45 Day Meeting Pack

Louis Radley

Association President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 82 459 5185

E-mail: president@roundtable.co.za

Dear RTSA Tablers,

Another table year is near the end, and we are already distributing the 45day pack. Arranging an AGM and drafting or perusing reports, gives us an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the past year and gives us perspective on the goals for the next term. We, as a collective have changed the lives of the less fortunate in more than a hundred communities and driven Impactful Change. Our work never ends, and we should undoubtedly continue and do better than the last year and build on the foundations laid by our predecessors. If we can continue with this cycle, we will make an even bigger difference. Table is infinite.

I need to thank each tabler that has served his community, table and inspired the younger tablers to be the leaders of the next generation and drive Impactful Change.

If you have not yet registered for Artsa, please do this as soon as possible. The South Cape has pulled out all the stops and the Mossel Bay Artsa promises to be one to remembered for years to come.

We append hereto all relevant reports, candidate nominations and motions as per the RTSA Constitution. All clubs should please peruse and consider the content and obtain a mandate from its members relating to the voting at Artsa. All members should please be encouraged to contact any of the RTSA Executive Council members regarding any enquiries of any reports or motions appended in the 45-day pack. I also want to encourage the members to attend the forums during ARTSA and take part in the discussions.

I look forward to see you all at Artsa and leave you with the wise words of Anton Rupert“In Southern Africa, you cannot escape being your brother’s keeper. How can you sleep if your neighbor is hungry”

Yours in Table

Louis Radley

RTSA President 2023/24

1.) NOTICE OF THE 73rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Honour & Privilege

Louis Radley

Association President 2023/2024

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E-mail: president@roundtable.co.za

Notice of Meeting

07 March 2024

NOTICE OF THE 73rd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given of the 73rd Annual General Meeting of the Association of Round Tables of Southern Africa, to be held at Diaz Hotel Resort, Pero Diaz Hall, Mossel Bay, South Africa, on Saturday 27th of April 2024 at 08h30 am.

Dress: Jacket, Tie and Chain of Office

KENNIS VAN DIE 73ste JAARLIKSE ALGEMENE VERGADERING

Kennis word hiermee gegee van die 73ste Jaarlikse Algemene Vergadering van die Vereniging van Tafelrondes in Suidelike Afrika wat plaasvind te Diaz Hotel Vakansieoord, Pero Diaz Hall, Mossel Baai, Suid Afrika op Saterdag die 27ste April 2024 om 08h30vm.

Drag: Baadjie, Das en Ampsketting

2.) Agenda for the 73rd Annual General Meeting of the Association of Round Tables of Southern Africa

Honour & Privilege

Louis Radley

Association President 20223/2024

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E-mail: president@roundtable.co.za

Agenda for the 73rd Annual General Meeting of the Association of Round Tables of Southern Africa to be held at Diaz Hotel, Pero Diaz Hall, Mossel Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa, on Saturday 27 April 2024, starting at 08:30.

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2. Notice of the

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Louis

Mobile:

Louis Radley

Association President 20223/2024

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E-mail: president@roundtable.co.za

24 Presentation of Trophies

24.1 Speakers Cup

24.2 Inkundla Award

24.3 Extension Trophy

24.4 Stan Anderson Challenge Trophy

24.5 Derek Wedekind Trophy

24.6 Mike Kantor Trophy for Project of the Year

24.7 Apex Gavel for attendance at the Annual General Meeting

24.8 Area Food Table Trophy

24.9 Past President’s Award for Table or Tabler of the Year

25 Election of Office Bearers for 2024/2025

25.1 RTSA President

25.2 RTSA Vice President

25.3 RTSA International Relations Officer

25.4 RTSA Communications Officer and Inkundla Editor

26 Date and Venue of the 74th Annual General Meeting

27 Toast to Round Table International and Round Table Southern Africa

28 Closure

3.) MINUTES OF THE 72nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ROUND TABLES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Honour & Privilege

Werner Swanepoel Association President 2022/2023

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E-mail: president@roundtable.co.za

Minues for the 72nd Annual General Meeting of the Association of Round Tables of Southern Africa

held at Weesgerus Holiday Resort, Rooibok Hall, Modimole, Limpopo, South Africa, on Saturday 29 April 2023, starting at 08:30.

1. Aims and Objectives

Werner Swanepoel:

If I can ask all the gentlemen to please be upstanding.

I want to call on Antonie Smit, Outgoing Area Chairman of the hosting Bosveld Area, to please recite the Aims and Objectives.

Mr Chairman

Antonie Smit recites the Aims and Objectives

Thank you, Mr Chairman.

Gentleman, you may be seated.

2. Notice of the meeting

Werner Swanepoel:

I would like to call upon the Round Table Southern Africa Secretary, Andre Vos Botha to please read the Notice of the Meeting.

Mr Secretary

Vos Botha - reads the Notice of the Meeting (Attached for ease of reference)

Thank you, Mr Secretary

3. Scripture reading & prayer.

Werner Swanepoel - In sticking with tradition and how I have run the entire year to

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date, we will now be doing Scripture reading and prayer. If you for whatever reason feel that you do not want to listen to this, please feel free to leave the assembly. This is my personal choice, and I am unashamed of who I am and what I believe in.

Can I ask a dear friend and Past Northern Cape Area Chairman Attie Naude to please open the correct way.

Attie Naude addressed the assembly with scripture and prayer.

4. Official Opening

Werner Swanepoel

Langs Loftus / Heilige grond het hy groot geword

2012 Ge-induct na amper 1 jaar as pipeliner, hy wou n Tafelaar na 1 meeting word toe pipe hulle hom nog 11 maande ....

1ste 2 jaar elke Dinsdag het hy mooi aangetrek om te gaan Tafel ...

Hy was Tafel alles, asook WP Area Chair en het 3 jaar op Area vlak gedien, Huidiglik Hermanus 267 Honourable Member

Op 11 jarige ouderdom al Knysna / Kaap toe getrek

Hy is pa van 2 pragtige Kinders, Jurie en Leandri en Man van sy pragtige Vrou Chanelle, Hermanus 267 Tafel poot vir n hele paar jaar in n ry, asook WP Area Tafel Vrou.

Hy is ook die 1ste BlouBul WP Area Chair

Willem Francois Bezuidenhout aka Buurman aka Willem aka Pa aka Franna aka Fransie aka Blou Bul aka Nr 2

Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome Francois Bezuidenhout.

Francois “Buurman” Bezuidenhout gave his opening address to the association.

Francois Bezuidenhout – declares the 72nd AGM officially open.

Werner Swanepoel

Buurman, thank you for opening the Annual General Meeting, thank you for the effort you have put in to travel all the way from the WP to address the assembly. A lot of effort goes into these addresses. I also would like to thank you for your effort

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throughout the year as sergeant and confidant, your presence is always refreshing and inspiring.

Please accept a gift as a token of our appreciation from our Vice President – Louis Radley

Louis Radley - hands Francois Bezuidenhout a gift.

5. Attendance

5.1. Welcome

Werner Swanepoel:

With the Conference officially opened, I would like to welcome some of our special guests in attendance today:

RTI Vice President Marc Germeshausen

RTI Immediate Past President Graham Cornelissen

AMI Regional Chairman Bram Rozestraten

RT Madagascar President Gael Randrianarison

RT Mauritius President Meven Armoogum

RTSA Immediate Past President Stefan Grobler

RTSA Past President Sean Trautmann

RTSA Past President Alan Malan

RTSA Past President Spidey Knepsheld

Round Table Mauritius Vice President Girish Prayag

Round Table Southern Africa Vice President Louis Radley

Round Table France I.R.O

Romaine Poitte

Round Table Luxembourgh I.R.O Younes Oumeziane

Round Table Mauritius I.R.O

Round Table Netherlands I.R.O

Fabrice Catherine

Willem Theiner

Round Table Belgium Secretary Yves Deleyn

Round Table Mauritius Secretary Sashin Sooknah

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Round Table Sri Lanka Secretary Dilanka Mannakkara

Round Table Mauritius Treasurer Mahesh Roa Soneea

41er Association 1st Vice President Suren Packery

Ladies Circle South Africa - Vice President Riana Otto

All the Incoming, Outgoing and Past Area Chairman and RTSA Executive Members.

Last but certainly not least, our delegates, members, circlers, guests and 41’ers in attendance today.

Thank you, one and all, for being here today as we celebrate the past Table year at ARTSA 2023. And nowhere else but IN DIE BOSVELD.

I would like to thank each of you for all the time and effort you have contributed towards Table, making an Impactful Change in your communities. We can be very proud of what we have achieved collectively as an Association this year.

I ask that you enjoy the meeting and ask that we find a balance between business and fun. Please keep to the time allocations, enabling us to finish on time. However, having said that, I would like to encourage you to participate freely during the meeting.

To all our International Friends, we have 40 Tablers, thank you for travelling so far to celebrate this weekend with us. We are very privileged that there are Tablers present from 20 Associations; these include:

• Arabian Gulf

• Belgium

• Botswana

• Finland

• France

• Germany

• Italy

• Luxembourg

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• Madagascar

• Mauritius

• RTBI

• Seychelles

• Sri Lanka

• Sweden

• The Netherlands

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

And obviously, Round Table Southern Africa

Please accept a warm welcome to ARTSA 2023.

Can I now ask that any of the members attending their first Round Table Southern Africa AGM please stand and be recognized?

If we do have any new members that are being inducted today, can you please come to the front what a privilege and honor it is to be inducted at a AGM in front of all your peers.

Please could the following gents with their Chairman’s come to the front.

* JD Carstens - Richards Bay 200

* Andrew McNeill - Bloemfontein 25

* Shaun Taylor - Pretoria 136

* Michael Jacobus Boogaers - White River 64

* Cobain Lourens - Boksburg 17

* Chase Larsen - Northridge 117

* Wynand Warren - Northridge 117

5.2. Attendance registers

Werner Swanepoel

3 Attendance Registers are available at the entrance today: (Attached for ease of reference)

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• Association Executive and Association Councilors register

• RTSA Table Delegates Register

Gents, please ensure that if you are your Tables delegate that you sign this register. As per the Round Table Rules 14th Edition – Point 5.4.1, this register will be used to determine your attendance at the AGM and the repayment of your R1,000 delegate’s levy.

• Non-delegates and Guests register

5.3. Apologies

Werner Swanepoel

Mr Secretary, has any apologies relevant to the meeting of today been received?

Vos Botha – Confirmed that no official apologies was received before the meeting.

Thank you, Mr Secretary

6. Address by the Vice President of Ladies Circle South Africa

Riana Otto

Werner Swanepoel - I would like to introduce Riana Otto soon to be Klopper.

She is a qualified electrician and has been a Circler for more than 10 years. She has all the portfolios in her own circle in Louis Trichardt. On National level, she was National Webmaster, and now, currently standing as the National Vice President, soon to be President.

Kobus Klopper is an active 41er. Before that, he dedicated 16 years to table, he also held all the portfolios in his table, Kameeldoring 92. and was Area Chairman and now Riana's biggest supporter.

With no further ado, I present to you, Riana Otto.

Riana Otto does her address as Ladies Circle Vice President

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Werner Swanepoel – From RTSA, we would like to thank you for your efforts in growing Ladies Circle. We also apricate Ladies Circle attending our AGM, please enjoy the rest of ARTSA with us

Please accept a token of appreciation from the RTSA Vice President - Louis Radley

Louis Radley - Hands gift to Riana Otto

7. Address by the Vice President of the 41er Association of Southern Africa

Suren Packery

Werner Swanepoel - Joined Round Table Number 1 2007 and went out in 2014, having a 7-year history in Round Table

Along the way he held all Club Positions including Chairman of Number 1 in 2011, The first Chairman of Diversity at Number 1 and Border Area in 64 years

Was an Executive member of Border Area for 4 years in PRO and Marketing

He was Border AREA Tabler of the Year in 2012

Was part of ARTSA committee of 2014

Was part of Melodrama Committees, Attended ARTSA’s, Border Areas, and Mid years during his time as a Tabler

BUT He is most proud of his attendance record to Countless Meetings, Raids and Projects and being a committed Tabler that always put Table First.

In 2018 helped found Buffalo City 41ers Club in East London

Was Chairman in 2018

Become Part of 41ers Exec in 2019 and is currently Vice President

Short in Stature BUT not In Voice, 41ers Vice President

Please Welcome, Suren Packery

Suren Packery – addresses the Association as 41er Vice President.

Werner Swanepoel – Thank you Suren for your effort to travel al he way up North to address the young men of Round Table. We appreciate the effort that you guys are

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putting in the give the outgoing members of RT a home. Please accept a token of our appreciation from the Round Table Southern Africa Vice President – Louis Radley.

Louis Radley – Hands a gift to Suren Packery.

8. Address by the RTI Vice President

Marc Germeshausen

Werner Swanepoel - It is my great pleasure to introduce our next esteemed speaker.

Listing the positions held of this next Tabler is not possible in 5 minutes. Starting out as one of the youngest IRO’s in history, nothing has stopped him from serving Round Table. In his fourth year on the RTI Board, he is more experienced than most. This weekend, he is attending his 9th ARTSA, a record that many of us will never break.

He is well known in the Natal North Coast, with whom he shares a special bond. He attended many socials and business meetings all over our association. A lover of Braai, biltong and brannas. A man who knows that Windhoek is much better than Castle Lite.

From Round Table Austria (and 25% RTSA), our Round Table International Vice President

Marc Germeshausen

Marc Germeshausen - addresses the Association as the Vice President of RTI.

Thank you, Marc for your dedication and passion for the organization especially RTSA. Thank you for once again attending our ARTSA. Please accept a token of our appreciation from our Vice President – Louis Radley,

Louis Radley – hands gift to Marck Germeshausen

9. Address by RTIWM South Africa Convener

Graham Cornelissen

Werner Swanepoel - It is my great pleasure to introduce our esteemed World Meeting Convenor. As you all know, hosting a world meeting is no small feat, and finding the

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right person to fill the role of convenor is vital. Fortunately for us, we have the perfect candidate for the job.

Our World Meeting Convenor has been a member of our organization for just over six years, proving that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible. With four years of service on the RTI Board and extensive travel to meetings around the world, he has gained invaluable experience in hosting large-scale Tabling events.

As the immediate past RTI President, he is uniquely qualified to take on the role of convenor for the upcoming RTI World Meeting. Please join me in welcoming one of our own RTSA members, Graham Cornelissen.

Graham Cornelissen Does his address.

Werner Swanepoel – Graham, thank you for your effort in ensuring that we will be hosting a World-class event, we are all looking forward to the event. Please receive a token of our appreciation from our Vice President – Louis Radley.

Louis Radley - hands gift to Graham

Werner Swanepoel:

That concludes all the formalities in terms on introductions and welcoming, guests may leave the assembly of would like to do so.

All the ladies were given the opportunity to leave the meeting hall.

10. Announcements and procedures

10.1. Voting

Werner Swanepoel:

In accordance with the Round Table Southern Africa Constitution – 15th Edition 2021 – Point 11

• Voting by proxy will not be allowed (11.5.2)

• Voting for Office Bearers were required will be done by Secret Ballot

• All other voting matters will be done by simple majority (11.5.2)

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• Delegates will use their voting boards when voting. Association Councillors will vote by the same means. (11.5.1 a)

• Chartered Tables shall appoint delegates in accordance with point 11.6 of the Constitution.

• Voting regarding the Round Table Executive reports will be done once all reports have been presented, but seconders will be sought, and discussions will be allowed. The portfolios of Vice President and Treasurer will however be voted on individually.

10.2. Procedures

• The President, failing whom the Vice President, shall act as Chairman at all General Meetings of the Association (11.5.3)

• The quorum at any General Meeting of the Association shall be one third of the total number of Club delegates entitled to attend and vote at such General Meeting (11.7)

• There are presently 276 Chartered Tables in the Association, with 123 active Tables at present.

Mr Secretary, with the above being considered, please can you confirm that we have a quorum present at the meeting?

