Surname : Mbatha

Names : Assah Hawu

Date of Birth : 13 July 1951

Marital Status : Married

Address : Centre for Development Research and Facilitation

University of Zululand : Bachelor of Arts in Theology

SABC : Supervisors Course

Mentorship Course

MDC

Financial Management

Results Directed Course

Radio Operations Course

GMIT : Senior Management Course

USIS (United States) : Radio Broadcasting

Executive Education : Business Management

SBL : FMP

Organisational Behaviour Management

Financial Accounting

Industrial Relations

Sanford University (USA) : Executive programme in Strategy & Organisation

Present position (June 2000) : Associate consultant

Organisation : Centre for Development Research and Facilitation

Other positions held within the Company

01 July 1998 : SABC - Group Chief Executive

01 October 1997 : SABC - Chief Executive-Radio

01 June 1996 : SABC - Dep. Chief Executive-Operations

01 October 1995 : SABC - Director Radio Programmes

01 January 1994 : SABC – General Manager – Kwa-Zulu Natal Region

01 June 1991 : SABC - Manager Radio Zulu – Ukhozi FM

01 MAY 1982 : SABC - Producer - Religious Programmes

1978-1982 : Minister of Religion: Uniting Reformed Church of SA Vryheid and Mpumalanga (Kwa-Zulu Natal)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Founder Manager : Lenjana Combined Primary School (Vryheid)

Founder and Project Leader : Isiduduzo Crèche (Mpumalanga)

External Board/Committees : Kuyasa Youth Organisation

Natal Playhouse Company

Lay Assessor Durban Regional Court

Indo Jet Travel

SADABA Committee

Commonwealth Broadcasters Association

Public Broadcasters Assciation

SABA

Labour relations negociations, communication and networking

Britain, France, Germany, Holland, India, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Singapore, USA

Public Speaking, Reading, Gardening, Listening to Classical and Gospel Music, Wild life