The Portfolio Committee on Communications, having considered the request by the Minister in The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration to the National Assembly to recommend a candidate, in terms of section 4 of the MDDA Act, 2002 (Act No 14 of 2002), to fill a vacancy that will arise due to the expiry of the term of office of Ms Nadia Bulbulia as a member of the Board on 31 December 2013, referred to it for consideration and report (see ATC 14 August 2013), reports as follows: