Wikimedia South Africa/2025-AGM
Venue
[edit]Wikimedia South Africa AGM 2025
- Date: 08 November 2025
- Time: 10:00 to 1:00pm (South African time)
Johannesburg:
Seven Villa Hotel & Spa
- 160 Helen Road,
- Strathavon,
- Sandton,
- Gauteng
Cape Town:
Radisson Red
- Silo,
- 6 Silo Square,
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront,
- Cape Town,
- 8001
Online:
WMZA Annual General Meeting 2025
Saturday, 8 November · 10:00am – 2:00pm (South African time)
- Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Google Meet joining info
- Video call link: https://meet.google.com/eon-hpwk-swa
- Or dial: (ZA) +27 10 823 0848 PIN: 859 078 657#
- More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/eon-hpwk-swa?pin=2868575838018
Attendees
[edit]In Person - Johannesburg
[edit]- Derek Moore - Derek J Moore (talk) 08:34, 8 November 2025 (UTC)
- Dumisani Ndubane - Thuvack (talk) 08:36, 8 November 2025 (UTC)
- Fouad Asfour Fouadas (talk) 08:36, 8 November 2025 (UTC)
- Matete Lesele - Slippery slope302
- Nthabeleng Lesele
- Lindani Sikhakhane - leepamela
- Khethiwe Marais Maraduzi01 and Maraduzi 02
- Bobby Shabangu Bobbyshabangu (talk) 11:06, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
In Person - Cape Town
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Agenda
[edit]Welcome
[edit]Present and ratify 2024 AGM Minutes
[edit]A number of members at the meeting, noted that they did not receive minutes of the previous AGM which were circulated via the chapter's mailing list on 10 October 2025. The affected Members were requested to send their email addresses to Herschal in order to audit the mailing list. It was also resolved that the minutes will be resent to all members for ratification via email by 12 December 2025.
Acknowledge proxies received.
[edit]Financial Report
[edit]A 3 months statement was presented to the chapter members. there was a motion that members should be presented with an annual audited financial statement instead. It was resolved that an audited financial statement will be sent to members via email by the 30 November 2025. Members will then include their notes in their reply email to ratify the 2024 minutes on the 12 December 2025.
Strategy Status
[edit]Herschal presented the WMZA strategy initiatives.
- Objectives 1
- The chapter has filled a number of HR positions including ED, Administrator and 2 interns in the 2024 - 2025 financial year. This helps the chapter to more closer to professionalization.
- Objective 2 & 3
- There was extensive work undertaken to improve internal communications with our members and partners. These efforts have yielded impact with atleast 18 or more chapter members being engagedon a monthly basis from a historical attendance of 5 - 6 members.
- Objective 4
- A language activation was also initiated. Sepulana and Afrikaaps were identified as langauge projects to be championed. The WMF has also supported these initiatives by re-allocating underspend to these initiatives.
- Objective 5
- The chapter has audited its list of actual registered amd fee paying members. We are on track to gow the membership base by 30% in 2026.
- Objective 6
- New partners and revenue streams have been identified and a number of initiatives are yielding results.
Constitution Changes/Update
[edit]A board members incorporation process/policy to elect and manage board members. The new policy was put to the vote, with the following results:
- Cape Town
- 7 voted yes 1 abstain and 1 No.
- JHB
- 7 voted yes, 1 abstaining subject to clarification of Bobby's role post possible election to WMF trustees.
- Online
- 11 Voted Yes and 2 proxies voted yes with 2 abstaining.
This represents 81% support which meets the 75% requirement for amending the constitution.
There was a proposal that the next board deal with a mechanism to co-opt new board members outside the election process for purposes of back filing a resignation or for specialised experience.
Vote for new Board
[edit]Members who expressed interest to be voted into the board, were given 3 minutes to present their candidancy. Candidates received the following votes:
- Ingrid Thomson - 2 year term .................. ( 16 votes ) 48%
- Michael Graaf - 1 year term .................... ( 23 votes ) 69%
- Dumisani Ndubane - 1 year term .............( 29 votes ) 87%
- Matete Lesele - 2 year term .....................( 14 votes ) 42%
- Roussou Van Rooyen - 1 / 2 years term .. ( 24 votes ) 72%
- Khethiwe Marais - 1 year term ................. ( 26 votes ) 78%
- Jeremiah Pietersen - 2 years term ........... ( 13 votes ) 39%
- Bobby Shabangu - 1 year ........................ ( 24 votes ) 72%
It was noted that the next board should consider adopting a secret vote for the AGM.
Next AGM
[edit]Dates proposed which will be decided in 2025 Q4 Board Meeting:
7th November 2026
Or
14th November 2026