National Council

Overview

National Council

SAICA members at the Annual General Meeting held on 26 June 2019, approved a revised Constitution, following a rigorous Governance Review of the Institute, led by the Governance Review Task Team (GRTT). Under the new Constitution, the National Council is established and composed of not more than 40 (forty) individuals, elected by regional and other constituency bodies, to represent the full spectrum of SAICA members (regional, firms, Members in Business, associates, and other interest groups).

Appendix 2 of the SAICA Constitution provides for the National Council Charter, in terms of which the functions and mandate of the Council are defined in detail. Key amongst the functions of the National Council is to –

advise the Board on matters relating to the long-term strategy of the Institute and the profession;
represent Members’ and Associates’ interests facilitated through input from the Regional Councils and communicated by the Council to the Board and management;
identify new Interest Groups and recommend these to the Board for representation on the Council;
provide input to the Nomination and Governance Committee for the appointment of members to the Board; and
temporarily assume the powers and functions of the Board if the majority of the members of the Board resign or are removed and are not replaced in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the By-laws until such time as a new Board can be appointed.

Council Composition as of August 2024

Eastern region (2 seats)

Akash Singh - National Council President

Harish Ramsumer

Central region (2 seats)

Thinus de Vries - Central Region President

Conrad De Wee

Northern region (2 seats)

John Stamp - Past President

Refiloe Lehaba - Vice President

Southern region (2 seats)

Riaan Rudman - Southern Region President

Anine Pheiffer

ABASA (2 seats)

AWCA (1 seat)

Buhle Hanise

Members in Business Interest Group (2 seats)

Ismail Lambat

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