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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