my appointment as a member portunity, to consider and deal with and chair; and most imporsome of these challenges and I intend tantly, to deputy chair, Khento support RIM’s mission and vision sani Maluleke, for his indelias a national museum and World ble contribution during his Heritage Site,” says Masutha. tenure as acting chair.” In addition, the new chair, followIn December, the former ing consultation with the minister in acting chair assured the pubDecember, undertook to prioritise lic that a process was underconsideration of the said report by way in addressing matters re- Advocate Michael ensuring that council, at its earliest lated to the forensic investi- Masutha opportunity, considers and disposes gation report into the matters arising there from; includmanagement of RIM, and that an update ing the alleged irregularities and malfeawould be shared this year. sance that the report addresses itself to. “As I take up the role of RIM chair, I am Once council has fully considered the reaware of the various challenges that RIM is port and deliberated on it accordingly, it confronted with at this stage, and part of my would be in a better position to take the pubvisit is to ensure that the necessary arrange- lic into it’s confidence in response to its findments are made for council, at its earliest op- ings and recommendations.