Vos Botha:

Mr President, I hereby confirm that we have Quorum, and the meeting is properly constituted

Werner Swanepoel:

• All Tables paid their capitation fees on time and therefor all present Tables have the right to vote

• At the Association year-end of 28 February 2023, no Table had more than 25 members; therefore, in accordance with Point 11.6.1 of the Constitution, each

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Chartered Table is entitled to two voting delegates.

• In terms of our Constitution Point 11.5.1 (a) and 11.5.2 each Portfolio holder on the Association Council has 1 vote, except the President who has a deliberative and casting vote should it be required.

• To avoid the problem of observers voting in vacant delegate seats, we have taken the following steps to eliminate this:

a) In case of more than one session, half an hour after each session has commenced, all voting boards, which are not in the possession of Delegates, will be collected and kept at the entrance.

b) Anyone arriving late must identify himself with his name tag and can collect the voting board at the entrance.

c) When you leave the hall, please take your voting board with you, hand it in at the entrance and collect on your return.

d) Delegates will only use one entrance – entrance at the back of the hall

• I ask everyone to remain in the meeting and to participate fully. We rely on everyone’s honesty and integrity and the Area Chairman will constantly monitor the delegates and advise the Scrutineers of anyone sitting illegally in a Delegate’s place. There is ample seating for observers at the back.

• The doors of the hall will be locked and remain locked during the voting on any motions and/or Office Bearers. All Delegates outside the hall will be deprived of their votes should they not be inside the hall at the time.

10.3. Amendments

Werner Swanepoel

No amendments will be allowed during this session.

10.4. Motions for Closure

Werner Swanepoel:

• Any Delegate or Councilor will be entitled to move for closure, which may be accepted at the discretion of the President, in which event, and subject to it being seconded, will immediately be put to the vote.

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• Should the interrupting motion be carried, then the proposer of the original motion or recommendation shall be afforded the opportunity of exercising his right of reply thereto.

• Immediately thereafter, such motion or recommendation shall be put to the vote.

10.5. New Business

Werner Swanepoel:

Any motion not on the Agenda, introducing new business to the meeting, will only be entertained with the approval of 75% of those present and entitled to vote, and brought upon point 13 of the Agenda,

“Placement of new matters on the Agenda.”

10.6. Appointment of Adjudicators and Scrutineers

Werner Swanepoel:

• Association Treasurer, Lihann Kriek, will be the Adjudicator of the Apex Gavel. Tables wishing to be considered for the Attendance Award, to this Annual General Meeting are requested to submit the following information to the Round Table Southern Africa Secretary, Andre Vos Botha, before point 15 on the Agenda.

The following information needs to be reflected on the application:

Table Name and Number

Total Membership of Table

Number of Members attending the ARTSA 2023 Meeting

The distance in one direction to Weesgerus, by normally accepted road route.

• The adjudicators for the Stan Anderson Prize for the best bulletin or magazine will be:

RTSA Communications Officer and Inkundla Editor: Duncan Morris

RTSA Vice President: Louis Radley

RTSA Immediate Past President: Stefan Grobler

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• Scrutineers for all motions and recommendations will be:

Head Scrutineer:

Eduard Gouws: Namibia Incoming Area Chairman

Assistant Scrutineers:

Daniel Lamby: Gauteng Incoming Area Chairman

Mike Menenes: STNOFS Incoming Area Chairman

10.7. General

Werner Swanepoel:

• All speakers wishing to address the meeting will be required to state their name and Table before doing so.

• All speakers are free to use either English or Afrikaans when addressing the meeting, however, in consideration for our International Guests we would prefer English to be used for all communication during the meeting.

• Speakers are requested to be brief and to the point. The time allocated for any Speaker shall be at the discretion of the President.

• An allocation of 2 minutes has been allocated for general topics per speaker, and 5 minutes per invited Guest Speaker.

• Anyone wishing to address the meeting under “General” is requested to give written notice thereof to RTSA Secretary, Andre Vos Botha, stating his name, Table name and subject matter. No one will be allowed to speak under General unless written notification thereof has been received prior to point 15 of this meeting’s agenda.

• Under General, speakers will be given 2 minutes and discussion will not be entered into afterwards.

• This venue is a non-smoking venue.

• The conclusion of this Annual General Meeting in a timeous manner is dependent on us all maintaining our time allocations when speaking.

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• With that being said, should a healthy debate unfold which is in the best interests of the Association, then I shall permit it to run its natural course within reasonable time frames. I will not entertain repetitiveness or prolonged waffling.

• Those who wish to refresh and relieve themselves are requested to leave the meeting as quietly as possible and not disrupt the proceedings.

• All cellular telephones are now to be switched to silent please.

10.8. Approval of Procedures

Werner Swanepoel:

• PROPOSER: Mtubatuba 100

• SECONDER: Carletonville 50

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the vote regarding the proposed AGM Meeting procedures

11. Obituaries

Werner Swanepoel:

I would like to call upon the Association Secretary, Vos Botha, to please read out the list of Obituaries which has been received during the year.

Vos Botha - read out the list of obituaries

Border

• Lance Weyer – Tabler (RT Nahoon 160)

• Farther of Damian Strydom – Andre Strydom (RT Stutterheim 103)

• Trevor Collins - Founding Member of RT Stutterheim 103

• Mother of Travis Fourie – (RT East London No.1)

• Ronnie Van Den Berg - Founding Member & 41’er of RT Maclear 178

• Bruce Mitchel – (RT Fort Beaufort 62)

• Sister of 41’er Tarquin Walker - Kirsty Walker (RT East London No.1)

• Grandfather of Johan Crous RT East London No.1-Pipeliner

• Kevin Warren - Past Chairman of RT Umtata 4

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• Uncle of Chris Jacobs - Douglas Hilton Jacobs (RT East London No.1)

• Ronald Warren, Past Chairman of RT Komga 135 & Tabler for over 20 years

• Farther of David Butler (RT Nahoon 160)

• Stan Pohlman past Tabler

• Grandfather of Dylan Thompson (RT Queenstown 16)

• Stan Weakly 41’er (RT Beacon Bay 130)

• Grandfather of JJ van Dyk - Doug Manthe – (RT Maclear 178)

• Ron Larter - Past Chairman 1985 (RT Queenstown 16)

Bushveld

• Father in low of Henk Van Wyngaard (Tzaneen 96)

• Father in law of Christo Bezuidenhout (Pretoria 136 41er)

• Queen Elizabeth II

Gauteng

• Grand Mother of De wet Swanepoel & Werner Swanepoel.

• Daughter of Junior Lawrence (Welwictia 213)

• Mother & Father in Law of David Costine.

• Marcus Bradey, A friend of Gerhard Swart from Round table (Edenvale 63).

• Mother in Law of Daniel Lambie.

Free State

• Grandmother of Igor Scheurkogel and Rudolf Helm – Welkom 40

• TC Botha – 41er of Goldfields 204

• Son of Reuter Sorour – Ficksburg 98 41er

• Grandfather of Gwyn Grobler – Bethlehem 60

• Grandfather of Gerrit Klopper – Bloem 158

• Daughter of Juno De Castro – Bloem 158

• Alex “PITBULL” MacArthur

EP Area Obituaries for 2022/23

• Grandmother of Nico Schneider (Adelaide 194)

• Nocky Wakefort past Tabler from (Grahamstown 11)

• Grandfather of Carel Steenkamp (PE West 142)

• Ursula partner of Riaan Jansen van Rensburg (PE West 142)

• Steve Gardner 41er of (P/A 177)

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• Grandmother of Schalk Rossouw (PE West 142)

• Mother of Carmen Moore (PE West 142)

• Brother of Ruhan van der Westhuizen (PE West 142)

• Father of Arno Slabbert

• Grand Farther of David Allan - Taffy William (Swartkopz 195)

• Brother of Regardt van der Merwe (Kirkwood 78)

NNCA

• Owen Sharp Past NNCA Area Chairman (Eshowe 24)

• Dion Bezuidenhout – Past member of (Umhlanga 155)

NSCA

• Tristan Maloney - The son of Sani 152 41'er, Chris Maloney.

STNOFS

• Brother of Carlos Sousa - Paulo Sousa (Matlosane 45)

• Aunt of Malcolm van Der Spuy - Hanna Van Der Merwe (Matlosane 45)

• Grandfather of Russel and Malcolm - Theuns van der Spuy (Matlosane 45)

• Father of Jacques Visagie - Piet Visagie (Potch 47)

• Father in Law of Gert Keulder of Leeu Sadler (Sasol 41)

• Farther of Stephen Lucas – Charlie Lucas (Stilfontein 53)

Werner Swanepoel:

Thank you, Mr Secretary.

Gents, please send any obituaries that needs to be added to Vos Botha for the record purposes.

Gents, please can we be upstanding and observe a minute of silence.

12. Correspondence

Werner Swanepoel:

Mr Secretary, have you received any correspondence which is applicable to our meeting today?

Vos Botha – No official correspondence was received, applicable to the meeting.

Thank you, Mr Secretary,

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13. Approval of the Minutes of the 71st Annual General Meeting

Werner Swanepoel:

The minutes of the 71st Annual General Meeting, held at Mentors Country Estate, Damaskwa Hall, Jeffreys Bay on Saturday the 30th of April 2022, were circulated during the year, and again at least 45 days prior to the meeting in the meeting pack.

Please can I have a proposer that these minutes were distributed in due course.

• PROPOSER: Tzaneen 96

• SECONDER: Edenvale 63

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the vote to confirm the timeous circulation of these minutes

With confirmation that the minutes were duly circulated, please can we vote in favour of these minutes:

• PROPOSER: Western Provence (Area Chairman)

• SECONDER: Secunda 231

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the vote to confirm the timeous circulation of these minutes

Minutes are a true and accurate reflection of the 71st Annual General Meeting of Round Table Southern Africa.

14. Matters Arising from Previous Minutes

Werner Swanepoel:

Gents, are there any matters arising from these minutes?

No matters were raised from the previous minutes.

15. Placement of New Matters on the Agenda

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Werner Swanepoel:

Mr Secretary, have we received any New Matters to be placed on the Agenda?

Andre Vos Botha – three new motions have been tabled

With this being late motions, we would need 75% majority to add it to the agenda.

Motion received from:

Motion 1:

Prieska 161 proposes that the travel budget for ASSCO and EXEC members be increased from R3-50 to R4-75 for the budget year 2023/24.

Motion 2:

Bloemfontein 158 Proposes an increase of the accommodation allowance with a R100 from R400 to R500 per night for Association meetings.

Motion 3:

Mossel Bay 32 proposed to host the 2nd Exec meeting with the KZN Tri-Area meeting on the Friday so that the entire executive council could attend all 3 areas meetings and answer any questions or give feedback to the members on any related issues. The 3rd Exec meeting to be hosted with the Free State/Stnofs/Northern Cape Tri-Area for the same reasons. To take the exec to the members and give 6 areas the opportunity to engage in the meetings or outside the meetings.

Vote Carries 15 Against 6 Abstaining

86% of the floor voted in favor of the motions to be tabled. New Motions will be added to the agenda under 20.2 Financial Recommendations for 2023/2024

16. Constitutional Rules

Werner Swanepoel:

Gents with 72nd AGM being a constitutional AGM, we have the opportunity to Adopt, Adapt and Improve where possible. With this in mind the opportunity to propose

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motions to change the constitution, standing rules or bylaws are always welcome.

I will now ask the Incoming ASSCO manning the doors and Scrutineers to ensure that the meeting venue is closed, and no members will be allowed back into the meeting room until the voting has been concluded.

It is important to note the following Constitutional extract in terms of voting regarding Constitutional changes as per Section 19.1

“Neither this Constitution nor the Rules hereunder shall be amended, added to, altered or rescinded save and except upon a resolution passed by two-thirds (66.66%) of those entitled to vote and present at the time of voting at an Annual General Meeting of the Association or at a Special General Meeting of the Association convened for the purpose of considering such amendment, alteration or rescission”

It should thus be noted that the motions received will need at least 66.66% of the votes in order to be passed.

Mr Secretary can you confirm the motions received in time and in line with the constitution we have received.

Vos Botha – two motions was received in time as required; both the motions was distributed withing the 45-day pack.

16.1 Motions

16.1.1 45 Age Rule Motion Secunda 231 Mpumalanga

With confirmation that the 45 Age rule has been received on time and were duly circulated, can I get a:

• PROPOSER: Pretoria 87

• SECONDER: East London 1

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the vote regarding the proposed AGM Meeting procedures

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Motion is denied

16.1.2 With confirmation that the Amendments to Aims and Objectives motion from Sani 152 Natal South Coast were duly circulated, can I get a:

• PROPOSER: NNCA (Area Chairman)

• SECONDER: Kloof 190

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the vote regarding the proposed AGM Meeting procedures

17. Presentation of Nominated Association Alignment Projects

Werner Swanepoel:

Winter Knights was voted in for a period of 5-years at the 69th AGM held on Zoom on the 25th of April 2020. Winter Knights will thus remain a Round Table Southern Africa Alignment Project until 2024.

Men’s Health Foundation Alliance Project.

• PROPOSER: Sani 152

• SECONDER: Welkom 40

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the vote regarding the proposed AGM Meeting procedures

Werner Swanepoel - Mr Secretary Did we receive any other nominations for alignment projects?

Vos Botha – None received

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18. Vice President’s Membership and Extension Report

Werner Swanepoel:

Gentlemen, kindly note that I asked the Round Table Southern Africa Executive Council to deliver their final report in summary as an extensive report has already been circulated in the 45-day pack.

I would now like to invite the Round Table Southern Africa Vice President, Louis Radley to deliver his year-end report.

Louis Radley - delivers his Vice President Report

(Attached for ease of reference)

With the Vice President having proposed his report for adoption, please can I call upon a seconder?

• SECONDER: Edenvale 63

• DISCUSSION: NONE

19. Executive Council Reports

19.1. RTSA International Relations Officer

Werner Swanepoel:

I would now like to invite the Round Table Southern Africa I.R.O, Gerhard van der Berg to deliver his year-end report.

Gerhard van der Berg - delivers his IRO report (Attached for ease of reference)

Werner Swanepoel - With the IRO having proposed his report for adoption, please can I call upon a seconder?

• SECONDER: Margate 46

• DISCUSSION: NONE

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19.2. RTSA Branding and Strategic Planner

Werner Swanepoel:

I would now like to invite the Round Table Southern Africa Vice President Duncan Morris to present Branding Manager and Strategic Planner, year-end report.

Duncan Morris - delivers his Branding report. (Attached for ease of reference)

With Duncan Morris having proposed the RTSA Branding and Strategic Planning report for adoption, please can I call upon a seconder?

• SECONDER: Welwitschia 213

• DISCUSSION: NONE

19.3. RTSA Secretary

Werner Swanepoel:

I would now like to invite the Round Table Southern Africa Secretary, Andre Vos Botha to deliver his year-end report.

Andre Vos Botha - delivers his Secretary report (Attached for ease of reference)

With the RTSA Secretary having proposed his report for adoption, please can I call upon a seconder?

• SECONDER: Tzaneen 96

• DISCUSSION: NONE

19.4. RTSA Communication office and Inkundla Editor

Werner Swanepoel:

I would now like to invite the Round Table Southern Communications Officer and Inkundla Editor, Duncan Morris to deliver his year-end report.

Duncan Morris - delivers his report (Attached for ease of reference)

Werner Swanepoel Association President 2022/2023

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With the RTSA Communications Officer and Inkundla Editor having proposed his report for adoption, please can I call upon a seconder?

• SECONDER: Prieska 161

• DISCUSSION: NONE

Werner Swanepoel:

I would now like to invite the Round Table Southern Immediate Past President/Constitutional Advisor and Exco 1, Stefan Grobler to deliver his year-end report.

Stefan Grobler - delivers his report (Attached for ease of reference)

With the RTSA Immediate Past President/Constitutional Advisor and Exco 1 having proposed his report for adoption, please can I call upon a seconder?

• SECONDER: Stutterheim 103

• DISCUSSION: NONE

With all Round Table Executive Reports having been duly proposed and seconded we will now go over to a vote.

