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Group photograph of Wikimedia South Africa members with
Jimmy Wales
(co-founder of
Wikipedia
) and
Katherine Maher
(then ED of the
Wikimedia Foundation
) at
Wikimania 2018
in Cape Town, South Africa.
A group photograph from the Wikimedia ZA 10th anniversary birthday meetup in Cape Town in 2022.
Wikimedia South Africa
is a
Wikimedia chapter
for the
Republic of South Africa
. It is incorporated as a non-profit-making organisation under South African law. It was founded locally on 25 February 2012 after being approved as a chapter by the Wikimedia Foundation on 26 March 2011. This chapter seeks to promote local awareness of the projects and their proper academic use, encourage translation efforts into local languages and support the creation of local free knowledge and media.
Get involved
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There are many ways to get involved in our work.
Find out more about ways to contribute:
Become a member
- Members play a key role in shaping the future of the Chapter. Membership is open to all and costs a voluntary yearly amount.
Join the mailing list
- Stay informed about the Chapter and its activities.
Attend an event
- We organise and support events all over the country; why not go to one near you?
Follow us on Facebook
- We have an active community on Facebook, follow us there.
Donate
- Please donate to- and join our chapter!
Contact
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To interact with Wikimedia South Africa, you can subscribe to our mailing list.
Mailing list
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To subscribe to our mailing list, please visit
Wikimedia ZA Mailing List
Connect with Us
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BluSky
Official Chapter Wiki site
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www.wmza.org
Membership
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Wikimedia South Africa welcomes all who want to be part of the greater Wiki-community.
Membership is currently by donation (decided by the board at Wikimania in Cape Town, in July 2018). Previously, at the AGM on 1 November 2014, the annual membership fee was set to R30 Rand
Should you be interested in becoming a member, please fill out the
Wikimedia South Africa Membership application form
Donations
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The Chapter is a Registered non-profit and welcomes donations of any kind.
Please
make a donation
Minutes
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List of meetings and minutes
Everything tagged as minutes for Wikimedia ZA
Chapter constitution
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Information about the South African chapter's founding documents and constitution can be seen at
Wikimedia South Africa constitution
page. This includes the chapter's founding documents, mission statement, Memorandum of Incorporation, reason for being a public benefit organisation, and Code of Discipline for Directors.
Our Grant administration
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See what we have been doing with donor funds.
WMZA Grant Administration Table
Fiscal Sponsorship
Current Board (2025-2026)
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Following the chapter's
special AGM
, the current Wikimedia South Africa board from 08 November 2025 until the next AGM on 07 or 14 November 2026, is made up of the following members:
Michael Graaf
Dumisani Ndubane
Rossouw van Rooyen
Khethiwe Marais
Ingrid Thomson
Jeremiah Pietersen
Matete Lesele
Fouad Asfour
Past Boards
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2024-2025 Board
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Jan-Hendrik du Toit
Ingrid Thomson
Bobby Shabangu
Jeremiah Pietersen
Michael Graaf
Khethiwe Marais
2023-2024 Board
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Jan-Hendrik du Toit
Ingrid Thomson
Bobby Shabangu
Jeremiah Pietersen
Deon Steyn
Douglas Scott
Veer Gosai
Nobantu Modise
Coenraad Loubser
Michael Graaf
Khetiwe Marais
2022-2023 Board
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Bobby Shabangu
President
Coenraad Loubser
Deon Steyn
Douglas Scott
Ingrid Thomson
Khetiwe Marais
Michael Graaf
Nobantu Modise
Veer Gosai
2021-2022 Board
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Bobby Shabangu
President
Coenraad Loubser
Deon Steyn
Douglas Scott
Khetiwe Marais
Michael Graaf
Nobantu Modise
Sincerity Lawrence
Nazeem Hardy (co-opted by the board as replacement for
Wynand van der Walt
2020-2021 Board
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Bobby Shabangu
President
Coenraad Loubser
Delight Chipunza Ngonidzashe
Deon Steyn
Douglas Scott
Michael Graaf
Nobantu Modise
Rossouw van Rooyen
(stepped down in July 2021)
Wynand van der Walt
2019-2020 Board
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Adri Baard
Bobby Shabangu
Coenraad Loubser
Deon Steyn
Douglas Scott
President
Ian Gilfillan
Michael Graaf
Rossouw van Rooyen
Wynand van der Walt
2018-2019 Board
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Adri Baard
Bobby Shabangu
Coenraad Loubser
Douglas Scott
President
Ian Gilfillan
Michael Graaf
Raymond Ellis
Rossouw van Rooyen
Yonela Msongelwa
2017-2018 Board
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The board of Wikimedia ZA from November 2017 to the end of October 2018 was:
Douglas Scott
President
Ian Gilfillan
Coenraad Loubser
Raymond Ellis
Deon Steyn
Bobby Shabangu
2016-2017 Board
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Douglas Scott
President
Dumisani Ndubane
Treasurer
Ian Gilfillan
Coenraad Loubser
Raymond Ellis
Deon Steyn
Bobby Shabangu
Liebe Brand
2015-2016 Board
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Douglas Scott
President
Dumisani Ndubane
Ian Gilfillan
Pria Chetty
Deon Steyn
Bobby Shabangu
Liebe Brand
2013 - 2014 Board
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Dumisani Ndubane
President
David Richfield
General Secretary
Maarten
International Liaison Officer
Isla Haddow-Flood
National liaison and community activation
Douglas Scott
Head of Projects
Bobby Shabangu
Director
2012 - 2013 Board
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Dumisani Ndubane
President
David Richfield
General Secretary
Maarten
Treasurer
International Liaison Officer
Mohau Monaledi
Project Liaison Officer
Douglas Scott
Public Relations
2011 - 2012 Board
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The chapter was approved by the Wikimedia Foundation, but was still in the process of being registered locally.
Charlene Foster
David Richfield
Ian Gilfillan
Kerryn Mckay
Lourie Pieterse
Mohau Monaledi
Reports
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Annual reports
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WMZA's second annual report covering the period from November 2013 to October 2014
2024–25 Annual Report
2023–24 Annual Report
2022–23 Annual report
2021–22 Annual report
2020–21 Annual report
2019–20 Annual report
2018 Annual report
2016–17 Annual report
2015–16 Annual report
2014–15 Annual report
archived
2013–14 Annual report
2013 OSF Report
2011 State of the chapter report
Advocacy
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South African Copyright Amendment Bill
Media Publications
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Wikimedia South Africa Media Publications
Retrieved from "
Categories
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Wikimedia affiliates in good standing
Annual report submitted
Annual affiliate report due September
Wikimedia South Africa
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