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Social and Ethics Committee
Constitution and rights of the committee
94. (1) There shall be a social and ethics committee:
(a) To monitor the activities of the CMSA, having regard to any relevant legislation, other legal requirements or prevailing codes of best practice, with regard to matters pertaining to the broad principles of:
i. Social and economic development;
ii. Good corporate citizenship;
iii. The environment, health and public safety;
iv. Consumer relationships;
v. Labour and employment;
(b) To draw matters within its mandate to the attention of the Board; and
(c) To report, through one of its committee members, to the members at an ordinary meeting on the matters within its mandate.
(2) The social and ethics committee shall consist of:
(a) Not less than 3 (three) Directors or prescribed officers of the CMSA, at least one of whom shall be a Director who is not involved in the day-to-day management of the CMSA’s business, and must not have been so involved within the previous (three) financial years; and
(b) The company secretary.
(3) The chairperson of the committee shall be required to present a report to members at the general
meeting.
(4) A social and ethics committee of a company is entitled to –
(a) Require from any Director or prescribed officer any information or explanation necessary for the performance of the committee’s functions;
(b) Request from any employee of the CMSA any information or explanation necessary for the performance of the committee’s functions.
(c) Attend any members’ meeting;
(d) Receive all notices of and other communications relating to any members’ meetings; and
(e) Be heard at any members’ meeting on any part of the business of the meeting that concerns the committee’s functions.
(5) The CMSA must pay all the expenses reasonably incurred by its social and ethics committee, including, if the social and ethics committee considers it appropriate, the costs or the fees of any consultant or specialist engaged by the social and ethics committee in the performance of its functions.
CMSA SOCIAL & ETHICS COMMITTEE
Chairperson
Prof B (Bilkish) Cassim
083 788 4358
CassimB@ukzn.ac.za
President of the CMSA
Prof J (Johan) Fagan
082 897 3473
johannes.fagan@uct.ac.za
Prof T E (Thifhelimbilu) Luvhengo
083 995 2552
thifheliluvhengo@gmail.com
Prof L (Leslie) London
079 189 6368
leslie.london@uct.ac.za
Prof J (John) Ouma
082 493 5394
jmno@mweb.co.za
Education Committee (EC)
Dr S (Shakeera) Holland
082 781 5571
sholland@telkomsa.net
Examinations and Credentials Committee (ECC)
Prof L (LeeAnne) Sykes
084 308 9702
leanne.sykes@up.ac.za
Finance and General Purposes Committee (FGPC)
Dr M (Mvuyiso) Talatala
083 459 1843
mvuyiso@talatala.co.za
Honorary Treasurer(FGPC)
Prof L (Linda) Visser
082 958 7458
lindav@sun.ac.za
Previous Chair of the ECC
Prof M (Mthunzi) Ngcelwane
082 652 4338
Mthunzi.ngcelwane@up.ac.za
Chief Executive Officer
Prof E (Eric) Buch
083 391 6962
Eric.buch@cmsa.co.za
Academic Registrar
Ms T Y (Yolokazi) Kanzi
062 460 4175
Yolokazi.kanzi@cmsa.co.za
Executive Director: Admin and Finance
Mr (J) Jerome Davies
083 293 4599
Jerome.davies@cmsa.co.za
Governance Manager – Minutes
Ms G Ntabanyane
079 134 0182
Gladys.ntabanyane@cmsa.co.za
Previous Chairperson to sit on the Committee until
June 2024
Prof A (Abdullah) Laher
084 840 2508
abdullahlaher@msn.com
Executive Director: Education & Assessment
Prof V (Vanessa) Burch
083 703 4662
Vanessa.burch@cmsa.co.za
Social and Ethics Committee
Prof B (Bilkish) Cassim
Prof J (Johan) Fagan
Prof T E (Thifhelimbilu) Luvhengo
Prof L (Leslie) London
Prof J (John) Ouma
Dr S (Shakeera) Holland
Prof L (LeeAnne) Sykes
Dr M (Mvuyiso) Talatala
Prof L (Linda) Visser
Prof M (Mthunzi) Ngcelwane
Prof E (Eric) Buch
Ms T Y (Yolokazi) Kanzi
Mr (J) Jerome Davies
Ms G Ntabanyane
Prof A (Abdullah) Laher
Prof V (Vanessa) Burch