20. Treasurer

Werner Swanepoel:

The 12-month unaudited financials were distributed 45 days prior to the meeting. The Audited Financials, completed by Middel & Partners, in accordance with Clause 13.2 of the Round Table Southern Africa Constitution, were distributed to all members on the 4th of April. The audited financial

19.5. RTSA IPP/ Constitutional Advisor & EXCO 1

20.1.

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statements were approved at the Association Council Meeting on Thursday and were discussed further at the financial forum on Friday. I would now like to invite Lihann Kriek, Round Table Southern Africa Treasurer to present a summarised report. As per Rule 4.5.1 no further discussions will be allowed.

Lihann Kriek - delivers his report

Gumtree 13 And Seagull 69 interrupted the meeting with a bang – the report was delivered by Mr Barnard Venter, It is supposed that the fact that Barry the blade was not present, the person looking the most like him had to do.

Louis Radley had a response prepared on behalf of the Executive council; Louis Radly delivered the report in good taste.

Lihann Kriek – continues with his report.

(Attached for ease of reference)

Werner Swanepoel:

With the Treasurer having proposed his report for adoption, please can I call upon a seconder?

• SECONDER: Potchefstroom 47

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now be moving to the vote of the adoption of the Financial Statements for the period ending 28 February 2022.

20.2. Financial Recommendations for 2023/2024

Werner Swanepoel:

The proposed budget was distributed in the 45-day pack and was discussed during the budget Forum on Friday.

I would like to invite Incoming Round Table Southern Africa Treasurer, Lihann Kriek, to run through the assumptions and recommendations of the 2023/2024 budget as originally proposed.

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Lihann Kriek - delivers the budget as originally distributed. (Attached for ease of reference)

3 new motions for amendments to the budget was tabled as per point 15 of the minutes.

Motion 1:

Prieska 161 proposes that the travel budget for ASSCO and EXEC members be increased from R3-50 to R4-75 for the budget year 2023/24.

• PROPOSER: Prieska 161

• SECONDER: East London 1

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the Vote

Motion Carries: (Attached for ease of reference)

Motion 2:

Bloemfontein 158 Proposes an increase of the accommodation allowance with a R100 from R400 to R500 per night for Association meetings.

• PROPOSER: Bloemfontein 158

• SECONDER: Pretoria 136

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the Vote

Motion

Motion 3:

(Attached for ease of reference)

Mossel Bay 32 proposed to host the 2nd Exec meeting with the KZN Tri-Area meeting on the Friday so that the entire executive council could attend all 3 areas meetings and answer any questions or give feedback to the members on any related issues. The 3rd Exec meeting to be hosted with the Free State/Stnofs/Northern Cape Tri-Area for the same reasons. To take the exec to the members and give 6 areas the opportunity to engage in the meetings or outside the meetings.

• PROPOSER: Mossel Bay 32

• SECONDER: Margate 47

• DISCUSSION: NONE

Werner Swanepoel Association President 2022/2023

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E-mail: president@roundtable.co.za

• VOTE: We will now go over to the Vote

Motion Carries: (Attached for ease of reference)

20.3. Adoption of the Proposed Budget for 2023/2024

Werner Swanepoel:

With the Incoming RTSA Treasurer, Lihann Kriek, having proposed his revised budget for adoption, please can ask for a seconder?

• SECONDER: Walvis bay 36

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the Vote

IN FAVOUR AGAINST ABSTAIN

Majority in favour Jukskei 217

Hilton 242 Western Province

Algoa 108

Elgin 27

Revised Budget carries. (Attached for ease of reference)

20.4. Round Table Trust (Dr David Smith Trust)

Werner Swanepoel:

Lihann, I know that you and the previous Treasurer went through great lengths to try and sort out the Dr David Smith Trust, please would you give us a brief update on the progress?

Lihann Kriek presents - Dr David Smith Trust update

In accordance with RTSA Rule 27.1, please can I call on Incoming Round Table Southern Africa Treasurer, Lihann Kriek to propose the trustees for the ensuing year:

Lihann presented the proposed Trustees for the Dr David Smith Trust as follow:

Incoming President - Louis Radley

Incoming Vice President - Antonie Smit

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Incoming Treasurer - Lihann Kriek

Incoming IRO - Louis Du Toit

Exco 1 - Werner Swanepoel

ARTSA Auditor - middle and partners

Two Year ASSCO Member - Vos Botha

Two Year ASSCO Member - Bernard Venter

Werner Swanepoel:

With Lihann Kriek having proposed the trustees for 2023/2024 year, please can I ask for a seconder?

• SECONDER: Walvis bay 36

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the Vote

IN FAVOUR AGAINST ABSTAIN

All None None

Proposal of Trustees carries

21. ARTSA Annual General Meeting Reports

21.1. ARTSA 2023 Convener

Werner Swanepoel:

I would now like to call on the man that has made this entire weekend possible. ARTSA Convenor – Wynand Swart

Wynand Swart - delivers his report (Attached for ease of reference)

With Wynand having moved his report for adoption, please can I ask for a seconder?

• SECONDER: White River 64

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the Vote

IN FAVOUR AGAINST ABSTAIN

All in favour None None

ARTSA Report carries

Werner Swanepoel Association President 2022/2023

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E-mail: president@roundtable.co.za

21.2. ARTSA 2024 Presentation

Werner Swanepoel:

I now call on the Incoming ARTSA Convenor, Wentzel Steward to update us regarding the arrangements for ARTSA 2024 to be hosted by the South Cape Area.

Wentzel Steward – reported on current arrangement for ARTSA 2024 and played the ARTSA 2024 video.

(ONS GAAN SEE TOE)

22. RTSA President’s Report

Werner Swanepoel:

I would now like to hand over the gavel and Chairmanship of the meeting to the Vice President – Louis Radley while I deliver my report.

Werner Swanepoel - Delivers report: (Attached for ease of reference)

Louis Radley:

With the President having moved his report for adoption, please can I have a seconder?

• SECONDER: Impala 157

• DISCUSSION: NONE

• VOTE: We will now go over to the Vote

23. General

23.1. Baron Mwape – Area 2 Chairman, Zambia

Thanks for the warm welcome and many lessons learned at my first ARTSA

23.2. Kevin Frazer

Louis Radley participating in the Oxpecker run to raise funds for Pevensey Place

24. Presentation of Trophies

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In keeping with tradition, no trophies will be announced during the AGM, but will be awarded during the Presidents Banquet tonight.

For the sake of record keeping the trophies awarded are listed below:

Speakers Cup

Attie Noude (Prieska 161)

Inkundla Award

Daniel Enslin (George 30)

Extensions Trophy

Tugela 202

Stan Anderson Award

Eastern Provence

Derek Wedekind Trophy

Sandown 150

Mike Kantor Trophy

Hartz 186 Skema to Sea

Apex Gavel Walvis Bay 36

Area Food Table

Gauteng Area

RTSA Tabler of the Year

Jacques Van Wyk (Alex Kenton 210)

Fellowship award

Bloemfontein 158

25. Election of Office Bearers for 2023/2024

Werner Swanepoel:

I will now ask the Incoming ASSCO manning the doors and Scrutineers to ensure that the meeting venue is closed, and no members will be allowed back into the meeting room until the vote has been concluded.

Werner Swanepoel Association President 2022/2023

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a) RTSA President

Werner Swanepoel:

Gentlemen, we have received only one nomination for the position of Association President for 2023/2024.

With no other candidates making themselves available, I can confirm that the Association President for 2023/2024 will be Louis Radley.

b) RTSA Vice President

Werner Swanepoel:

Gentlemen, we have received only one nomination for the position of Association Vice President for 2023/2024.

c)

RTSA International Relations Officer

Werner Swanepoel:

2 nominations have been received for the position of Round Table Southern Africa International Relationships Officer 2023/2024, that of:

• Francois Van Der Merwe

• Louis du Toit

With no other candidates making themselves available, I can confirm that the Association Vice President for 2023/2024 will be Antonie Smit.

Werner Swanepoel - Mr Vice President the honour of the coin toss will be yours to determine which candidate will present first. While one candidate is presenting the other candidate will be asked to leave the meeting venue.

Francois Van Der Merwe won the coin toss and addressed the assembly first followed by Louis Du Toit

Gents, you will each be allocated 5 min.

Werner Swanepoel - I would now like to ask the Scrutineers to hand out the ballad papers to all delegates in possession of a voting board. Gentleman, please make sure that your answer is clearly indicated, spoiled ballad papers will not be counted.

Werner Swanepoel

Association President 2022/2023

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Kindly be reminded that you are voting FOR the person you would like to see as the Round Table Southern Africa IRO.

While the votes were counted, Albert Vermeulen from Tzaneen 96 told a joke of troepe, bosluis beskuit and not being fit enough.

By majority votes Louis De Toit will be appointed as the new International Relations officer.

d) RTSA Communications Officer and Inkundla Editor

Werner Swanepoel:

Gentlemen, we have received only one nomination for the position of Association Communications Officer for 2023/2024.

26.

27.

Date and Venue of the 72nd Annual General Meeting

Werner Swanepoel:

I would like to call on the Incoming Association Secretary, Andre Vos Botha, to please read out the Date and Venue of the next Annual General Meeting.

Vos Botha - The next Annual General meeting will be held on the 27th April 2024 in the South Cape.

Toast to Round Table International and Round Table Southern Africa

The newly elected IRO Louis De Toit can you please do the toast.

28. Closure

Werner Swanepoel:

Meeting closed 11h55

With no other candidates making themselves available, I can confirm that the Association Communications Officer for 2023/2024 will be Pienaar Allers.

President 2022/23

Werner Swanepoel

Secretary 2022/23

Vos Botha

4.) Nominated Association Alignment Projects

4a.

WINTER KNIGHTS

4b. Proposal for Alliance Project to “Don’t Camo Yourself” Initiative

Honour & Privilege

Proposal for Alliance Project to "Don't Camo Yourself" Ini a ve

A en on Members of Round Table Southern Africa

MOTION:

It is proposed that the “Don’t Camo Yourself” ini a ve be aligned with RTSA by being adopted as the alliance ini a ve for the year. This alignment is similar to the alignment project that was voted in at the 2023 ARTSA. This ini a ve aims to encompass broader partnerships, including but not limited to, the Men's Founda on, and to establish a comprehensive approach to addressing male health issues, both physical and mental.

Mo va on:

The proposed "Don't Camo Yourself" ini a ve seeks to build upon our exis ng partnership with the Men's Founda on while expanding the scope of our efforts to include a holis c approach to male health. The following key points illustrate the ra onale behind this proposal:

1. Comprehensive Approach: Mental health issues among men have gained significant a en on, necessita ng a broader scope of ini a ves. By incorpora ng physical health alongside mental health under the "Don't Camo Yourself" ini a ve, we aim to address the mul faceted aspect s of male health.

2. Flexibility and Sustainability: Renaming the ini a ve provides flexibility in partnering with various organiza ons beyond the Men's Founda on while ensuring sustainability and con nuity of our efforts without the need for frequent project overhauls.

3. Interna onal Expansion: The "Don't Camo Yourself" ini a ve is designed to extend beyond regional boundaries, allowing for interna onal collabora on and amplifica on of our advocacy efforts.

4. Centralized Infrastructure: Designa ng Round Table Eastern Province Area as the custodian of the "Don't Camo Yourself" brand ensures centralized management of branding, manufacturing, and presenta on, akin to exis ng agreements such as the Buffalo and South Cape agreement, thereb y facilita ng streamlined coordina on and par cipa on.

5.) Round Table International World Meeting Report

5a. - World Meeting 2023 Report

5b. - RTI World Meeting 2023 (Pty) Ltd AFS FINAL signed off

Honour & Privilege

6.) FINANCIAL REPORT

6a. Treasurer’s Foreword

6b. 45 Day report

6c. Management accounts 29 February 2024

Honour & Privilege

Lihann Kriek

Association Treasurer 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 78 458 1912

E-mail: treasurer@roundtable.co.za

Round Table

Southern Africa – Write-up

Date: 29 February 2024

Re: 45 Day Pack – Treasurer write-up

Mr. President and fellow members:

With great pleasure, I would like to write a small write-up in regards to the financial year and all the aspects we covered and accomplishments we were able to make during the year.

During the year under review, we have managed to make savings in all aspects of the financial budget. A saving of R524 415 has been estimated with RTI World Meeting 2023 contributing to the saving and profit to the amount of R174 496. We also did a saving of R65 543 on the Owen Frye Fund. This will leave the year at a total saving of R589 958 and an estimated profit of R324 415. I believe we used the membership fees in such a way that they could see that we care.

The financial statements of RTI World meeting were signed off by the auditors on the 20 February 2024. The financials statements had a small profit of R33 217. This money was approved by RTIHYM to be given back to RTSA. There was also R400 000 management fees that is allocated to RTSA. This management fees forms part of donations received for World bucks money and R300 000 is allocated to different funds to distribute as donations.

Management accounts were sent out monthly, and management accounts were believed to be easy to read for any member with no financial background. In the Dr. David Smith Trust, a lot of progress has been made, and at the moment we are using attorneys to help us with the proses resign the old trustees so that the new trustees can be added to the trust.

Lihann Kriek Association Treasurer 2023/2024

Lihann Kriek

Association Treasurer 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 78 458 1912

E-mail: treasurer@roundtable.co.za

Round Table Southern Africa – Treasurer Report

Date: 29 February 2024

Re: 45 Day Pack – Treasurer Report

To: RTSA members

Mr President and my fellow Exec members, with all due protocol observed I would like to present to you my treasurer’s report. We almost at the end of fourth term of our year and it seems that it was only yesterday starting the journey together. Please find below my report up and until 29 February 2024.

1. Management Accounts

As per our first communication to the members and promises made at the beginning of our term, I am happy to report that we have sent out 10 management packs covering the period from March 2023 to February 2024. We have delivered on out promise to keep the members up to date and to be as transparent as possible. Final management accounts will be send out on the mass mail of March.

Although minimum feedback has been received at the point of writing this report, I do believe the management accounts are sufficient and we have done what we set out to do. The members are informed and are sufficiently equipped with the financial tools and understand what we, as an ASSCO, do achieve.

We are already into February and the hard work to prepare the final financial statements has already. started. The goal is to get all paperwork and supporting documentation delivered to the auditors by no later than the 7th of March 2024.

My personal goal is to have a signed set of audited financial statements by no later than the 26th of March 2024. This would give the members of RTSA close to a month to analyse and scrutinise the financial statements.

2. Projected Profit or Loss – Budget vs Actual vs Savings

I have also attached the projected profit and loss calculation regarding expenses that still needs to be paid out or provisioned in February 2024. This gives us an idea on where we are going to end off the financial year.

We started the year with an approved budget that calculated using into the savings of the general fund of R200 000 for 2023/2024, but due to good control over the expenses and savings by all ASSCO members and doing everything possible to save where we can, we are looking at closing the financial year of with a profit of +/- R324 415. This is +/- R524 415 saving with RTI World Meeting 2023 contributed to the saving and profit to the amount of R174 496. We also did a saving of another R65 543 on the Owen Frye Fund. This will use total saving of R589 958.

Our conference fund has to been replenished to the required levels as it should be of R520 000. We need to transfer an amount from the general fund to our conference fund of R13 472.

The above figures also put our general fund in an extremely healthy state. We should close the financial year with a balance of +/-R1 220 727 in our general fund after we transferred the amount

Lihann Kriek

Association Treasurer 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 78 458 1912

E-mail: treasurer@roundtable.co.za

mentioned above to the conference fund. The required minimum balance on the 29th of February 2024 should be R450 000. This gives us a surplus in our general fund of close to R770 727. Please just a reminder that this is not the audit figures.

3. RTI World meeting

The financial statements of RTI World meeting were signed off by the auditors on the 20 February 2024. The financials statements had a small profit of R33 217. This money was approved by RTIHYM to be given back to RTSA. We are still waiting for outstanding SARS queries and after it is resolved then outstanding debtor will be paid over to RTSA. There was also R400 000 management fees that is allocated to RTSA. This management fees forms part of donations received for World bucks money and R300 000 is allocated to different funds to distribute as donations.

4. Capitation fees

All the capitation fees were sent and all payments were received. All tables are paid in full as well as last year outstanding cap fees.

