9 July 1997
The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) has pleasure in announcing the appointment of Mr Mandla Seleoane as chairperson of the organisation. Mr Seleoane was elected to this position at the first meeting (July 8) of the new executive committee, which was elected at the FXI’s AGM held on June 19. He takes over from Mr Raymond Louw, who was appointed Deputy Chairperson.
Mr Seleoane is a senior researcher at the Centre for Socio-Constitutional Dynamics at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). He is a graduate of the University of South Africa and the Rand Afrikaans University. Mr Seleoane has a long history of involvement in the Black Consciousness movement and on labour issues. He is the author of the book, "The Death Penalty: Let the People Decide", and was a contributor to the recently released book, "The Rights of Indigenous People", by Bertus de Villiers. He is currently involved in research on socio-economic rights. He can be contacted at (012) 302-2325.
Mr Raymond Louw is editor and publisher of Southern Africa Report, an international newsletter on South Africa. He is an executive member of the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) and a member of the Conference of Editors. He has served as chairperson of the FXI since the latter half of 1995, and was formerly chairperson of the Campaign for Open Media and the Campaign for Independent Broadcasting. He is a former executive board member of the International Press Institute (IPI) and currently a fellow of the IPI. Mr Louw was appointed by Deputy President Thabo Mbeki as a member of the Task Group on Government Communication (COMTASK), which completed its work last year. He was twice awarded the South African Union of Journalists’ (SAUJ) Pringle Award for Press Freedom. He can be contacted at (011) 646-8790.
The other members of the FXI’s executive are:
Nicholas Combrinck - Publisher and
Commissioning Editor at Jonathan Ball Publishers
Clive Emdon - Director of the Independent
Media Diversity Trust
Leon Louw - Executive Director
of the Free Market Foundation
Nomavenda Mathiane - Political
and provincial government correspondent for the Business Day newspaper
Japan Mthembu - General Secretary
of the Performing Artists Workers’ Equity
Robert Nkuna - Provincial General
Secretary of the Open Window Network and
International Relations Officer
for the National Community Radio Forum
Temba Nolutshungu - Director of
the Cape Town office of the Free Market
Foundation
Andries Oliphant - President of
the National Arts Coalition and currently a lecturer in
Theory of Literature at the University
of South Africa
Rehana Rossouw - Deputy Editor
at the Mail & Guardian newspaper
Chris Vick - Group Editorial Training
Director for Independent Newspapers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL RAASHIED
GALANT AT (011) 403-8403