Issued by: SA Communication Service
3 November
RELEASE OF LIST OF PERSONS TO BE INTERVIEWED BY THE SELECTION PANEL FOR THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
The panel of persons appointed by the President to short-list the candidates or nominees for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission met yesterday in Johannesburg. The panel has now agreed on a list of 46 nominees who will be invited to be interviewed by the panel. This list of 46 candidates is not the short list as such, but constitutes a list of persons whom the panel would wish to interview in order to obtain a better knowledge of each individual. This list of 46 names is somewhat larger than originally intended. The panel, however, believes that the possibility exists that some of the nominees may yet withdraw their nominations once they appreciate the commitment which will be required of them over the next eighteen months to two years.
This process of interviewing potential Commissioners will commence on 13 November 1995 in Cape Town. Further interviews will take place in Durban and Johannesburg in the same week. The public is hereby invited to submit their views and questions both with regard to the composition of the list and the individual candidates before 11 November 1995.
Correspondence should be addressed to:
Advocate Denzil Potgieter c/o Ministry of Justice Private Bag X256 Cape Town 8000 Fax: 021-461 6560
At yesterday's meeting the Selection Panel selected the Candidates. The 160 emerged from a preliminary selection. The panel was most impressed with the quality of the nominees, many if not all of whom would have graced the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In selecting 46 of these 160, the panel addressed both the "track record" of the nominees as well as the need to ensure that the list is representative of South Africa's population in regard to gender, race, profession and region. The panellists' list, however, still manifests to some degree the bias in regard to these characteristics as contained in the original list of nominees. This issue may receive further consideration at the selection stage.
The panel believes that many of the unsuccessful nominees pos- sess the experience and expertise that will be much needed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It was felt that some of the skills of the nominees could be appropriately utilised by the Commission. We hope they will make themselves available.
N R L Haysom Chairman of the Selection Panel
NOMINEES TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR TRUTH COMMISSION
Issued by: SA Communication Service
LIST OF NOMINEES TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
Dr Franz Aucherback Professor David McQuid-Mason Dr Alex Boraine Ms Shenaaz Meer Mrs Mary Burton Mr Juan Mendez Revd Dr Frank Chikane Ds Jan Mettler Revd Murray Coetzee Ms Hlengiwe Mhize Adv Chris de Jager Revd Dr Stanley Mogoba Ds Andries du Plooy Dr Margaret Majapelo Revd Bongani Finca Mr Essa Moosa Ms Sisi Kamphephe Professor Dan Morkel Mr Paddy Kearney Mr Peter Mothle Judge Edwin King Mrs Malakolo Motumi Revd Michael Lapsley Mr Dumisa Ntsebeza Mr Richard Lyster Imam Rashid Omar Professor Bongani Majola Adv Pieter Oosthuizen Mr Wynand Malan Dr Wndy Orr Mr Thomas Manthatha Mr Tumba Pillay Professor Jabulani Maphalala Dr Dianne Prinsloo Professor Mandla Mchunu Dr Mapule Ramashala Dr Faizel Randera Dr Thabo Rangaka Professor Medard Rwelamira Adv Solly Sithole Professor Adam Small Dr Yasmin Sooka Archbishop Desmond Tutu Prof Hendrik (HW) van der Merwe Prof Charles Villa-Vicencio Ms Glenda Wildshut