Media Development and Diversity Agency Act, 2002 (Act No. 14 of 2002)4. Constitution of and appointment of members of Board |
| 1) |
| a) | The Board consists of nine members. |
| b) | Six members of the Board must be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the National Assembly, according to the following principles: |
| i) | Participation by the public in the nomination process; |
| ii) | transparency and openness; and |
| iii) | the publication of a shortlist of candidates for appointment with due regard to subsection (4) and section 5. |
| c) | Three members must be appointed by the President, taking into consideration section 15, of whom one must be from the commercial print media and another from the commercial broadcast media. |
| 2) | The President must appoint one of the members as chairperson of the Board. |
| 3) | Members are appointed on a non-executive basis. |
| 4) | Persons appointed to the Board must be persons who are- |
| a) | committed to fairness, freedom of expression, openness and accountability on the part of those entrusted with the governance of the public service; |
| b) | when viewed collectively- |
| i) | are representative of a broad cross section of the population of the Republic; and |
| ii) | possess suitable qualifications, expertise and experience in fields such as community media, social, labour and development issues, media economics, financial management and funding, advertising and marketing, journalism and broadcast programming, media research, media training, literacy and education, media law, information and communication technology policy. |
| 5) | A member must, before performing his or her functions, take an oath or affirmation that he or she is committed to- |
| a) | fairness, freedom of expression, openness and accountability; and |
| b) | upholding and protecting the Constitution and the other laws of the Republic. |