Wikimedia South Africa/2024-AGM

Venue

Wikimedia South Africa AGM 2024

Date: 09 November 2024

Time: 10:00 to 1:00pm

Johannesburg:

The Catalyst Hotel

100 Pretoria Ave,

Wierda Valley,

Sandton,

2196

Cape Town:

The Protea Hotel Breakwater Lodge

Portswood Rd,

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront,

Cape Town,

8001

Online:

Saturday, 9 November · 10:00am – 1:00pm

Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Google Meet joining info

Video call link:

https://meet.google.com/egf-mxxr-rvp

Or dial: (ZA) +27 10 823 1316 PIN: 717 040 579#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/egf-mxxr-rvp?pin=2564594390152

In Person - Johannesburg

• Herschal Jackson
• Bobby Shabangu
• Khethiwe Marais
• Matete Lesele
• Lindani Sikhakhane
• Derek J Moore
• Kekeletso Collen Xathi
• Nomfundo Ngidi
• Rethabile Dladla

In Person - Cape Town

• Jeremiah Pietersen
• Indiphile Ntliyizombi
• Ingrid Thomson
• Michael Graaf
• Reuben Honigwachs
• Andy Rabagliati
• Itumeleng Mpofu

Online

• Douglas Ian Scott
• Dumisane Ndubane
• Gwinyai
• Siyafunda
• Jan Hendrick Du-Toit
• Mofokeng Dipapang
• Nikki Crowster
• Sipho Fako
• Twin Mosai
• Mpho Sello
• Dieketseng Josephina

Agenda

Welcome

All Members in person in Johannesburg and in Cape Town as well as online are welcomes and announcements are made.

Present and ratify 2023 AGM Minutes

Bobby Shabangu presents the [[1]] from the previous AGM (held in 2023) and requests vote for ratification. Matete Lesele advises he is not listed in the attendees. Gwinyai advises his apologies are not listed on the minutes for 2023.

For: In Person JHB = 3 votes ( Lindani, Matete, Derek) In Person CPT = 6 votes (Reuben, Andy, Jeremiah, Michael, Ingrid, Itumeleng) Online = 3 (Douglas, Gwinyai, Jan Hendrick)

Minutes are ratified

Acknowledge proxies received.

Herschal advises on Proxies received:

• Douglas Scott is Deon Steyn's Proxy
• Ingrid Thomson is Mucha Muchema's Proxy
• Bobby Shabangu is Nobantu Modise's Proxy
• Michael Graaf is Coenraad Loubser's Proxy

Financial Report

Douglas Ian Scott reviews 2023-2024 Budget and annual grant reporting Herschal Provides a status update on actuals for 2024-2025 Budget

Strategy Status

Herschal provides an overview of progress towards the 2024-2027 Wikimedia ZA Strategy which still requires ratification from the Wikimedia ZA Board. this ratification will occur in the 2024 Q4 Board meeting.

Constitution Changes/Update

Proposal to modify the term of board members from 1 year to 2 years in presented, after debate decision is made to postpone the vote to the next agm. This decision is made to afford the incoming board the oppurtunity to review the underlying process which would need to be created to determine the method for staggering the voting for board members if tenure is modified to 2 years. This process is to be concluded and shared with chapter before the next AGM.

Vote for new Board

Herschal present applications received and each applicant present in meeting is afforded 3 minutes to present themselves as potentional board members. Applicants not presents submissions are shared with participants on their behalf.

The new board elected to the WMZA board for 2024/25 are:

• Bobby Shabangu
• Ingrid Thomson
• Jan Hendrick Du-Toit
• Jeremiah Pietersen
• Khethiwe Marais
• Michael Graaf

Next AGM

Dates proposed which will be decided in 2024 Q4 Board Meeting:

1st November 2025

Or

8th November 2025