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Sisulu defends appointment of former ANCYL leader Magasela Mzobe to chair water board

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Lindiwe Sisulu, the minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, has defended her decision to appoint a former ANC Youth League leader to a critical position to chair the interim board of Umgeni Water.

On Wednesday, Sisulu announced the appointment of Magasela Mzobe to chair the 11-member board of the entity that supplies cities like Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Port Shepstone with bulk water and has assets worth billions.

Mzobe, who hails from Newcastle, was once the national coordinator of the ANC Youth League task team that ran the league’s affairs after the expulsion of Julius Malema. Diko said Sisulu was satisfied that Mzobe has all the qualities needed by the board of the water entity. He added that board appointments generally follow principle 7 of King IV , which requires a balance between knowledge, skills, experience, diversity and independence and we think this new interim board has that balance.

“Vision and leadership, diligence, ability to work well with others and of course discretion. The minister is satisfied that the interim board, in its composition, as well as the chairperson , meets most of the requirements and qualities of board compositions as per King Code and other relevant acts,” Diko said.

 

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