5. Financial statements

The signed financial statements were sent to the auditors on the 31 May 2023 and was submitted the same day to SARS.

6. Taxation

We have received our tax clearance certificate on 31 May 2023 and the association is tax complaint for the current financial year. In regards to the deregistration of the VAT, this still an ongoing struggle. This sounds easer as it is but this is one we need to ride out as there is no clear indication when SARS will be finalising the deregistration. We were only been able to fixed at the moment the name that was incorrectly spelled on the VAT that we can be able to linked this to our profile and now the proses only can be fully started.

7. Dr David Trust

In terms of the Dr. David Trust, we have made some headway on this issue. We received the signature from the founder of the trust. I am also in the process of collecting all the necessary information from the new trustees and old trustees and will submit this information to the attorneys when I have received everything. I believe this is the first significant progress we've made since I was last on the board of trustees in the 2018/2019 financial year. I will keep you updated as we go along.

Lihann Kriek Association Treasurer 2023/2024

ASSOCIATION OF ROUND TABLES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE

YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024

ASSOCIATION OF ROUND TABLES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024

OWEN

ARTSA

NAMIBIA

COFRENCE FUND OTHER FUND

PUBLIC RELATIONS FUND

ACCUMULAT

CONFRENCE FUND

ED/GENERAL FUND TOTAL RESERVES

TOTAL

ASSOCIATION OF ROUND TABLES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29 FEBRUARY 2024

7a. Budget foreword

7b. Budget 2024 – 2025

Honour & Privilege

Antonie Smit

Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

BUDGET FOREWORD PROPOSED BUDGET 2024/2025

Creating a budget is often seen as a daunting and difficult task, even more so if it is the budget of Round Table Southern Africa. One would think that it would become easier, especially as this is my 3rd time being involved on the preparation side. One of the most significant difficulties of creating a budget is finding a solution that will satisfy everyone involved.

During the preparation of this budget, several factors had to be considered which includes but not limited to the following:

• RTSA Constitution and Rules

• Historical practises

• Current economic circumstances

• Membership figures

• Increased costs

• Geographical issues relating to travelling and hosting of ASSCO meetings and Executive meetings

The proposed capitation fee for 2024/2025 is R2,077.97, an increase of R1.72 from the previous term. Basically, keeping capitation fees for 2024/2025 unchanged.

We are now entering the 3rd term post Covid, and comparing capitations fees of R1,450.13 from 2019/2020 to the proposed capitation fees, we have had an average increase of 7% year on year over the last 6 years.

We must also remember and factor in that on numerous occasions over the past few years the members proposed and voted in added increases to capitation fees.

Membership

In the last 10 years, RTSA has had a membership decline of more than 40%, but for the first time, the outlook on our membership numbers is not all doom and gloom.

The stabilisation of our membership numbers over the last year has enabled us to keep capitation fees unchanged for 2024/2025.

All Tables must be commended for still getting inductions through in January and February and not keeping it back until March.

Antonie Smit Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

Travel Cost & Airfare

The travel rate of R4.75 has been kept unchanged from the previous term.

We have also factored in any increase in airfare prices, making sure we do not leave any travelling ASSCO member out of pocket.

ASSCO and Exec Meetings

The 2nd and 3rd ASSCO meetings have been allocated to locations close to major airports, enabling us to keep the cost down on these expenses.

The 2nd ASSCO will be hosted in East London and the 3rd ASSCO hosted in Secunda.

In the previous budget forum, members raised their concerns regarding the combined ASSCO and Executive meetings proposed. The members voted in that the Executive meetings be taken to the Area Conferences, enabling the Areas to engage with RTSA Executive members.

The 2nd Executive meeting will be held at the KZN Tri Area Conference in July with the 3rd Executive meeting held at the WP Summer Conference in October.

Owen Frye Fund & International Travel

In the previous year, we had to absorb a big increase on the Owen Frye Fund and international travel due to sharply increase in airfares. Global airfares remain excessively high, but due to savings made in the previous term, we were able to decrease the Owen Frye Fund contribution from R396.93 to R350.00.

Deficit vs Savings

The current term estimates a saving of around R250,000.

If we look at the surplus of approximately R800,000 which excludes the minimum balance of the General Fund (R450,000) and Conference Fund (R520,000) respectively, we have decided to use R200,000 of the surplus from the previous year to subsidise the members with capitation fees.

The Constitution has been drafted that we are able to use any savings/surplus to assist in the next years calculation towards capitation fees.

Utilizing the surplus, an increase of R260.00 per member has been prevented, enabling us to keep capitation fees unchanged.

Antonie Smit

Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

Conclusion

I do realise that unfortunately the budget would not keep everyone happy, but the best that we could do is to present a fair budget to all involved and affected by capitation fees.

There would always be strong arguments from opposite sides of the debate, but the most important part to remember is to always actively engage in these debates to make sure we take this organisation forward.

The incoming Executive still commits to making sure that member’s money is spent wisely and any possible savings are made against the budget.

Yours in Table

Antonie Smit

RTSA Vice President 2023/2024

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OFFICER’S REPORT

8a. IRO Foreword

8b. IRO Report

Honour & Privilege

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

Association International Ielations Officer’s Report 73rd Annual General Meeting 27 April 2024

Mr. President, with all du protocol being observed.

It has been the highlight of my table career serving on your council and serving the members of this wonderful association. I do not think any number of words can describe the personal growth it brought me as a father, husband, businessman and a person. I can’t think of any better way to end my 14-year table career.

The year did not come without any challenges, but with the strong team we formed as an ASSCO we managed to handle it with ease. Strong bonds were formed with AMI and RTI for the future to come and we can be proud of our association at an international level.

I would like to thank my wife Coleen for keeping the household running and looking after Eloise and Christin for the long periods of time that I spent traveling representing the Association during the year. Coleen you and the kids are really the foundation of my whole being and I love you guys dearly.

I would also like to thank all the members of the association for allowing me to serve is your IRO. It has been an absolute honor and a privilege. Thank you for always treating me as one of you a “Joe Tabler” and assisting with any request and info needed.

I would like to leave you with following quote from Albert Schweitzer

“You must give some time to your fellow man. Even if it’s a little thing, do something for those who have of help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For remember, you don’t live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here, too.”

Yours in Table

Louis du Toit(Joe Tabler) Association IRO 2023/2024

Louis du Toit

Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

Round Table Southern Africa – IRO Report Association IRO Report 4th Assco Meeting

My work started immediately the morning after ARTSA Weesgerus, getting all the internationals on the bus at 06:00. I then started with all the exchange agreements and figuring out who the tablers are that had to travel internationally. I must admit this was not an easy task as I had the do a lot of work to find out, who had to go where, was their registrations done and was transport and accommodation booked, once they arrive abroad etc. I am glad to report that all the travel exchanges had been attended except for the Belgium AGM.

List of Exchange Agreements completed.

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

Gauteng has given notice that they voted to cancel their Exchange Agreement with RTSA, which they had with Seychelles. Gauteng has started a new exchange agreement with RT Zimbabwe

Daily and weekly updates are being shared with the IROs of our Areas on the WhatsApp

I have also attended all the RTIWM core team meetings on Zoom.

AMI

Bram Rozestraten AMI Chairman had a great meeting in Arusha Tanzania. It was an 1000% improvement on the last one I attended in Mauritius. It was also voted that RT Senegal be moved out of AMI region to SEM region. AMI adopted a resolution to vote on all reports. The only concern was the low attendance from the other associations in AMI. I really think AMI should not allow so many people to log in on Zoom. Only 5 of the 10 Associations were there in physical attendance.

On the social side we had a great time in Arusha (Tanzania) and was well looked after by the Tablers of Arusha 14. Arusha 14 announced in the AGM that the will closing Arusha 14 after the AGM, but after a lot of discussions we got them too not close. I think by convincing them in not closing, it ended up being the highlight of the weekend...

A lot of great projects was heard from all the different associations in AMI, AMI is defiantly on the rise and becoming a strong region.

RTSA is still seen as the big Brother of AMI and I again affirmed that we as RTSA is always willing to help our brothers in the AMI where we are needed and that we must not be seen as the “BIG BROTHER” but as the “BROTHER” that is willing to help.

The Next AMI AGM will be held in Zambia alongside their AGM Zimbabwe put in a bid to host the AMI AGM in 2025

The Following AMI Awards was handed out.

• AMI Fellowship Club of the Year – Bloemfontein 158 (RTSA)

• AMI Service project of the Year - Round Table Zimbabwe (Rainbow children’s village)

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

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E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

• AMI Club of the year – RT Seychelles 2

• AMI Tabler of the year -Mandresy Rakotoarison (RT Madagascar)

• AMI Silver Bull – Louis du Toit (RTSA)

• RTI Star of Recognition Award – Jacques van Wyk The don’t Camo yourself project (RTSA)

• RTI Appreciation Certificate – Paul Hoeksema (RTSA)

Jacques van Wyk (RTSA Branding Manager) and Paul Hoeksema has been awarded with very prestigious awards, well done to both gentlemen, you guys have done outstanding.

The AMI Travel Bingo took place and RT Mauritius will come to ARTSA and RTSA will go to Seychelles. Upcoming

AMI AGM 2024

I managed to get the dates for AMI moved to 19 – 21 April 2024 the weekend before Artsa.

Travel Bingo Draw

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

Germany

Belgium

NNCA 07 – 09 June 2024 Hanover

STNOFS 19 – 21 April 2024 Tienen

AMI Eastern Province 21 – 23 June 2024 Seychelles(Beau Vallon)

Sri Lanka

Finland

Netherlands

Mpumalanga 29 – 31 June 2024 Colombo

NSCA 31 May – 02 June 2024 Dunkirk

Bushveld 19 – 21 July 2024 TBC RTI

Gauteng 07 – 09 June 2024 Estonia RTBI Border 10 – 12 May 2024 Bournemouth

Sweden Free State 09 – 12 May 2024 Leksand

Mauritius

Madagascar

Namibia 18 – 19 May 2024 TBC

Northern Cape 11-May-24 2024 Antananarivo

Italy Drakensberg 07 – 09 June 2024

Zambia

France

Riccione in Emilia

Romagna

Western Cape 19 – 21 April 2024 Livingstone Zambia

South Cape 31 May – 2 June 2024 Dunkirk

Below is a list of the Exchange agreements concluded for 2024

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

I am glad to report that I have signed the 16 Exchange Agreements. Arabian Gulf did not want to continue with their Exchange agreement and France was happy to take their place. Seychelles also did not renew their exchange agreement.

We also still have India that want to conclude an Exchange Agreement with RTSA.

As I receive the names for the Tablers going on the exchange agreements I have started the WhatsApp groups for the different agreements. I added the two IRO candidates as well as the current area Iro on the groups so that the are up to date with all the communication when the elected candidate takes over from me.

RTIWM Feedback

To be honest, the RTIWM 23 must be the highlight of my year so far. It has also been the most tiring event that I have attended so far. It started with me and the President joining the hunting pre-tour on Saturday 2 September, then jumped on a plane the Sunday and joined up with the convening team in Cape town, joining the Highlights pre tour on Monday in Cape Town, Adventure pre-tour on Tuesday in Grabow and back on the Wednesday to chaperone Prime Circle on the Wednesday from the Airport to the Venue for Opening Night, meeting/nations night on Thursday, AGM(Century city)/Clubhouse Party (Paarl) Friday and AMI meeting Durbanville clubhouse/Pop in with RTI board at Belville and Cape town 9 clubhouse and ended it with the Gala dinner at CTICC. In between all of this I just jumped in and helped the convening team where I could. Please believe me if I tell you that by Sunday my tired was tired.

New board for RTI 2023/24

President Marc Germeshausen

Past-President Jayant Agrawal

Vice-President Daniele Cusi

Secretary Nadeen Kumarasinghe

Treasurer Omar HIMMICHE

CEE Regional Chairman MICHAEL D'AUBREY

NEA Regional Chairman Antti Kantola

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

SEM Regional Chairman

ASPA Regional Chairman

AMI Regional Chairman

RTSA Awards Received

Christos Demetriades

Shamaal Panagoda

Leejay Tavares

Nikko Maree RTI Honour Medal (RTIWM)

Egbert Harmse Hounour Medal (Men’s Health Awareness)

I would just like to Congratulate Graham Cornelissen and his convening team for an absolute well organized World meeting. All the international guests were just full of praises and had only compliments to give after the RTIWM.

The next RTI World meeting will be held 18 – 22 September 2024 in Maastricht the Netherlands

RTI HYM (Nepal)

I attended RTI Half year meeting in Kathmandu Nepal from 28 February to 3 March 2024. It was again as normally an experience not to be forgotten.

The following Motions was discussed and voted on:

Motion 1

7.002.8 Whenever there is more than one candidate, then each of those candidates should be prepared to speak to the relevant meeting for no more than 5 minutes to promote their candidacy. In addition to this whenever there is more than one candidate for RTI Vice President/ RTI Secretary/ RTI Treasurer position, there will be a Question and Answer session organised for the councillors and this will be moderated by an independent moderator appointed by the RTI President.

To

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

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E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

7.002.8 Whenever there is more than one candidate, then each of those candidates should be prepared to speak at the AGM for no more than 5 minutes to promote their candidacy.

In addition to this whenever there is more than one candidate for RTI Vice President/ RTI Secretary/ RTI Treasurer position, there will be a Question and Answer session organised for the councillors and this will be moderated by an independent moderator appointed by the RTI President. This session will be conducted online and will be scheduled before the Councillors Meeting of the AGM

Further there will be a Questions and Answer session at the Councillors Meeting of the AGM where the candidates applying for the same positions are asked the same question.

Motion 2

• AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 10.002 OF THE RTI RULE BOOK

10.002. Audited Financial Statements

Audited accounts of RTI Meetings in Articles 16 and 17 in the RTI constitution, should be circulated no later than 42 days before the next RTI Meeting and shall be presented to the council at the following relevant RTI Meeting for approval. In case an association fails to submit the accounts (by filling the RTI accounts standard excel form sheet like shown in the 2017 RTIWM Meeting pack) at least 42 days before the next RTI Meeting, it will face

a fine of EUR 1.000, which association has to pay out of their own budget to RTI within 6 months after the failure to present the accounts. In addition, there will be a vote on immediate suspension. In case of suspension, the suspension will end upon payment of the fine and the submission of correct accounts.

To

10.002. Audited Financial Statements

Audited accounts of RTI Meetings in Articles 16 and 17 in the RTI constitution, should be circulated no later than 42 days before the next RTI Meeting and shall be presented

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

to the council at the following relevant RTI Meeting for approval. In case an association fails to submit the accounts (by filling the RTI accounts standard excel form sheet like shown in the 2017 RTIWM Meeting pack) at least 42 days before the next RTI Meeting, it will face

a fine of EUR 1.000, which association has to pay out of their own budget to RTI within 6 months after the failure to present the accounts. In addition, there will be a vote on immediate suspension. In case of suspension, the suspension will end upon payment of the fine and the submission of correct accounts.

Further Limited Review of Accounts of all regional meetings in Article 3.005 in the RTI Constitution should be circulated no later than 42 days before the next Regional Meeting of the specific region and shall be presented to the regional council at the following relevant Regional Meeting for approval.

Motion 3

• REMOVING ARTICLE 2.002 .3 OF THE RTI RULE BOOK.

2.002.3. Alternatively, where an Associate Member is unable to apply for Full Membership under rule 2.003, it may make an application anyway, but not before the fourth RTI AGM after the one at which it was officially recognised as an Associate Member. Associate Member must participate all RTI meetings during this period.

RATIONALE AND MOTIVATION:

In order to motivate associate members to grow up to and beyond a minimum membership number of 50 members and three clubs before becoming a full member. As we know the strength of the membership numbers are irrelevant when it comes to simple majority voting and we believe an aspiring association to become a full member of RTI below 50 members and three clubs should not have the same voting right.

