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COUNCIL AND
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
Meeting attendance and performance-based
self-assessment
The Unisa Council comprises a total of 30 members
who are appointed to office in categories specified in the
Institutional Statute and whose tenure on the Council is
also clearly defined in the Institutional Statute. During
2011, the terms of office of several members came to
an end and appointments were duly made to fill the vacancies.
Specifically, the term of office of all three members
in the category Ministerial Appointees ended on 30
June 2011. Dr NM Phosa and Mr DV Kahla were
appointed by the Council to fill vacant positions in the
category Members with broad bpectrum bxpertise with
effect from 1 July 2011 and Ms JA Glennie was reappointed
by the Minister together with Dr O Shisana
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and Mr E Motala with effect from 22 July 2011 4 . Dr NM
Phosa was re-elected as Chairperson of the Council by
a Resolution of the Council dated 22 July 2011.
There are seven committees of Council that support the
activities of the Council. The chairperson of each committee
is an external member of Council appointed by
Council. All the committees are supported by the University
Registrar and university staff members who serve
the committees in an advisory capacity. In addition, two
members of Council, Dr R Stumpf and Mr BP Vundla,
served on the University Senate as Council representatives.
Council is also represented on the Institutional
Forum and in 2011 the appointed representatives were
Professor JA Persens and Mr ER Maponya (until the end
of his tenure on the Council).
A table of meeting attendance for 2011 of Council and
its Committees is provided below.
Members Appointed/ End of tenure** 28 Jan 15 Apr 24 Jun 22 Jul 6 Aug 22-23 Sep 6 Oct 18 Nov
appointed by re-appointed Special Special Induction incl the Special
Council from meeting 5 meeting 6 Workshop 7 annual meeting 9
broad spectrum strategic
of competencies workshop 8
Mr AA da Costa A A A A A
Mr SP du Toit A A A
Ms N Mapetla A
Mr ER Maponya 30 Jun A
Dr S Mokone- A A
Matabane
Dr A Padayachee 23 Sept resigned A A A
Prof J Persens A A A
Dr RH Stumpf 24 Jun re-appt A A
30 Jun
Mr F van Niekerk A A A
Mr BP Vundla A A
Ex officio members
Prof MS Makhanya:
Principal and
Vice-Chancellor
Prof N Baijnath:
Pro-Vice- Chancellor
Prof DL Mosoma: 23 May resigned
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
One nationally recognised local government sector representative
Dr ES Jacobson 23 Sept 30 Jun
re-appt in
categ.1 above
Three persons appointed by the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Ms JA Glennie 22 Jul 30 Jun
re-appt
Adv. V Kahla 22 Jul 30 Jun A A A
re-appt in
categ.1 above
Dr NM Phosa 22 Jul 30 Jun A
(Chairman) re-appt in
categ.1 above
Dr O Shisana 22 Jul 20 Oct resigned A A A
Mr E Motala 22 Jul A A
4 Dr Shisana resigned in September 2011.
5 The Council meeting in November 2010 did not finalise the revised organisational structure and it was resolved that the matter be finalised at a special Council meeting in January 2011.
6 The tenure of the Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson came to an end on 30 June 2011. The meeting appointed the new incumbents and also constituted the membership of the Council
Committees after the new members were appointed by Council (the tenure of several members came to an end on 30 June 2011).
7 This was not a formal Council meeting but an Induction Programme for new members of Council – all members of Council were invited to participate in the programme.
8 The Council meeting was held on 23 September but it was preceded by a day-and-a-half strategic workshop.
9 This was an urgent meeting to finalise the response to the Minister on the 2011-2013 Enrolment Plan. Members who did not attend the meeting submitted input to the discussion via email.