New Chairman for ICASA

South Africa's Minister of Communications has appointed Dr Stephen Mncube as the new chairman of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) with immediate effect. Mncube succeeds Paris Mashile in the top position and will serve a five-year term to 2015.

Dr Mncube held the positions of chairman of the National Information Technology Forum, chairman of Sentech and as the manager of the Development Information Business Unit at the Development Bank of Southern Africa. He also holds a doctorate in philosophy, a master's degree in social science and a degree in science, which he obtained from the University of Syracuse, in the USA.

Parliament also agreed on three other new councillors.
They are William Currie, who is with the Association of Progressive Communications; Joseph Lebooa, a business liaison manager with MTN; and Ntombela Ndhlovu, a legal advisor with MTN. The new councillors will occupy council seats left open by Kobus van Rooyen, Robert Nkuna and Brenda Ntombela.

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