Motion 4

• ADDING “INTRODUCTION OF THE RTI ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER” TO THE RTI RULE BOOK

Article 27. RTI Environmental Charter

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

▪ 27.001. RTI commits to the following:

▪ Increase the attention and focus on environmenal friendly practices within Round Table

▪ Encourage use of enviromentally friendly packaging for RTI merchendise including but not limited to pins and coins

▪ Encourage associations not to have single use plastic material when organising RTI events

▪ Work with brother and sister organisations including but not limited to Agora Club International, Ladies Circle International, Tangent Club International and 41 International in promoting environmentally friendly practices.

RATIONALE

To provide commitment from Round Table International to adopt environmentally friendly practices with the idea of encouraging member associations to do the same. This motion was initiated during the CEE meeting in South Africa in 2023 by Round Table the Netherlands with support from Round Table Germany

Motion 1, 2 and 4 received a majority and pole vote and was adopted and motion 3 for did not carry.

Upcoming Duties

AMI (Livingstone Zambia) to complete as part of my duties.

Summary

I Can confirm the IRO Portfolio is still in good standing with all our international guests and will drive the #impactfulchange and show them what great hospitality and we can offer them as RTSA. This has been a fun filled journey up to now. I can’t wait so see how much fun the rest of the year is going to be.

Mr. President, thank you that I can serve on your council, with you as my president, you are a true inspiration to me and makes me proud to be a Tabler. I am very privileged to be able to end my table career

Mr. President, I hereby move my report for adoption.

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 453 3737

E-mail: iro@roundtable.co.za

Yours in Table

Louis du Toit Association IRO 2023/2024

I.P.P/EXCO 1/Constitutional Advisor Report

Honour & Privilege

Werner Swanepoel IPP 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 82 900 6064

Werner Swanepoel Foreword.

As my tenure comes to an end as a member of the Round Table Southern Africa Executive Council, I am filled with gratitude and awe at the incredible journey I have been privileged to embark on over the past five years. Serving on the council has been an honor and a privilege, allowing me to witness firsthand the dedication, passion, and drive of our organisation and its members.

During my time on the council, I have had the opportunity to learn how our organisation works, what motivates us, and how we are making a difference in the lives of others. I have been inspired by the amazing work being done by our members in South Africa, Namibia, and beyond, and I am proud to have been a part of this impactful change.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to each and every member of the Round Table Southern Africa family for welcoming me, supporting me, and allowing me to table and experience the incredible work that you all do. It has truly been an amazing journey, and I am grateful for the memories and experiences that I will carry with me always.

Thank you once again for this incredible opportunity. It has been amazing!

Yours in Table,

Werner Swanepoel

Immediate Past President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 82 900 6064

I.P.P/ EXCO 1/ Constitutional Advisor Report

Mr President and fellow Tablers,

As the Immediate Past President, it brings me great pleasure to report back on the accomplishments and milestones we achieved throughout the past year. Our primary focus was to foster unity, support, and an enjoyable atmosphere within our ASSCO, and I am pleased to share that we have successfully executed our plan.

Key Objectives and Achievements:

Building Gees (Spirit): Our efforts were dedicated to creating a positive and cohesive atmosphere within our ASSCO. Through various initiatives (mostly lekker fines), events (Mostly ASSCO’S), and collaborative activities (Mostly Meetings, we aimed to build a sense of unity and camaraderie

Supporting Areas: I actively worked towards providing support to different areas within our organisation. Whether through mentorship, resource allocation, or even just a sound board, our goal was to strengthen all facets of our community.

ASSCO and Exec Council Assistance: I prioritized being a reliable resource for ASSCO and the Executive Council, especially concerning constitutional matters. My commitment to ensuring clarity and adherence to our constitutional framework remained unwavering.

Uniting as One: Central to our mission was the importance of unity. I worked tirelessly to promote a collective mindset, fostering an environment where we operate as a single, cohesive unit. This, in turn, contributes to the overall success and well-being of our organisation.

Assistance to Jo Tabler: I stood ready to assist Jo Tabler whenever help or guidance was needed. Collaboration and mutual support have been key to our success.

Werner Swanepoel

Immediate Past President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 82 900 6064

I am pleased to announce that, through our collective efforts, we have not only met but exceeded our objectives for the year for the IPP Role. The unity, enthusiasm, and support displayed by each member of ASSCO have truly made a significant impact on our organisation.

As I transition into the role of Jo Tabler, I want to express my sincere gratitude Mr President for your dedication and collaborative spirit. I am confident that, under the leadership of our Incoming President, we will continue to thrive and achieve even greater heights.

As we reflect on the accomplishments of RTSA throughout the year, it becomes evident that our organisation operates as a bottom-up entity, fostering an environment where every individual contributes to the collective success. The analogy of the Styrofoam cup, shared with us at the beginning of the year, resonates deeply highlighting the importance of the lasting impact we leave behind.

In the grand scheme of our work, it is not solely about individual achievements or personal accolades. Instead, it is about the legacy we create collectively, the mark we leave on the organisation, and the broader impact we have on the community we serve.

As I move forward, I encourage each one of you to consider not just what you do but how you represent yourself, what you stand for, and the enduring impact you leave in your wake. RTSA's success is not merely measured in the tasks completed but in the positive imprint we make on the people we interact with, the projects we undertake, and the overall reputation we build.

As my last and final report on Round Table Southern Africa Executive Council after serving four years consecutively comes to and end I leave you with the following:

I don’t want to leave a legacy I don’t care if they remember me.. Only Jesus. And how I represented Him.

Werner Swanepoel

Immediate Past President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 82 900 6064

I hereby move my report for adoption.

Yours in Table,

Werner Swanepoel IPP 2023/2024

10a. Foreword 10b. Report

Honour & Privilege

Pienaar Allers

Association Inkundla Editor 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 76 791 1984

E-mail: pro@roundtable.co.za

Association Inkundla Editor 2023/24

Mr. President and fellow association members, I had the honour and privileged to serve on your association board and serve our members and the community as the Inkundla Editor, in my outgoing year before I go out as a 41er.

What a memorable year it was and journey it has been, I will ever be thankful for raising my hand. I gained valuable experience, added to me skillset and has grown immensely as a person. I trust and believe that I largely achieved my goals that set for me at the beginning of the year, and I can only hope that I made the organization and its members proud. Everything second, minute, hour and late nights to meet the deadlines was worth it and the journey will remain with me forever.

To my fellow exec and ASSCO members, thank you is not enough, what a memorable year it has been, I have got to know each one of you better and can now call you all friends for life. I have learned from each one of you and even if you don’t know it, each one of you has shaped me in some way for the better in a very difficult year personally. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Wishing you all the best in the future.

Honorable Mr. President, Louis Radley and family, thank you for leading us and the organization in such a remarkable way, you and the family should be very proud of yourself! Thank you again. To incoming president, “Toons”, wishing you and the incoming council all the best, I know you will build on the foundation that has been laid and take the organization to even greater heights.

Serving the community through this wonderful organization for 11years have shaped me in many ways for the better and will ever be thankful. I encourage you to table to the fullest, challenge yourself, and you will see in the end how this organization have shaped and developed you and highlighted skills within you that you never knew existed.

I salute you.

Yours in Table

Pienaar “Piens” Allers Association Inkundla Editor

Pienaar Allers

Association Inkundla Editor 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 76 791 1984

E-mail: pro@roundtable.co.za

Association Inkundla Editor, Final Report 2023/24

With all due protocol being observed

Dear Fellow Exec, Assco & Table members,

I herewith deliver my final Exec report for year 2023/24 at the 73rd Annual General Meeting hosted by South Cape Area.

My goal for the year was to deliver a new fresh look magazine, a magazine that sparks interest, a magazine that wants to be read based on looks and content and lastly a magazine that inspires and teaches’.The magazine was built around themes, themes published already and future themes ideas are listed below,

▪ Edition 1(May 2023) – ARTSA Bosveld

▪ Edition 2(June 2024) – World Meeting

▪ Edition 3(July 2023) – Winter Knights

▪ Edition 4(August 2023) - Women’s Month

▪ Edition 5 (September 2023) – Men’s Mental Health

▪ Edition 6(October 2023) – World Meeting Feedback

▪ Edition 7(November 2023) – ARTSA South Cape

▪ Edition 8(December 2023) – Grow a “Mo”/Brovember Feedback

▪ Edition 9(February 2024) – New year’s edition

▪ Edition 10(March 2024) – Review on month of love(Valentine’s month)

▪ Edition 11(April 2024) - TBC

Below you will find some statistics of the published editions so far.

Inkundla Editions

1st Edition

▪ Theme – ARTSA Bosveld

▪ Link - https://issuu.com/home/published/inkundla_artsa_edition_final_16h53

▪ Pages – 104

▪ Average Hours spent editing – 55hours.

▪ Please note that stats are not available since there was not an online publishing platform available at the time.

Pienaar Allers

Association Inkundla Editor 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 76 791 1984

E-mail: pro@roundtable.co.za

2nd Edition(Stats as at 28 January 2024)

▪ Theme – World Meeting

▪ Link - https://issuu.com/home/published/inkundla_2nd_edition_june_2023_final

▪ Pages – 78

▪ Average Hours spend editing – 45hours.

▪ Impression – 2811(Number of times that your content was served or shown on the Issuu network, whether in someone’s feed (as a thumbnail), search results, or on a website where you have embedded the content)

▪ Reads – 938(Number of times someone opens your content and either performs an action (by flipping the page, zooming, etc.) or stays for more than two seconds

▪ Average time read time - 00:03:45

▪ Reading Devices – 23% Desktop, 77% Mobile phone

3rd Edition(Stats as at 28 Jan 2024)

▪ Theme – Winter knights

▪ Link - https://issuu.com/home/published/3rd_winter_knights_edition_final

▪ Pages – 88

▪ Average Hours spend editing – 45hours.

▪ Impression – 3,506(Number of times that your content was served or shown on the Issuu network, whether in someone’s feed (as a thumbnail), search results, or on a website where you have embedded the content)

▪ Reads – 676(Number of times someone opens your content and either performs an action (by flipping the page, zooming, etc.) or stays for more than two seconds

▪ Average time read time - 00:03:39

▪ Reading Devices – 25% Desktop, 75% Mobile phone

4th Edition(Stats as at 28 Jan 2024)

▪ Theme – Women’s Month

▪ Link - https://issuu.com/home/published/inkundla_august_edition_150823

▪ Pages – 78

▪ Average Hours spend editing – 45hours.

▪ Impression – 1193(Number of times that your content was served or shown on the Issuu network, whether in someone’s feed (as a thumbnail), search results, or on a website where you have embedded the content)

▪ Reads – 573(Number of times someone opens your content and either performs an action (by flipping the page, zooming, etc.) or stays for more than two seconds

▪ Average time read time - 00:02:54

▪ Reading Devices – 23% Desktop, 74% Mobile phone

Pienaar Allers

Association Inkundla Editor 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 76 791 1984

E-mail: pro@roundtable.co.za

5th Edition(Stats as at 28 Jan 2024)

▪ Theme – Men’s Mental Health

▪ Link - https://issuu.com/home/published/inkundla_magazine_5th_edition_final

▪ Pages – 104

▪ Average Hours spend editing – 55hours.

▪ Impression – 1117(Number of times that your content was served or shown on the Issuu network, whether in someone’s feed (as a thumbnail), search results, or on a website where you have embedded the content)

▪ Reads – 543(Number of times someone opens your content and either performs an action (by flipping the page, zooming, etc.) or stays for more than two seconds

▪ Average time read time - 00:04:37

▪ Reading Devices – 18% Desktop, 82% Mobile phone

6th Edition(Stats as at 28 January 2024)

▪ Theme – World Meeting Review

▪ Link https://issuu.com/roundtablesouthernafrica/docs/6th_edition_final_october_2023

▪ Pages – 116

▪ Average Hours spend editing – 55hours.

▪ Impression – 1,234(Number of times that your content was served or shown on the Issuu network, whether in someone’s feed (as a thumbnail), search results, or on a website where you have embedded the content)

▪ Reads – 732(Number of times someone opens your content and either performs an action (by flipping the page, zooming, etc.) or stays for more than two seconds

▪ Average time read time - 00:05:15

▪ Reading Devices – 20% Desktop, 80% Mobile phone

7th Edition(Stats as at 28 January 2024)

▪ Theme – ARTSA 2024

▪ Link - https://issuu.com/roundtablesouthernafrica/docs/7th_edition_final

▪ Pages – 83

▪ Average Hours spend editing – 45hours.

▪ Impression – 796(Number of times that your content was served or shown on the Issuu network, whether in someone’s feed (as a thumbnail), search results, or on a website where you have embedded the content)

▪ Reads – 734(Number of times someone opens your content and either performs an action (by flipping the page, zooming, etc.) or stays for more than two seconds

▪ Average time read time - 00:04:06

▪ Reading Devices – 29% Desktop, 71% Mobile phone

Pienaar Allers

Association Inkundla Editor 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 76 791 1984

E-mail: pro@roundtable.co.za

8th Edition(Stats as at 28 January 2024)

▪ Theme – Brovember

▪ Link - https://issuu.com/roundtablesouthernafrica/docs/8th_edition_final

▪ Pages – 106

▪ Average Hours spend editing – 50hours.

▪ Impression – 1,071(Number of times that your content was served or shown on the Issuu network, whether in someone’s feed (as a thumbnail), search results, or on a website where you have embedded the content)

▪ Reads – 374(Number of times someone opens your content and either performs an action (by flipping the page, zooming, etc.) or stays for more than two seconds

▪ Average time read time - 00:03:50

▪ Reading Devices – 10% Desktop, 90% Mobile phone

Initially, an online publishing platform was a challenge as free trial versions was used before, with result that most Inkundla editions can’t be viewed anymore. This was discussed and found we need to find a sustainable way forward to ensure that we maintain our history around the Inkundla magazine. I can report that since the second edition 2023 we have moved to a paid version/package of Issuu.com, after looking at different options. This followed negotiations with them for lower subscription fees as a charitable organisation which they agreed to.

At the beginning of my year I presented to the incoming area chairmen, that we are a professional organization, the Inkundla magazine is a great platform to capture all the great work in one place and keep the history and sustainability in the future. Capturing and sharing all the great work in a professional magazine is owed to ourselves as members and future members but also our sponsorships that we heavily rely on. You will notice that statistics have improved as the year progressed, as mentioned before I cannot stress enough how important it is to continue sharing all editions on an ongoing basis on social media but not limited to, it is important that we also share the editions via email to our sponsors, beneficiaries, and the public Lets keep sharing and celebrate the great work we do!

During the year, there were healthy discussions amongst the association executive about their views on the future of the magazine, discussions led to the view that there is still “room” for a printed version of the magazine. Printed magazines offer a physical, tangible experience that digital media cannot replicate. Readers can hold, flip through, and even collect magazines, which can provide a sensory and artistic pleasure. Having printed magazines available in clubhouses showcase our rich history and work that has been done in our communities for many years. Not only this, having a printed magazine available when speaking to sponsorships will help to showcase the work we do nationally and might spark further interest with sponsors. Printed copies were handed out to the entire ASSCO and was well received by all and great feedback was received throughout the areas. Following negotiations

Pienaar Allers

Association Inkundla Editor 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 76 791 1984

E-mail: pro@roundtable.co.za

with printing companies, the average price of a printed copy(at very good quality print) is around R130 incl vat based on certain volumes.

With reference to the website, there were some enhancements made on the website to ensure which area/locations these responses come from for ease getting the requests to the correct areas/contact people within association. For the year its estimated that over 150+ relevant website responses were dealt with ranging from membership enquiries, request for assistance and other general enquiries. The requests have been communicated with the area chairmen for actioning. All Inkundla editions published this far have also been embedded on the website.

Gentlemen, with over 400 manhours spend so far and with a projected to end on 550 manhours for all editions as Inkundla Editor 2023/24, I hope to have made you proud. What a journey it has been, yes it has been busy in the background, but I don’t regret one second of it. As I am finishing off and going out as a 41er, I am grateful that I could have served you as the association magazine editor in my last year of tabling!

Thank you to the Area PRO’s and tablers that reach out directly and submitted reports that made my position and duties easy. It an honor and privilege sitting at the back end, receiving reports and images and working through them that shouts the great work we do as an organization.

