Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has appointed new members for the presidential black economic empowerment council, his office said on Thursday.
They are:
- Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies;
- Susan Shabangu, Minister of Women in the presidency;
- Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant;
- Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi;
- Zingiswa Losi, the second deputy president of the Congress of SA Trade Unions;
- Tantaswa Fubu, president of the Association for the Advancement of Black Accountants of SA;
- Puleng Tsebe, deputy chairman of Disabled People SA;
- Sandile Zungu, vice-president of the Black Business Council;
- Clive Manci, member of the Board of Business Unity SA;
- Eltie Links, chairman of Doing Business in Africa at the Stellenbosch Graduate School of Business;
- Chantyl Mulder, senior executive for professional development and transformation at the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants;
- Lefadi Makibinyane, chief executive of the Council for Consulting Engineers SA;
- Thami Mazwai, executive chairman of Mtiya Dynamics;
- Yershen Pillay, chairman of the National Youth Development Agency;
- Sankie Mthembi-Mahanyele, former housing minister and Central Energy Fund chairwoman;
- Mike Mlengana, president of the African Farmers Association of SA;
- Zinhle Cele, deputy secretary general of the Progressive Professionals Forum;
- Koko Khumalo, deputy president of the Black Management Forum and;
- Caroline Magadla, treasurer general of the SA National Apex Cooperative.
The directors-general of the departments reporting to the ministers serving on the council would serve as alternate members of the council.
The council provides guidance and monitoring of broad-based black economic empowerment performance in the economy.
It makes policy recommendations.
Zuma welcomed the new council members and thanked their predecessors. - Sapa