Themba Dlamini has been appointed CEO of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) and will begin in his new position today.
Dlamini takes over the reins from acting CEO Montseng Mopeli, following the planned exit of the previous CEO, Karabo Motlana, subsequent to the expiration of his contract on 31 August. Motlana served a three-year stint at ICASA.
Dlamini is the former deputy director-general of the Department of Science and Technology. He has previously worked as a special advisor to the minister of labour, chief director of corporate services at the North West Department of Health, CEO of the Construction Education and Training Authority, and manager of regulatory affairs at Telkom.
He holds his Masters in Development Economics from William College and BA (Honours) in Economics from Howard College, in Washington DC.
While the position of ICASA CEO is the head of bureaucracy of the authority, the incumbent also sits in on council meetings, but is not a member of the council that is tasked with making final regulatory decisions. The chairman of the council is the head of the council, but not necessarily of the entire organisation, as the council does not currently have executive powers.
The anomaly has caused some friction in the past, as confusion had arisen as to just who was the accounting officer in terms of the Public Finance Management Act.
The ICASA Amendment Act, which Parliament's communications committee is due to consider later this year, seeks to change the title of CEO to chief operating officer, in order to make the council chairperson head of the authority.
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