Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed two new members to the board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), said the Presidency.
“President Jacob Zuma has, in terms of section 4(1)(b) read with section 8(2) of the Media Development and Diversity Agency Act, 2002 (Act No. 14 of 2002) and on the recommendation of the National Assembly, appointed Ms Louise Vale, Executive Director of the Association of Independent Publishers to the MDDA Board.
“The President has also, in terms of section 4 (1)(c) read with section 8(2) of the MDDA Act, 2002 (Act No. 14 of 2002), appointed communication consultant and former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Sun and Sunday Sun, Mr Emmanuel Themba Khumalo, as a member of the MDDA,” said the Presidency on Friday.
Vale is appointed with effect from 5 February 2015 and Khumalo with effect from 28 January 2015.
They will both serve on the board for a period of three years.
The mandate and objectives of the MDDA include the creation of an enabling environment for media development and diversity which reflects the needs and aspirations of South Africa.
It also looks to redress exclusion and marginalisation of disadvantaged communities and persons from access to the media and media industry. – SAnews.gov.za
