Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has accepted a request by the National Assembly to re-initiate the process of filling the Commissioner vacancy in the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), says the Presidency.
This arose after the resignation of Raenette Taljaard as a Commissioner in February this year.
According to the Presidency, National Assembly Acting Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli has informed the President that, having considered the report of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, the National Assembly has decided not to recommend a candidate for appointment by the President, because the list provided by the selection panel chaired by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng did not provide sufficient choice with regards to gender and race as provided by the Constitution.
“The list of candidates submitted to the National Assembly by the selection panel consists of eight names of which seven were African males and females and one was a white female.
“After considering the report of the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs and the request by the Acting Speaker of the National Assembly, President Zuma decided to request Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to re-initiate the process of filling the vacancy,” said the Presidency. - SAnews.gov.za