Yours in Table

Pienaar “Piens” Allers Association Inkundla Editor

11.) SECRETARY REPORT III

11a. Foreword

11b. Report

Honour & Privilege

Vos Botha

RTSA Secretary 2022/2023

Mobile: +27 72 613 6216

E-mail: secretary@roundtable.co.za

26 Feb. 24

Association Secretary Report 73rd Annual General Meeting 27 April 2024

Mr President, with all due protocol observed.

It has been yet another exceptional year in Table, I still remember you standing on one knee in front of the Bosveld bulle asking for my hand in Secretary. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to serve the organization on your council.

The year has not been without its challenges, however here we are at the end of the term all still standing. It was an absolute honor to server the organization alongside the Executive council as well as the ASSCO of 2023 and 2024.

After every year serving on ASSCO one grows a little more and it leaves you just wanting more. It is fascinating to realize the impact that this organization have, not only to those in need but more so to the individual tabler. Round Table gives your purpose in life, it gives you a sense of belonging. I will say it again, we are the lucky ones.

I would also like thank the members for allowing to serve them as the secretary for the last term. It has been as absolute honor. The hospitality and fellowship during official visits were second to none, thank you gents.

As for my report, Secretary is probably the more boring part and therefore I will not bore you with a long report.

I would like to end with the following statement.

“Attitude is greatly shaped by influence and association” - Jim Rohn Make sure you surround yourself with those that influence your positively, and more important, make sure you are a positive influence for those that surround you.

Vos Botha Association Secretary 23/24

Vos Botha

RTSA Secretary 2022/2023

Mobile: +27 72 613 6216

E-mail: secretary@roundtable.co.za

26 Feb. 24

Association Secretary Report 73rd Annual General Meeting 27 April 2024

Mass Mails

A total of 10 mass mails have been sent out since the beginning of term, all mails was sent out on the 15th of each month accept if the 15th fell on a weekend. The opening of mass mails is still very low, mostly below 40%. We have however started to distribute the Mass Mails on WhatsApp groups trough the Area Chairman.

I believe it is safe to say that if a member of the Association does not get information it is because he does not open it.

March

Public Liability Insurance

Public Liability Insurance has yet again been made available to all active clubs in the Association again. This was actively promoted at all Area Conferences that I have visited throughout the year.

The application turnaround time was prompt and all request have been actions in good time.

To date we have issued a total of 40 Public Liability Cover letters, the brokers must be commended for keeping his standard of immediate action after receiving application letters, as mentioned before, most of the letters are issued on the same day as the application. There was one or two times where there were minor errors on the letters issued, all from the same table but was sorted out promptly.

Letters Issued

May – 2

June – 4

July – 3

August – 4

September – 4

October – 8

November – 9

Vos Botha

RTSA Secretary 2022/2023

Mobile: +27 72 613 6216

E-mail: secretary@roundtable.co.za

December – 1

January – 3

February - 2

March –

April –

With that all said I would like to remind all, that all Tables are welcome to apply for Public Liability Insurance for any of their projects. Applications to be sent to secretary@roundtable.co.za

Meetings

All mandatory meeting was attended including 1st, 2nd and 3rd ASSCO as well as 1st, 2nd , 3rd and 4th Exec meetings. I am happy to say that to date all the minutes have been done and distributed in good time and where applicable voted in.

Correspondence

All correspondence during the term was handled as it was received and where applicable it was sent to the relevant people for further handling.

I hereby move my report for adoption, and I seek a seconder.

Botha

Vos

Association Secretary 23/24

12.) BRANDING MANAGER & STRATEGIC CO-ORDINATOR

12a. Foreword

12b. Report

Honour & Privilege

Jacques Van Wyk Association Branding Manager 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 83 602 6761

E-mail: branding@roundtable.co.za

Round Table Southern Africa – Branding Manager Foreword

Date: 04/03/2024

Mr President and fellow Exec, ASSCO members and fellow Tablers.

The term as Branding Manager of RTSA has been one of the most rewarding times within my Table career.

I have travelled to numerous new places, met new people and now have a massive number of new experiences to reflect on as I look back on a journey that started just over a year ago.

Numerous weekends occupied by Round Table interactions has left a significant mark on me.

I am truly grateful for the opportunity extended to me.

It has been the toughest yet most rewarding time of my Table career and I hope that I was able to add some value to the significant work that has been done over the last few years.

I have a deep admiration for my fellow Executive members as well as the broader ASSCO group, who do significant work behind the scenes.

Furthermore, I am encouraged by the willingness and eagerness of those set to follow in the years to come.

It has been a pleasure to include my wife and children to Round Table travels and experiences as I looked to embrace, wherever possible, the “Family Vibes” concept.

I am honoured and privileged beyond compare.

YIT

Jacques van Wyk

RTSA Branding Manger and Strategic Planner 2023/2024

Jacques Van Wyk Association Branding Manager 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 83 602 6761

E-mail: branding@roundtable.co.za

Round Table Southern Africa – Branding Manager Report

Date: 04/03/2024

Re: ARTSA Branding Manager Report

To: RTSA

Mr President and fellow Exec, ASSCO members and fellow Tablers

Facebook and Social media

We have continued to push the Round Table #Hashtag of #impactfulchange and it is with gratitude that I can report that we have breached the 21 000-share mark.

A focus area was to show more diversity in content on our RTSA social media platforms, specifically Facebook. I believe we have succeeded in it and have gained some valuable insights with regards to types of content and themes.

It is clear that paid for content or “Boosted” posts create a substantially higher reach metric than that of organic posts

Stats below are from the period 1/05/2023 – 05/03/2024

We posted 145 FB posts from 1 May up until date of this report. The Business Suite App has calculated that approximately 143’400 Facebook Page reach - the number of people who saw the content from the page and growth of 710 likes or new members to the page and 18’100 page visits.

It is evident from the stats that we have continued to attract more people to our social media platforms on a regular basis with a following of 6800.

We have observed that reach figures for video content and/or reels do not reflect the same high numbers in Reach metrics as what static image posts offer.

We have however had more than 19’000 views in minutes (over the period) of our videos with 56.7% of those people who viewed not being followers of our pages. Video content in the form of story telling and celebrity shout-out have continued to enjoy the most interactions.

Our post with the biggest reach was the new Council Photo post ARTSA 2023 that surpassed a reach of 20’000.

The two posts with the sad news of the passing of Cali ‘Kiki’ Matthee, Neels Lourens and Retief Potgieter generated a reach of 14’400 and 13’800 respectively.

Our Facebook page is also showing steady growth.

Jacques Van Wyk Association Branding Manager 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 83 602 6761

E-mail: branding@roundtable.co.za

We have had a substantial increase in our growth since commencing with #Impactfulchange which proves that our initial 3-year Branding Plan with the continuation of that strategy has continued to reap rewards.

We launched a RTSA TikTok account and there is some serious scope to explore opportunities within this space. Starting from fresh with no Tiktok experience with the 1st of the content launched on the 18 May 2023 we have seen a total of 56 posts with a total view count of 56’689 and 547 Followers.

Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube offer other ways to interact with members of the public and each serve a specific function.

Prioritisation of the type of engagement that we are looking for will enable us to build certain platforms quicker.

Projects with Collaboration:

1) Boeries for Blankets in Partnership with OFM

A partnership with radio station OFM and 3 Areas within the Association. Value of the collaboration exceeds R211 192 not to mention the value of exposure and publicity generated from the event.

2) Bowling for Boobies in partnership with OFM

Similar to the one above, partnerships between OFM, Round Table(also a multi area initiative) and a few other role players.

Events occurred during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Funds raised R334 600.

3) Ox Pecker Trail Run by our RTSA President

RTSA President, Louis Radley ran the challenging Ox Pecker Trail Run in conjunction with Sani Round Table 152 and raised R134’589-32 for Pevensey Place.

Pevensey place has a long and happy relationship with Round Table Southern Africa dating back to 1972 and functions as an assisted living facility for those with Cerebral Palsy.

Alliance Projects

Winter Knights

RTSA has once again partnered with Toyota as corporate alliance for our Winter Knights campaign.

As with previous years there have been a “mixed bag” in responses out of the areas within our association as not all Toyota branches were interested in partnering for the campaign.

Jacques Van Wyk Association Branding Manager 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 83 602 6761

E-mail: branding@roundtable.co.za

Those clubs and areas who were unable to gain traction with a Toyota branch focussed on activating other partners in their immediate surroundings.

It must be mentioned that it would be beneficial to look to partner with entities that produce, store or sell nonperishable items and clothing. This is sure to be explored going forward.

The value of products dispersed in the various communities were in excess of R3 011 574.

Men’s Foundation Alliance – November 2023.

We have partnered with the Men’s Foundation with the focus on gaining traction on some shared initiatives.

Our November campaign was focussed building awareness and establishing a process of working together during the Men’s Health Month.

We provided 3 options for participation this year to allow our Tablers and their clubs a choice in participation.

1) Brovember – Purchasing and selling costume moustaches

2) MO’lympics – Teaming up with other people and doing one healthy activity at least once every week

3) Grow-A-Mo-Support-A-Bro – Grow a Moustache of support culminating in a grand shave off

Some clubs included a few other initiatives such as public speaking events to mention one.

There was also a “Give and Gain” site dedicated to fundraising initiatives for those looking to raise funds on another front. By the end of the November this functionality enabled users to raise just short of R50 000 in addition to the other initiatives.

The Men’s Foundation will also be providing us a feedback report in due course.

DON’T CAMO YOURSELF

Our Round Table Initiative has continued to drive awareness surrounding Male Mental Health.

In recent times we have engaged with RTBI and the AMI regions, who are due to formally join the movement and act as a distribution arm of the clothing range. This is a truly significant step in taking this message even more global.

Jacques Van Wyk Association Branding Manager 2023/2024 Mobile: +27 83 602 6761 E-mail: branding@roundtable.co.za

We have selectively engaged with Zoe Upson, a British citizen, whose posts about male mental health had gone viral on LinkedIn (in excess of 2 500 000 interactions). Zoe is now a proud recipient of a Blue DCY Jacket and continues to build the initiative on another level.

This initiative started small and has now officially gone global.

Though we might not be able to accurately provide figures of positive impact by the DCY initiative, we can find comfort that we are reaching far and wide and making a difference with the message.

Funds raised and donated is distributed to the Men’s Foundation of South Africa.

Be sure, we might not be able to change the world in its entirety, but we have changed the world for some.

Regalia Committee

The Regalia committee continued to review not only logo use and layout but that of the type of content placed into society. Nearly all requests are responded to within 48hours. The requests that were responded to outside the 48-hour timeframe was due to technical issues and related delays.

We have also looked to promote the use of the 2022 updated corporate identity guide as a guideline for designs and other regalia.

Rondel Trademark

We have renewed the trademark of the Rondel in the relevant classes for a period of 10 years in the last term and have filed the applications to add primary and secondary logo to the registered trademark, alternatively register a new trademark.

No action is required in the near future.

Branding Plan

The Branding plan was presented at Shadow Assco in 2022 and is a continuation of successful implementation in previous years, including but not limited to the #impactfulchange journey, the 3year plan and ultimately the ‘infinite game’ as we look to re-use specific elements.

DSTV Commercial

We were once again able to secure a R1 000 000 worth of on air sponsorship.

Jacques Van Wyk Association Branding Manager 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 83 602 6761

E-mail: branding@roundtable.co.za

Content placement schedules were confirmed, and will be shown through December 2023, January 2024 and February 2024 on ETV, eMovies and eNCA.

Our most recent commercial was shot in Johannesburg and the production we deem a huge success.

Providing another element of Round Table in the form of “in the life of a Tabler”.

Content has also been shared on our Social Media Platforms, including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Tiktok and across WhatsApp channels.

Funds Raised and Dispersed.

Currently the Association has Raised R27’131’200-00’ and distributed R 17’800’796-00.

In addition to the funds raised and distributed, 58’298 Man Hours were reported.

Conclusion

RTSA has continued to build on from previous successes, it has become evident that we are reaping the reward of the last few years inputs and focussed hard work.

We are extremely excited for what the future holds.

Mr President, I hereby move my report for adoption.

YIT

Jacques van Wyk

RTSA Branding Manger and Strategic Planner 2023/2024

13a. Foreword

13b. Report

Honour & Privilege

Wentzel Stewart

ARTSA Convenor 2024

Mobile: +27 83 455 4425

E-mail: artsa2024@gmail.com

25/2/2024

ARTSA 2024 Convenor Report

Dear Mr President,

members of the Executive Council, Area Chairman and Tablers.

It was a honor and privilege to serve as your ARTSA 2024 convenor. Thank you for entrusting me with this task to arrange ARTSA 2024.

Yes there was challenges along the way, yes the travels and arrangement took a time and effort, however as we are nearing the end and as I reflect back, I can honestly say it was worth all the time and effort and this organization as made ‘n tremendous positive impact in my life.

When we started with the planning on ARSTA 2024 we set out to find a single venue that can accommodate the forums, AGM venue, the Hardcore with entertainment and accommodation.

Diaz hotel was the venue of choice, the hotel can accommodate 468 guests and for the remainder, there is ample accommodation available in a small radius. The banquet and Hardcore Hut will be in a large white tent on paved surface, we done know what the weather is going to do.

Yours in Table

Wentzel Stewart

ARTSA Convenor 2024

#OnsGaanSeeToe

Wentzel Stewart

ARTSA Convenor 2024

Mobile: +27 83 455 4425

E-mail: artsa2024@gmail.com

Date: 25/2/2024

ARTSA 2024 Convenor Report

Registrations

Registrations was opened in October 2024 as promised. With quite a number of registrations is the first two weeks. Thank you to those that have registered.

Registrations is coming in slow, as we anticipated this, with payment on registration method we are using. We ask members to please go register and do their regalia orders to avoid disappointment.

As of 25 February 2024 we have 237 registrations, 96 Double, 45 Single.

Children – As always children are welcome to join – there is however no registration for children. Entertainment at the water park or the hotel kids play area are on a pay as you go system with the Water Park and Hotel. The children will be taken care of by trained live guards and hotel staff.

Accommodation

We made a block reservation for Round Table members from 25 April to 28 April 2024 This block reservation will be available till mid March 2024.

We urge members to please make their accommodation bookings as soon as possible. Available space is filling up quickly.

Please make all bookings via the hotel. Contact Abigail Barnard on email : groups@diazbeach.co.za or phone; + 27 (0) 044 692 8400.

Online bookings will show as fully occupied for that time.

With our weekly visits and online check in’s with the hotel, it was evident that there is number of accommodation reservation for members that have not registered for ARTSA 2024. The website. https://artsa2024.co.za/

Promoting ARTSA 2024 –

I attended area conferences and promoted ARTSA 2024, promotional video was shared on WhatsApp groups, Facebook with daily posts Monday to Friday, invitation letters send to the RTI board and RTI members, email and on Tabler World.

Wentzel Stewart

ARTSA Convenor 2024

Mobile: +27 83 455 4425

E-mail: artsa2024@gmail.com

Facebook stats – from 20 Sep 2023, when page was moved to ARTSA 2024.

Wentzel Stewart

ARTSA Convenor 2024

Mobile: +27 83 455 4425

E-mail: artsa2024@gmail.com

Wentzel Stewart

ARTSA Convenor 2024

Mobile: +27 83 455 4425

E-mail: artsa2024@gmail.com

Owen Frye Tour

The Owen Frye tour was launched in January 2024, we have had ‘n number of enquiries via the website, Facebook and What’sapp. We work on a registration of 20 people. If there is a need, we will make the necessary arrangements for a second bus.

Tour out line:

Saturday 20 April - from Cape Town Airport, depart to Hermanus for one nights stay with dinner and party Hermanus clubhouse.

Sunday 21 April - they will make their way to Diaz Hotel in Mosselbay, on route – abalone tour with dinner at Hennies.

Monday 22 April - Zipline in Mosselbay, Helicopter rides, dinner and party at the George 30 Clubhouse.

