He was appointed by Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi following the resignation of Advocate Andrea Johnson. In July, President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted Johnson's request to resign with immediate effect.
“[Vanara] is a senior executive and accomplished legal, governance and regulatory leader with more than 25 years [of] progressive experience across state institutions, state-owned enterprises, Parliament and other complex and highly regulated environments.
“He previously served as the Group executive: Legal, Governance and Regulatory at the South African Broadcasting Corporation, with earlier senior leadership experience at the Parliament of South Africa and across pension fund, audit and risk, ethics and governance structures,” the department said in a statement on Thursday.
Vanara holds a B. Proc qualification from Vista University as well as LLB and LLM qualifications from the University of the Free State.
“Advocate Vanara currently serves at the executive level as Chief Legal Counsel of the Special Investigating Unit, providing strategic leadership across the organisation, with specific focus on civil litigation and asset recovery, corporate legal services, legal support to investigations as well as legal compliance management.
“He will join the IDAC on [a] secondment basis and assume the responsibilities of the Acting Head of IDAC with immediate effect.
“The Minister wishes Advocate Vanara well in his new role and has expressed full confidence in his ability to discharge his responsibilities with integrity and conscientiousness,” the department stated.
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