Issued by: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
March 4, 1996
STATEMENT FROM THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
A number of key positions in the TRC senior management struc- ture have been finalised, enabling the commission to move into top gear during the next month.
The position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be taken up on Tuesday, March 5, 1996, by Dr Biki S.V. Minyuku, a specialist in strategic planning, management and development. Minyuku holds an MBA from LaSalle University in Philadelphia and a Ph.D. in Interactive Management and Social Systems Sciences from the Union Institute Graduate School in Cincinnati.
Since his return to South Africa in 1995, he has been Registrar of the University of the North. Minyuku has been involved in several community, fundraising and mediation programmes in both South Africa and the United States of America. From 1987 to 1994 he held the position of ANC vice-chairperson in America.,
Prof Charles Villa-Vicencio, currently holds the chair in Religion and Society at the University of Cape Town, has been ap- pointed Director: Research. His responsibilities include coordina- ting a team of researchers, social scientists and report writers, located throughout the country. He will commission specific pieces of research and will produce the commission's final report.
Ms Sandra Arendse has been appointed as the Director: Human Resources. She is a graduate of the University of the Western Cape (UWC), with extensive experience in the field. The Director: Finance is Mr Kariem Hoosain, a chartered accountant, from the audit practice, Moores Rowland, where he had been an audit manager. He is also a UWC graduate.