House Chairperson, the Select Committee on Education and Recreation, having considered the short list of candidates for appointment to the board of the National Research Foundation in terms of section 6(2)(c) of the National Research Foundation Act of 1998, and having interacted with the department for clarification on the criteria used - for example, issues regarding gender, experience and continuity, just to mention a few - and having satisfied itself in this regard, presents the following names to the Council for consideration: Prof P Clayton, Prof R Crewe, Prof A M Crouch, Dr A Fourie, Prof M Leibbrandt, Dr P Lolwana, Dr K Mokhele, Dr M Mosia, Prof S Nkomo, Dr V Pillay, Ms T Ramano, Prof J Sealy, Prof M Singh, Prof S Maharaj, Prof E Tyobeka and Prof B Cousins.
The Select Committee on Education and Recreation recommends that the Council approves the above short-listed candidates. I thank you.
Debate concluded.
Question put: That the Report be adopted.
IN FAVOUR: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape.
Report accordingly adopted in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.