Southside FM Radio Latest Developmental Report April 9 2013

SOUTHSIDE FM RADIO (NPO No: 089-426) No: 59 Musgrave Road, Durban, 4001 Postal address: P.O. Box 486 Verulam 4340 Tel: 031 - 568 1309/082 376 9053 email: subrygovender@gmail.com April 9 2013 Dear Colleagues Vanakkam and Namaskaram. We wish to advise that we are currently negotiating with the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications, Mr Eric Kholwane, about our frequency requirements. You will recall that we held a meeting with Mr Kholwane, Dr Stephen Ncube, Chairperson of ICASA, and another ICASA official in Durban early in February. Both leaders promised to do everything possible for us in getting off the ground. After we Management Committee meeting three weeks ago we have been in contact with Mr Kholwane once again. We enclose a copy of the letter we have written to Mr Kholwane for your information. Once we get a go ahead from Mr Kholwane and ICASA chairperson, Dr Ncube, we would embark on the following: 1. Finalise our premises with a Memorandum of Agreement either with Merebank Tamil School Society(MTSS), Mount Edgecombe Mariammen Temple or Mr Logan Naidoo's office in Musgrave Road, Durban. 2. Build our studio. 3. Invite all those who have sent in their applications to be voluntary presenters, advertising sales representatives and other staff members for a training programme. We wish to advise that our supporters are waiting for us to get off the ground soon and we are only waiting for the finalisation of the FM frequency. Our letter to Mr Kholwane will give you more information. Thanks and kind regards. Subry Govender Secretary ------------------------------ Management Committee: Mr Balan Govender(chaiperson), Ms Sally Padaychie, Mr Logan Naidoo, Ms Keresha Govender(Treasurer), Ms Thirupuri Govender (Asst Secretary), Mr Swaminathan Gounden, Mr Dennis Naidoo, Mr Deven Moodley, Mr Sumeshen Moodley, Mr Senthil Narsigan, Mr Sagie Moodley, Ms T Sanasy, Mr Yugen Nadasen, Mr Morgan Nadasen, Mr Bala Naidoo and Mr Richard Naidoo. SOUTHSIDE FM RADIO (NPO No: 089-426) No: 59 Musgrave Road, Durban, 4001 Postal address: P.O. Box 486 Verulam 4340 Tel: 031 - 568 1309/082 376 9053 email: subrygovender@gmail.com April 5 2013 Mr Eric Kholwane Chairperson Parliamentary Comunnications Portfolio Committee Cape Town Dear Mr Kholwane re: Southside FM Radio - FM frequency and related matters -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We sincerely hope that this email will find you in good stead and health. This email is being kindly sent primarily to inform you that we understand your work pressures and commitments. But at the same time we want to check whether there have been any developments regarding our frequency requirements and the proposals made at our meeting in Durban early in February about the sharing of air time with the SABC's Lotus FM? Our Management Committee fully appreciates all your efforts on our behalf and have taken a decision at our last meeting two weeks ago to await your inputs regarding our frequency problems. Our Management Committee wants to re-iterate that we represent an important segment of South African society and that we hold you in high esteem in trying to help us with our frequency requirements. Our Management Committee also wants to re-iterate that activists and leaders emerging from the community had played a very important role in the struggles against apartheid and white-minority rule. It's, therefore, vital that Southside FM Radio should be assisted in getting off the ground and launch as soon as possible. Our Management Committee also re-iterated that Southside FM Radio will play an important role in promoting the true values and principles of the new, non-racial and democratic South Africa. Hoping to hear from your goodself at your earliest convenience and thanking you in anticipation. Yours sincerely M. Subramoney (Secretary) -------------------------------