MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ANC, THANDI MODISE, ON THE APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSONS OF PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES

When we began this current term of parliament, we committed ourselves to an activist ANC Caucus and activist Parliament that is well-positioned to fully undertake its constitutional role, which include conducting robust oversight over the Executive.

We stressed that this activist parliament will require men and women of outstanding pedigree who will selflessly submit themselves to the service of the nation.  The activist nature of this institution, which we undertook to deepen, necessitates therefore that we continuously assess and review our operations system to ensure that we continue to be relevant to the task of meeting the tasks South Africans have placed upon our shoulders.

The realignment of the leadership of our committees is therefore consistent with our ongoing endeavour to strengthen the role of the movement in Parliament.

We therefore wish to announce the names of comrades we have deployed to the posts of portfolio committee chairpersons. These comrades will be recommended to parliament for elections in the respective meetings of committees. We congratulate these comrades and wish them well in their new responsibilities. We also wish to thank our comrades who formerly held these positions.

New deployments:

1. Defence and Military Veterans

Malusi Stanley Motimele (M) [Replaces: Mnyamezeli Booi]

2. Higher Education

 Ishmael Malale (M) [Marius Fransman]

3. Home Affairs

Maggy Maunye (F) [Ben Martins]

4. Basic Education

Hope Malgas (F) [Fatima Chohan]

5. Labour

Mamagase Elleck Nchabeleng (M) [Lumka Yengeni]

6. Public Enterprise

Peter Maluleke (M) [Vytjie Mentor]

7. Public Works

Catherine Mabuza (F) [Lindiwe Hendricks]

8. Water and Environment

Johnny De Lange (M) [Maggie Sotyu]

9. International Relations and Cooperation

Tisetso Magama (M) [Thulas Nxesi]

10. Communications

Eric Kholwane (M)

11. Arts and Culture [Ismail Vadi]

Thandile Babalwa Sunduza (F)

12. Justice

Luwellyn Tyrone Landers (M) [Ngoako Ramatlhodi]

13. Energy

Sisa Njikelana (M) [Elizabeth Thabethe]

14. Joint Standing Committee on Defence

 Jerome Joseph Maake (M) [Hlengiwe Mgabadeli]

15. Women, Children and People with Disabilities

Dorothy Ramodibe (F) [Barbara Thomson]

16. Chair of Caucus

Jerry Dimotana Thibedi (M)

17. House Chairs

Cedric Thomas Frolick [Obed Bapela]
Fatima Hajaig [Mildred Oliphant]

Statement issued by the ANC, Parliament, Cape Town, November 18 2010

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