The
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa hereby invites members
of the general public to comment on the short list of names to be considered to
serve as Council members of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) in
terms of the National Film and Video Foundation Act, 1997 (Act No. 73 of 1997).
Section 6
(1) of the NFVF Act, Act No.73 of 1997, stipulates that ‘The Foundation shall
act through a council consisting of no fewer than nine (9) and no more than
fourteen (14) Council members. Section 6 (2) (a) of the same Act says ‘the
members shall be appointed by the Minister from a short list of no more than 22
names’.
Below
are 22 short list of names out of an interview process which
took place on 6-9 October 2020. These names are presented by the appointed
Independent Panel conducted the interviews to the Minister of Sport, Arts and
Culture for consideration of new NFVF Council appointment.
Section 6
(2) (d) of the same Act stipulates that, any member of the public may object in
writing to the short list nomination of any person.
Anyone
wishing to comment may do so by submitting the following:
·
A written letter containing
full names and contact details of the writer.
·
The letter must provide
reasons for objection with supporting documents.
·
Certified copy of the
writer’s Identity Document
Comments
must be addressed to the Director-General of the Department of Sport, Arts and
Culture, for the attention of Ms Lindeka Moeng: sent via email to: lindekam@dsac.gov.za
Closing
date: 21 October 2020. No late comments will be considered.
Click HERE to download a copy of the list of names.