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The Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), has announced that the term of office of its current Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Willington Ngwepe, comes to an end on 15 October 2022 and that he will not be seeking re-appointment.
“Mr Ngwepe has, however, advised that he is not available to be considered for re-appointment to serve a further term as CEO, having decided to pursue other career opportunities,” read a statement from ICASA.
Ngwepe has served the ICASA for eight years, formerly as Chief Operating Officer from 2014, and latterly as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer from 2017.
His tenure has spanned the period from the landmark 2014 cost-to-communicate call termination regulations up to the successful 2022 conclusion of the historic high-demand spectrum auction.
ICASA’s Council thanked Ngwepe for his stewardship and leadership over the years, and for his support to the Council in the execution and delivery of its organisational mandate.
The Council of ICASA advised that the process for the appointment of a permanent CEO for a five-year term is already underway, adding that it will in the interim make a formal announcement of an acting CEO.
The decision by Ngwepe not to seek re-appointment, comes just two months after former Chairperson Dr Keabetswe Modimoeng’s resignation from the regulator
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