Tuesday 23 April - Gin Making St. Balze, dinner and party at the Mosselbay 32 clubhouse

Wednesday 24 April – Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn (one of the Seven Wonders of South Africa), lunch at Oudtshoorn 33 clubhouse, Buffalo excursion, dinner at the hotel.

The last stretch:

With less that 3 months away, planning is on schedule and the convening committee is meeting every Tuesday of the week to make sure all tasks at hand is handled.

We as the South Cape Area (all 16 Members of us ) are existed and nervous all together to welcoming and hosting you all in the South Cape Area.

With the little registrations we have there still a lot of work that needs to be done in this regard. Let’s make this ARTSA great and see if we can break the 600 registrations or more mark……

For any further enquiries, you are welcome to contact myself (Wentzel Stewart), Johan Lochner or AB Tromp

Herewith I move my report up for adoption.

Yours in Table

Wentzel Stewart

Wentzel Stewart

ARTSA Convenor 2024

Mobile: +27 83 455 4425

E-mail: artsa2024@gmail.com

ARTSA Convenor 2024

#OnsGaanSeeToe

14.) ASSOCIATION VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT

14a. Report

14b. Membership table

Honour & Privilege

Antonie Smit

Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

Round Table Southern Africa – Vice President Report

Date: 29/02/2024

Re: Vice President Report

To: RTSA Association Council

Mr President and Fellow Tablers, with all due protocol observed I would like to present to you my Vice President’s report.

It is my pleasure to provide you with feedback on the Vice President portfolio for the last 12 months.

It feels like yesterday that I got entrusted by the Association to fulfil the roll as Vice President, and yet here we are, the final few months with all excitement building up to ARTSA 2024.

1. Membership (Extension & Retention)

Background:

Antonie

Smit Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

Feedback:

- We started the year of with 729 members (excluding 26 honorary members for the year) and I am happy to report that we have inducted 171 new members into our association during the year

- Regarding resignations, we had a total of 91 resignations during the year, with February living up to its reputation as “resignation season”.

- As it stands, we will lose 70 members to the dreaded 40-year age rule at the end of the year.

- The rechartering of Powerlines 239 (Mpumalanga) and Elliot 141 (Border) has gone through the necessary steps and will be recharter during the respected Area’s AGM.

- We ended the year on 737 members, and for the first time in years has shown a positive growth, with our membership up by 8 members. 8 members might not sound like much, but I will take the small victories.

2. Membership Plan (Implementation Phase)

Background:

- Last year, all Area Vice Chairman were task with developing a Membership Plan unique to their Area. This year a lot of focus would be placed on the implementation of the respected plans.

Feedback:

- During all our travels, engaging with all the Areas, a big focus from my side was placed on the culture we have in our Association, Areas, and Tables.

- This is something that I will continue driving during my year that is coming up. I do believe we have been moving in the right direction the last couple of years, but we cannot allow ourselves to become complacent and lose all the momentum all of us has worked so hard to get.

- The positive signs our membership has shown, indicates that we are doing something right, we must keep doing it and keep reminding ourselves of what is required.

- Membership growth and retention is up to each one of us! We as Tablers need to stand up and actively go and find the next generation of Tablers.

Antonie Smit

Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”.

Antonie Smit

Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

3. Ladies Circle South Africa

Background:

- The Vice President will act as liaison between Round Table Southern Africa and Ladies Circle South Africa.

Feedback:

- It was a privilege to attend the Ladies Circle AGM in Gauteng during the month of May, building and strengthening the relationship we share between our associations.

- During December 2023, RTSA and LCSA convened a side-by-side project called “The Holiday Challenge”. This project encouraged Tablers, Circlers, 41ers, Tangent and Agora members to stay active during the festive season.

- This is the first year that this project was held, and we hope we can continue each year going forward. We might even go bigger and better!

- We had 78 “participants” joining “The Holiday Challenge" group and 39 participants submitting their data at the end of the challenge.

- Summary of the activities as follows:

o Total Active Km’s: 7032.28km

o Walking: 1594.28km

o Running: 1379.95km

o Swimming: 27.66km

o Cycling: 869.93km

o Steps: +-3160.46km

4. 41er South Africa AGM

Background:

- I have had the privileged to attend the 41er AGM held at Blue Lagoon, East London, over the weekend of 1-3 September 2023.

Feedback:

- This surely had one of the best weekends of the year written all over it. The stories, history and just the fellowship on the Friday night was second to none.

- Unfortunately, due to the sad events on Saturday, the rest of the weekend took on a sombre tone. Personally, this hit very close to home with myself being a father.

Antonie Smit Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

- The power of Table was again highlighted with everyone pulling together assisting Moffat and his family!

5. President / Vice President Travels

Background:

- The Vice President will accompany the President on all Area visits during the year.

Feedback:

- It has been an honour and a privilege to travel and experience the fellowship within our association on another level. The like-minded gentleman you get to meet up with, the constructive engagement of what we should and what we should not be doing, the different cultures and dynamics within each area, the impactful change we are making within our communities, each part of that just keeps blowing my mind. We sometimes forget how lucky we are to be part of something special, to be part of this organisation.

6. Conclusion

I want to leave the following food for thought with each member of this great association.

We all have the ability to lead, it is what we do with that responsibility that determine the impact we make.

"Leadership is not about what sets you apart from those you lead — it's about what binds you together. It is not about controlling others — it's about trusting others. It's not about your achievements it's about unleashing your team's greatness." ― Bob Davids

Mr President, I hereby move my report for adoption.

Yours in Table

Antonie Smit

RTSA Vice President 2023/2024

15.) ASSOCIATION IRO CANDIDATES

15a. Claud Cornelissen Candidate Nomination Form

15b. Claud Cornelissen Candidate Statement

15c. Francois Van Der Merwe Candidate Nomination Form

15d. Francois Van Der Merwe Candidate Statement

Honour & Privilege

RTSACANDIDATEINFORMATIONFORM

NAMEOFCANDIDATE: ClaudCornelissen

NOMINATIONFORWHICHPORTFOLIO: AssociationIRO

NAMEOFTABLE/AREA: Jukskei217/Gauteng

INDUCTED: 2017/11/02

DATEOFBIRTH: 1985/07/02

DATEDUETOLEAVEROUNDTABLE: February2026

NAMEOFPROPOSINGTABLE: Bellville65

NAMEOFSECONDINGTABLE: Jukskei217

PORTFOLIOSPREVIOUSLYHELD:

AREAANDARTSAMEETINGSATTENDED:

2024/2025-JukskeiChair

2023/2024-GauActionOfficer

-JukskeiSecretary/IRO

2022/2023-JukskeiSecretary

2021/2022-GauPRO

-JukskeiProjectManager/Constitutional

2020/2021-JukskeiChairman

2019/2020-JukskeiViceChairman

International:

2023-RTIWM-CapeTown-DayTourConvenor, Pre-tourhost

2022-RTIWM-Copenhagen

-VisitedmultipleclubsthroughoutEurope

ARTSA:

2023-Weesgerus

2022-JeffreysBay

2021-Zoom

2020-Zoom

2019-Langebaan

Area: AttendedthemajorityofAreameetingsfrom2019

OtherAreas:

2023-FS/NC/STNOFFSConference-Potch 2021-FS/NC/STNOFFSConference-Prieska

CONTACTDETAILFORCANDIDATE:

HOMEADDRESS: 17BOrlyClose,Highveld,Centurion,0157

EMAILADDRESS: claud19850702@gmail.com

CELLULARNUMBER: 0748869317

Facebook: ClaudCornelissen

OCCUPATION: ScrumMaster

SignatureofApplicant

IROCandidateStatementforClaudCornelissen

GreetingsFellowTablers,

IamClaudCornelissen,adivorcedfatheroftwo,aproudgraduateofSwartlandHighSchool inMalmesbury,andholderofaB.cominMarketingfromPretoria.Withmorethansixyears ofdedicatedserviceasaTablerandextensiveexperienceinvariousportfolios,Iamexcited toannouncemycandidacyfortheInternationalRelationsOfficer(IRO)role.

MyTablingjourneyincludeshands-oninvolvementwithinaClubandArealevel.Iwas fortunatetoplayavitalroleinthe2023WorldMeetinginCapeTown,whereIservedasthe highest-ratedhostpre-tourandoveralldaytourconvenor.Drawingfrommybackgroundin marketingandmycurrentroleasaScrumMaster,Ibringauniquesetofskillsthatalignwith theneedsoftheRoundTableSouthAfrica(RTSA).

WhychoosemeforIRO?

1.ProvenExperience:

Ihaveoveradecadeofprofessionalexperienceinmarketing,whereIwasresponsiblefor buildingrelationships.Extensivehands-onexperienceasaScrumMaster,showcasing strongprojectmanagementskills.PreviousserviceasaTablerandinvolvementinvarious portfolios,includingAreaIRO.

2.GlobalNetwork:

Well-travelledtoTablingcountries,fosteringsolidrelationshipswhereverI'vebeen.Iwas privilegedtoattendthelasttwoWorldMeetings,expandingmynetworkandconnections withcurrentandfutureIROsofmostassociations.

3.LearningsfromPreviousWorldMeetings:

·IstudiedtheRTImeetingpacksthoroughlyandattendedthemeetings,gaining insightsintosuccessfulmotionwordingandvotingprocesses.

·Ihavebehind-the-scenesexperiencewiththeRTIBoard,understandingthe intricaciesvitaltoRTSA'sglobalsuccess.

·Iemphasisebuildingrelationships,demonstratedbyactiveinvolvementin organisingWM'23inCapeTown.

MyvisionasYOURIRO:

Mythreemainareasoffocusare:

1.TransparentandInclusiveDecision-Making:

Breakthebarriersbetweentop-downdecisionsandthegrassroots.Iwillsharemeeting packswithAreaIROs,facilitatingpre-eventdiscussionstoensurethatTablers'voicesare heardglobally.

2.EnhancedAdministrationandSupport:

Wemustprioritisesupportfortravelbingowinners,addressingFAQsandproviding comprehensiveguidancetomaketheiradventuresmoothandeasy.Ensurefairnessby acknowledgingthechallengesfacedbyfirst-timetravellersandhelpingthemwithwhatever isneeded.

3.StrengtheningInternationalPartnerships:

WemustseizetheopportunitypresentedbytherecenthostingoftheWorldMeetinginSA. Useexistingrelationshipstobringbackvisitors,showcasewhoweare,andforgeimpactful partnershipsbenefitingourcommunities.

WhyIamthePerfectFit:

Ihaveunwaveringsupportfrombothmyfamilyandworkplace.

Ihavetheperfectblendofpassion,skills,andexperiencetailoredfortheIROrole.

IamcommittedtofulfillingtheconstitutionaldutiesandsteeringRTSAinapositivedirection.

Inconclusion,IurgeyoutovoteformeasyournextIRO.Together,wecanunlockthetrue potentialofinternationalrelationships,fulfillingtheaimsandobjectivesofRoundTable.Let's embarkonthisjourneytogetherandmakealastingimpact.

Thankyouforyourtrustandsupport.

YIT

ClaudCornelissen

RTSA CANDIDATE STATEMENT-ASSOCIATION IRO 2024/2026

Fellow members of Round Table Southern Africa, My name is Francois Cois van der Merwe and this is my campaign to serve as RTSA IRO for the year 2024-2026

Just a little bit about myself. I Am from Kokstad 35 NSCA area, married to Marilise van der Merwe and I have two beautiful kids Casey (10) & Chad (6).

I was inducted in 2017 and kicked off as Vice Chairman of Kokstad 35 in 2017 and then held numerous positions at club level, I was club Chairman for Kokstad 2018/2019, and soon after that moved to the Western Cape.

Not too long after our move to the Western Cape I started the process of chartering Yzerfontein 276, the official Charter happened on the 30th October 2020 (one of my proudest moments up to date in table) I was interim chairman for Yzerfontein 2020 and Chairman 2021.I also had the privilege of being the Western Province Area IRO for 2 years 2020/2021-2021/2022.

I have attended numerous ARTSA’S, NSCA conferences/AGM’s, WP Conferences/AGM’s.

I also had the privilege to attend the South Cape June Conference, World meeting in Romania & South Africa, Namibia Fishing Boogy, Germany AGM, and BMG & Border Conference.

I would like to talk about the position I am campaigning for Association IRO and to share my views on why I am campaigning for the position.

Firstly I feel that the IRO portfolio has stood out to me from the beginning because it fits my personality one hundred percent, I believe an IRO needs to have certain qualities, hard working, a true ambassador, a gentleman, someone that is Positive and one that always puts others before himself.

I believe that when you have a passion for something and the commitment to see each and every challenge or opportunity through then anything is possible. And I do believe that I am the candidate who has all these qualities in Table and in my professional occupation.

An IRO needs to be a clear communication channel between our Brothers abroad from different tables and to each and every Tabler in RTSA, from your Mr President Right through to the brother that has just joined table. I want each and everyone to know exactly what RTI is and what it entails for us to keep our brotherhood solid.

Twinning agreements are also a very important aspect that I will focus on as we already have strong twining agreements in place but I will urge each and every table to get in touch with their numbers table and get the twinning agreements in place, not only to aid in our communities but also to make it accessible for them to visit tables abroad, and to allow us to build fellowship by having the Tablers from abroad visit our beautiful country and see how we table and make an impactful change to the communities where we all are.

At the end of the day we live by our motto

ADOPT- the examples set by the respected members before me

ADAPT- to all international exchange agreements and relations set up in the past and work incredibly hard at maintaining them

IMPROVE-where possible.

The most important aspect that I see myself doing in this portfolio is to serve the association and its members and to share our passion, vision and fellowship with RTI at the best of my ability.

In closing I would like to ask for your support, Gents!!

Vote for Cois as RTSA IRO.

Yours in Table

Francois (Cois) van der Merwe

16.) INKUNDLA EDITOR

CANDIDATE 2024/2025

16a. Willem Wouter Dreyer Editor Nomination Form

16b. Willem Wouter Dreyer Candidate Statement

Honour & Privilege

RTSA CANDIDATE INFORMATION FORM

NAME OF CANDIDATE: Willem Wouter Dreyer

NOMINATION FOR WHICH PORTFOLIO: Association Inkundla Editor

NAME OF TABLE / AREA: Potchefstroom 47 (STNOFS)

INDUCTED: 01 Maart 2022

DATE OF BIRTH: 15 September 2000

DATE DUE TO LEAVE ROUND TABLE: 28 February 2041

NAME OF PROPOSING TABLE: POTCHEFSTROOM 47 (STNOFS AREA)

NAME OF SECONDING TABLE: BOKSBURG 17 (GAUTENG AREA)

PORTFOLIOS PREVIOUSLY HELD: PORTFOLIOS:

2024/2025 Potchefstroom 47

• Chairman

• IRO

2023/2024 Potchefstroom 47

• Sec

• IRO

• PRO

• Vice Chairman 2023/2024 SNTOFS

• PRO

AWARDS:

2022/2023 – RT47 Tabler of the Year

AREA AND ARTSA MEETINGS ATTENDED: ARTSA:

2023 – Weesgerus, Bosveld

2022 – Jeffreys Bay, EP

STNOFS (HOME AREA):

2024 – 1st Council Meeting

2023 – AGM / 3 x Council Meetings

2023- Winter Conference / Summer Conference (TRI)

2022 – Winter Conference / Summer Conference (TRI) / 3rd Council

CONTACT DETAIL FOR CANDIDATE:

HOME ADDRESS: 12 OR Tambo Street Potchefstroom North West

EMAIL ADDRESS: wwdreyer@icloud.com

CELLULAR NUMBER: +27 71 642 0797

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/wouter.dreyer.5

OCCUPATION: Freelancer

Signature of Applicant

Signature of Proposing Table

Signature of Seconding Table

Round Table Southern Africa

Willem Wouter Dreyer RTSA INKUNDLA EDITOR CANDIDATE Statement

I am Wouter Dreyer, I am 23 years old and currently living in Potchefstroom. I am unmarried and have no children but I do, however, have a brand new Border Collie puppy. His name is Obi-Wan Kenobi. I am a freelance writer during the day and keep myself busy with various other activities in the hospitality industry.

