Samuel Mandla Mchunu to serve on ITU board

Icasa (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) radio communications manager Samuel Mandla Mchunu will serve on the board of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Radio Regulations (Africa Region) from 2019-2023. Mchunu was elected at the recent ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Dubai; he received 121 votes out of 179 member states votes.

His radiocommunications and telecommunications experience spans over 20 years, during which he served on various committees and working parties. He is currently a rapporteur for World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC - 19) Preparatory Working Groups representing Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Telecommunication Union (ATU) on satellite regulatory issues.