Calvo was the CEO of MultiChoice SA after holding of ce as the group executive: policy and regulatory affairs for the MultiChoice Group. He previously held positions as a professional engineer at Sentech and a broadcasting spectrum manager at ICASA. He also served in several ministerial advisory task teams, including the Digital Migration Working Group, Digital Dzonga and the Information and Communications Technology Policy Review Panel. He also served as a commissioner to the Presidential Commission on Fourth Industrial Revolution. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (prev. University of DurbanWestville), a Management Advancement Programme Postgraduate Diploma from Wits Business School, a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law from King’s College, London, and a Strategic IQ: Creating Smarter Corporations Certi cate from Harvard Business School. Our Phuthuma Nathi board of directors Mandla was the chair of MultiChoice SA from 2007 to 2010 and chair of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) from 1999 to 2005. He participated in various arts programmes and conferences throughout Africa. In 2007, he received South Africa’s National Order of Ikhamanga (Silver) for literary, journalistic and cultural achievements and in 2009, a Living Legends award from the eThekwini municipality. A number of his works have been published. He was editor-at-large of Leadership magazine, programme director for television (TV) at the South African Broadcasting Corporation and his fourth novel, The Lost Colours of the Chameleon, won the 2009 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize – Africa region. His directorships include Medu Arts & Literature, Phuthuma Nathi, and Datapost. Mandla is a recipient of honorary doctorates from the University of Fort Hare, the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Pretoria. He received his Master of Arts in Creative Writing from the University of the Witwatersrand and was a fellow at Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies. Chair and independent non-executive director BA (English and Philosophy) and MA (Creative Writing) Appointed 4 August 2006 Independent non-executive director BSc Eng (Electrical) Appointed 12 July 2019 Calvo Mawela (South African,47) Mandla Langa (South African,73) Phuthuma Nathi Investments (RF) Limited Integrated annual report 2023 15 Overview Introduction Understanding Phuthuma Nathi Understanding MultiChoice SA MultiChoice SA performance Financial review Corporate governance review Shareholder information
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