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The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams welcomes the appointment of Ms Mandla Msimang to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board of Directors.

Ms Msimang joins other global experts to lead this international organisation responsible for ensuring a stable, secure, and unified global Internet.

A seasoned regulatory expert with a focus on ICT regulation, public policy and competition policy; Ms Msimang is a highly regarded professional in the ICT sector. In 2007, she founded Pygma Consulting and now serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Nozala Investments. “Ms Mandla Msimang’s appointment comes at a time that the department is charged with positioning South Africa as a leader in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, creating an enabling environment for the uptake and usage of the internet; as well as developing internet governance protocols that are commensurate to international standards. We wish her great success in this new role and have the utmost confidence that her vast experience in ICT policy and regulation will add much credence to the ICANN Board, said Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams.

ICANN was formed in 1998 as a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation. The newly appointed board members will commence their term of office pursuant to the ICANN66 Annual General Meeting to be held on 2 - 7 November 2019 in Montréal, Canada.

Issued by Government Communications (GCIS) on behalf of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies