The panel was constituted by the following members:
Chair: Dr Phil Mjwara (DG: DST)Members: Mr Coceko Pakade (DG: DSD))
Mr Imraan Patel (DDG: Socio- Economic Partnerships- DST)
Mr Thulani Mavuso (COO – DST)Prof Roseanne Diab (CEO-ASSAf)Prof Fikile Mazibuko (Rector & Vice-
Chancellor-UKZN)Dr Molapo Qhobela (Vice-Principal:
Institutional Dev.-UNISA)
PROGRESS TO DATE (cont. 1)
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• The DST received 49 public nominations and 8 members from the current HSRC Board available for reappointment and their names are highlighted in red on the next 3 slides;
• A shortlist of 20 candidates was compiled from the received nominations;
• The following criteria were used: ExpertiseRace;Gender;Disability; and Re-appointment for continuity.
PROGRESS TO DATE (cont. 2)
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SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES
Category of expertise
Title Surname Name Race Gender Specialty Profile: Qualification
Medicine Prof Pillay Tahir I M MBChB (cum laude), PhD, FRCPath (Lon), FCPath (SA)
Education Dr Tema Botlhale
Octavia
A F PhD Science Education University
of Reading (UK)Prof Zulu Paulus A F PhD, BA Hons, Dip (Marketing
Management)Prof Moletsane Relebohile A F PhD: Curriculum Studies and
Teacher Education; HIV & AIDS
Education; Gender and Education;
Girlhood studiesProf Msila Vuyisile
Theophilus
A M PhD: Educational Management; MA: Curriculum Teaching;
MPhil: Conflict Transformation
and Management
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SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES (cont. 1)
Category of
expertise
Title Surname Name Race Gender Specialty Profile: Qualification
Social
Science
Prof Qalinge Lulama A F PhD (Social Work)
Prof Ismail Abdi Samatar A M PhD: PhD: Social/Human Science
Dr Dube Pamela
Zibuyile
A F PhD: Comparative Literature
Prof Marcus Balintulo
Malusi
A M PhD: Sociology
Prof Hassim Shireen I f PhD: Political Studies
Dr Netswera Godfrey
Fulufhelo
A M PhD (Sociology of Development)
Prof Olukoshi Adebayo A M Dphil (politics), BSc (International
Studies)
Statistics Prof Lourens Amanda W F PhD (Applied Statistics), MSc
(Mathematical Statistics), BSc Honours
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SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES (cont. 2)
Category of
expertise
Title Surname Name Race Gender Specialty Profile:
Qualification
Finance Prof Uliana Enrico W M PhD, CA(SA)
Mr Rowan Nicholls W M PhD, CA (SA)
Prof Van Niekerk Robert C M PhD: Political Studies
Law Adv. Dehal Roshan
Rai
I M LLM (Master of Laws)
Health Dr Madela-Mntla Edith A F D.Cur (Mental Health Nursing);
M.Cur
Natural
Science
Ms Badsha Nasima I F M.Sc (Medical Sciences); B.Sc.
(Honours)
Commerce Dr Bussin Mark W M PhD: Commerce
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• The appointment process of the new Board is in line with the prescripts of the Act; and
• It is therefore recommended that the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology considers and approve the shortlist of candidates presented in line with section 5 of the HSRC Act.
CONCLUSION
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