In 2021, I was introduced to Round Table, shortly after the pandemic. I got to know Round Table 47 by helping them out with one of their projects by convening the bar for an event. I was immediately welcomed and felt a big urge to be part of the organization and community of friends. It was inspiring to hear what Round Table stands for and how they go about giving back to the community.

In 2022, I started to attend meetings, and before I knew it, I was officially inducted in March of that same year. During my first term, I ran the clubhouse portfolio, managing the bar and the premises for our meetings. It did not take long for me to start attending conferences. My first in June of 2022 (Winter Conference), followed by the Summer Conference that same year, which was a collaboration between the Northern Cape, Free State and my home area, STNOFS.

The year 2023 started with winning the Tabler of the year title in Potchefstroom. I also raised my hand to be secretary, IRO, and PRO. Later on, I took over the Vice Chairman portfolio as well. I attended various council meetings, as well as the Winter and Summer Conferences of that year.

I was fortunate enough to attend my first international meeting. It was the 47 Numbers meeting in Sweden. Later that year, I attended the World Meeting in Cape Town.

My 2024 term started off by being elected as Chairman for Potchefstroom Round Table 47 and campaigning for the position of Association Inkundla Editor.

I feel very strongly about my commitment to Table. It taught me more than what I could have ever imagined and I am truly grateful for that. Table have also open so many doors for me and I want to continue to give that chance to others as well.

I am excited and optimistic about the year to come. As Inkundla editor, I want to make sure that our brand is visible, and that people understand what we do as an association. I have only just begun, and I look forward to making a further impact as a Tabler.

My focus will, and always be, to shout about our great organisation and to inspire others. I want to show them that anything is possible if you put your mind to it.

Yours in Table

Willem Wouter Dreyer Association

Inkundla Editor Nominee 2024/2025

17.) ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT NOMINATION

17a. Antonie Willem Smit Nomination

17b. Antonie Willem Smit Candidate Statement

Honour & Privilege

RTSA CANDIDATE INFORMATION FORM

NAME OF CANDIDATE: Antonie Smit

NOMINATION FOR WHICH PORTFOLIO: Association President

NAME OF TABLE / AREA: Pretoria 136 (Bosveld)

INDUCTED: 1 August 2018

DATE OF BIRTH: 4 October 1985

DATE DUE TO LEAVE ROUND TABLE: 28 February 2026

NAME OF PROPOSING TABLE: Walvis Bay 36 (Namibia)

NAME OF SECONDING TABLE: Alex Kenton 210 (Eastern Province)

PORTFOLIOS PREVIOUSLY HELD: PORTFOLIOS:

2023/2024 – Association Vice President

Bosveld Area IPAC

Pretoria 136 Secretary

2022/2023 – Bosveld Area Chairman

Pretoria 136 Treasurer

2021/2022 – Association Treasurer

Bosveld Area Vice Chairman

Pretoria 136 Chairman

2020/2021 – Association Treasurer

Pretoria 136 Treasurer

AWARDS:

2019/2020 – Bosveld Tabler of the Year

AREA AND ARTSA MEETINGS ATTENDED: ARTSA:

Pretoria 136 Tabler of the Year

2023 – Weesgerus, Bosveld

2022 – Jeffreys Bay, EP

2019 – Langebaan, WP

BOSVELD (HOME AREA):

Attended 18 out of 18 Bosveld Area Conferences since being inducted.

OTHER AREAS:

2024 – Namibia AGM

2023 – Border AGM

Eastern Province AGM

Antonie Smit Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

Round Table Southern Africa

Antonie Smit RTSA President Candidate Statement

I am Antonie Smit, husband to Debby and very proud father to Dean, Evan and the latest addition to the family, Carí. I am an Accountant by trade and resides in the northern parts of Pretoria.

In 2012 I was briefly introduced to Round Table by attending Pretoria 136’s Beer Festival. I did not immediately realise the impact Round Table had in its communities or the fellowship behind it, so life took me on a different journey for a few years.

In 2017 I was invited to attend a business meeting of Pretoria 136 by a close friend, Christo Bezuidenhout. I quickly became very passionate about the good work that Round Table did, but the thing that caught me off guard was the fellowship and brotherhood in Round Table.

I was fortunate enough to be inducted in August 2018 and became part of this life changing organisation.

I got to serve on the ASSCO that started driving impactful change in our organisation and the communities we serve. 4 years later and the #impactfulchange is going stronger day by day I have been privileged and honoured to serve on the last 4 ASSCO’s, experiencing the friendship, brotherhood, and passion within our organisation on a totally different level.

We as an organisation needs more members to raise their hands and drive the change from within our organisation. The moment we become complacent or that we think the next person will do it, is the moment that we lose the battle.

Antonie Smit Association Vice President 2023/2024

Mobile: +27 84 231 1000

E-mail: vicepresident@roundtable.co.za

We as members of the best young man’s organisation in the world, need to make sure that this organisation is still there to benefit our children in the same way we as members has experienced.

Each member has the opportunity and ability to lead. It is what you do with that responsibility that matters.

"Leadership is not about what sets you apart from those you lead — it's about what binds you together. It is not about controlling others — it's about trusting others. It's not about your achievements it's about unleashing your team's greatness." ― Bob Davids

Yours in Table

Antonie Smit

RTSA Vice President 2023/2024

#lead2uplift

18.)ASSOCIATION VICE PRESIDENT’S NOMINATION

18a. Andre Vos Botha Nomination

18b. Andre Vos Botha Candidate Statement

18c. Lihann Kriek Nomination

18d. Lihann Kriek Candidate Statement

Honour & Privilege

Round Table Southern Africa

Vos Botha RTSA VP Candidate Statement

I am Andre Vos Botha, I am not betrothed, nor do I have any offspring. Family is, however, very close to my heart, and I am a big advocate for great family vibes as it spreads happiness.

I was born in Dordrecht in the Eastern Cape and was schooled in Queenstown (home of Queenstown 16).

I am currently residing in Polokwane in the Limpopo Provance of South Africa. I am an Occupational Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality Manager of a large Construction Company.

I was introduced to Round Table in 2007, where I had to pitch tents at the Sabie Tube race for the members of Impala 157; I was again invited to join the event in 2008 as my Manager at the time was a Tabler.

Only in January 2015 was I formally invited to a business meeting of Impala 157. After the first meeting, I never looked back.

I was inducted in January 2016.

The most frequently asked question to a new tabler or any other tabler is, “Why did you join Table?” My question is however, why do you stay in Table? My reasons are as follows:

1. Round Table can be seen as the University of Life.

2. It is one of the only young men’s Organisations where we, as men, can make a difference in communities while having fun.

3. It opens up a network of fellowship second to none, not only in your town, area or Country but globally.

4. It gives us a purpose in life and a sense of belonging.

After going through the ranks, I was privileged to serve my Table as Chairman. My passion for this Organisation got me wanting more; I then put my name in the Hat for Bushveld Area Vice and then Bushveld Area Chairman, where I served on the ASSCO under the leadership of Stefan Grobler. This was the platform where #Impactfulchange was driven. I was honoured by President Mr Grobler with an Exceptional Service Award at the ARTSA Banquet.

President Werner Swanepoel then asked me to be his Secretary for the year; even though I took over the portfolio three months into the term, it was an absolute honour to serve the Association at that level. This is when you realise how significant this organisation's impact is and the reach of #impactfulchange. President Louis Radley then asked me to serve a second term as Association Secretary, where I am currently serving

I greatly believe in the two parts of influence, Positive and Negative. We must use our influence so that positivity is the norm and not the exception. This Organisation, with a focus on #impactfulchange, provides the perfect platform for us to influence people positively.

This is precisely why I would like to put my name up for leadership positions, starting with Vice President and, ultimately, President of this Association. To influence people, our people of our Association, the Association we all love so dearly.

To ensure the longevity of RTSA so that our children will still have the opportunity and the honour to make an #impactfulchange in their communities and have the opportunity to be part of the brotherhood of fellowship across the globe.

No one else’s responsible for ensuring RTSA will remain but our own.

Round Table benefits not only the communities we operate in but also the members that make a difference. I have always said what you put into this Organisation, you will receive back in abundance. Not financially but in a wealth of knowledge, fellowship networks and the opportunity to grow.

As a candidate for Vice President of Round Table Southern Africa, I am committed to putting every effort into ensuring that our Organisation grows in members and, ultimately, as an entity. To focus on Areas with difficulty in membership and assist them to the best of my ability. Ensure that membership plans relevant to each Area and Table are available and suitable. Work closely with Areas and Tables to ensure effective, implementable, and relevant membership plans. My theme for the term will be “Power of Influence.”

I am excited to use my influence positively throughout the Association should I be successful with my campaign.

Round Table – “We are the lucky ones”

Jim Robin said: “Attitude is greatly shaped by influence and association.” Let us be the influence that shapes the attitude of great Tablers.

Yours in Table

Andre Vos Botha

RTSA Vice President Candidate 2024/2025

(Laat dit Juig)

RTSA CANDIDATE INFORMATION FORM

NAME OF CANDIDATE: Lihann Kriek

NOMINATION FOR WHICH PORTFOLIO: Association VicePresident

NAME OF TABLE / AREA: Bloemfontein25(FreeState)

INDUCTED: 15December2012

DATE OF BIRTH: 1986/03/03

DATE DUE TO LEAVE ROUND TABLE: 28 February2027

NAME OF PROPOSING TABLE: Robertson 115(Western Province)

NAME OF SECONDING TABLE: Hilton/Howick242(DrakensbergArea)

PORTFOLIOS PREVIOUSLY HELD: PORTFOLIOS:

2023/2024– Association Treasurer

ARTSASouth Cape Treasurer

RTI WorldMeetingTreasurer/CoConvenor Bloemfontein 25Treasurer

41’ersAccounting officer

2022/2023– Association Treasurer FreeStateTreasurer

Bloemfontein 25Treasurer

2021/2022– Bloemfontein 25Chairman

2020/2021–

2019/2020–

2018/2019–

2017/2018–

AREA AND ARTSA MEETINGS ATTENDED:

2016/2017– ARTSA Free StateTreasurer Bloemfontein 25Treasurer

2015/2016– Bloemfontein25Chairman

2014/2015– Bloemfontein 25Vice Chairman

2013/2014– Bloemfontein25Treasurer

2012/2013– Bloemfontein25Treasurer

AWARDS:

2014 – Bloemfontein Tablerof the year

2018 – Bloemfontein Tablerof the year

2019 – Free StateTabler ofthe Year 25Numbers Meeting Tabler of the Year

2022 – BloemfonteinTabler ofthe year

2023 – RTI World Meetingvaluedteam member

ARTSA:

2022– JeffreysBay

2019– Langebaan

2018– Upington

2017– Emerald Resort

2016– Margate

2015– Windhoek

2013– Ballito

Free State(HomeArea):

Onlymissing one FreeState Area Conferences since being inducted.

OTHERAREAS:

2023– KZNTriArea

Free State/NC/STNOFSTriArea

BMGTriArea

Eastern Province Winterconference

WP Sumer Conference

South Cape WinterConference

BorderCVC

2022– Free State/NC/STNOFSTriArea

WP WinterConference

South Cape WinterConference

KZNTri-Area

BMGTriArea

Eastern Province Winterconference

2021– Free State/NC/STNOFSTriArea

2020– KZNTri-Area

2019– Free State/NC/STNOFSTriArea

2018– Free State/NC/STNOFSTriArea

Round Table Southern Africa

Lihann Kriek RTSA VP Candidate Statement

I am Lihann Kriek, husband to Teresa and very proud father to Leroux and Johann. I am a financial manager and accountant by trade and resides in the central of the Free State.

Early in 2012, I was approached by an old friend from my varsity years. He explained that he had the next step for me to be part of something equal that we had in the years in the hostel at varsity. The same core values of honesty, fellowship, and looking after your friends as you look after your family The only thing that was the same but different was making a difference in the community and how.

Shortly after the discussion, I was invited to a business meeting at Round Table Bloemfontein 25. From the first meeting, I was drawn to the fact of how business was conducted and the expectations of tablers to be part of the organisation. Slowly, the passion kicked in, and Round Table became part of my life, DNA, and way of life.

I was fortunate enough to be inducted in December 2012 and become part of this life-changing organisation.

For me, being the change you want to see in the world and making a difference in the community is better than sitting back, complaining, and doing nothing to make a difference. This mealt into the same core values and believe table stands for. We are also part of a unique organisation that changes young men to be better men, businessmen, brothers, husbands, and fathers for our families.

As a candidate for Vice President of Round Table Southern Africa, I am committed to ensuring that our organisation continues promoting the values above-mentioned but also making sure there is an organisation that our kids come back to. I am here to serve our members. Our members are our assets, and I am here to make sure that we look after ourselves and our members.

I believe that through our collective efforts, we can create a vibrant and diverse organisation that will strive to make a positive impact in the lives of our members and the communities we

serve. I am excited to begin the last chapter of my table career and will not stop working as hard as I can to leave the organisation in better place as I received it.

My dad always said to get stuck in it and get hands dirty, and that is what I am planning to do.

Yours in Table

Lihann Kriek

RTSA Vice President Candidate 2023/2024

19.) Award Nominations

Honour & Privilege

RTSA NOMINATION FORM

DEREK WEDEKIND TROPHY

(International Relations Award)

For

Table Name and Number

Please submit your nomination to the International Relations Officer and the President, not later than 28 March 2024.

The following form is to be completed and you are entitled to attach any additional documentation in motivation, such as PowerPoint, videos and pictures.

The supporting document and this form will not be presented during ARTSA 2024 but will solely be used by the International Relations Officer and the RTSA Executive.

Selection of Awards will be made in accordance with the Association Rule 22.1.3.

International Relations Officer: Louis Du Toit iro@roundtable.co.za

President: Louis Radley president@roundtable.co.za

NAME & NUMBER OF TABLE:

MOTIVATION:

DETAIL OF PERSON SUBMITTING FORM:

Name:

Position:

Email Address:

Cellular Nr:

RTSA NOMINATION FORM

MIKE KANTOR TROPHY

(Community Service Project Award)

For

Table Name and Number

Please submit your nomination to the President, not later than 28 March 2024.

The following form is to be completed and you are entitled to attach any additional documentation in motivation, such as PowerPoint, videos and pictures.

The supporting document and this form will not be presented during ARTSA 2024 but will solely be used by the President and the RTSA Executive.

Selection of Awards will be made in accordance with the Association Rule 22.1.4.

President: Louis Radley

president@roundtable.co.za

NAME & NUMBER OF TABLE:

MOTIVATION:

DETAIL OF PERSON SUBMITTING FORM:

Name:

Position:

Email Address:

Cellular Nr:

RTSA NOMINATION FORM

PAST PRESIDENT’S AWARD

(Table of the Year) For

Table Name and Table Number

(Insert Table Name and Table Number above)

Please submit your nomination to the President, not later than 28 March 2024.

The following form is to be completed and you are entitled to attach any additional documentation in motivation, such as PowerPoint, videos and pictures.

The supporting document and this form will not be presented during ARTSA 2024 but will solely be used by the President and the RTSA Executive.

Selection of Awards will be made in accordance with the Association Rule 22.1.5.

President: Louis Radley president@roundtable.co.za

TABLE NAME & TABLE NUMBER:

MOTIVATION:

DETAIL OF PERSON SUBMITTING FORM:

Name:

Position:

Email Address:

Cellular Nr:

RTSA NOMINATION FORM

PAST PRESIDENT’S AWARD

(Tabler of the Year)

For Tabler Name and Table Number

(Insert Nominated Tabler(member)name and Table number above)

Please submit your nomination to the President, not later than 28 March 2024.

The following form is to be completed and you are entitled to attach any additional documentation in motivation, such as PowerPoint, videos and pictures.

The supporting document and this form will not be presented during ARTSA 2024 but will solely be used by the President and the RTSA Executive.

Selection of Awards will be made in accordance with the Association Rule 22.1.5.

President: Louis Radley president@roundtable.co.za

TABLER NAME & TABLE NUMBER:

MOTIVATION:

DETAIL OF PERSON SUBMITTING FORM:

Name:

Position:

Email Address:

Cellular Nr: