Governance

Reading to Learn South Africa is a Public Benefit Organisation registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission

Directors

Michael Travers Hart
Ntombifikile Nana Mthalane
​Linelle Irvine
Deborah Denise Avery

RtL SA committee 2016

Chairman: Mike Hart
Treasurer: Raeesa Hoosen
Secretary: Deb Avery
Committee members:
Nana Mthalane
Bongi Ntombela
Sandra Pretorius
GT Nkabane
​Sthe Qoma
Lucky Lushaba
​Judith Mofokeng

Minutes of AGM 2016

Minutes of the Reading to Learn South Africa Annual General Meeting
17 March 2016 at Ridge Junior Primary School, Ridge Road, Pietermaritzburg at 3.00pm
 
Agenda
 
1. Attendance and apologies
Register:  Attached
Apologies:  John Cameron, Marie Odendaal, Bobby Keal, Sandy Land, Sandra Pretorious, Mary Pillay. Wendy Reddy, Rizana Hoosen, Mr Msomi, Isabella Leigh, Jojo, Mpume, Richard Finch, Julienne Booyens, Jillian Nel
 
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting
The minutes of the previous meeting were circulated and accepted as a true reflection of the procedings.
Proposed:      GT Nkabane              Seconded:  Xoli Ngcobo
 
2.1 Matters Arising
No matters arising
 
3. Directors’ Report
The director’s report was circulated.  The report referred to:
The RtLSA Committee 2015
  1. Thanks to all who were involved with the conference
  2. Thanks to former treasurer Marilyn Mills
Training programmes
  1. SADTU Ethekwini North Region:
    1. Funded by Claude Leon Trust and Xenex Foundation
    2. Phase 1 complete with Phase 2 – roll out – still to be implemented
  2. Trainings arising from Conference:
    1. KZNLI (champions from selected schools)
    2. MIET
  3. RtLSA work in East Africa for AKF
Conferences:
  1. European Reading to Learn Conference, Sweden (21-22 November 2014)
  2. Joint Pan-African Reading for All/RASA conference in Cape Town (2-4 September 2015)
  3. Reading to Learn Africa Conference – Pietermaritzburg  (28-30 August 2015)
The way forward:
  1. RASA Conference 2016 and RtLSA Mini conference
  2. Funding issues
  3. RtL Training of Trainers
  4. SACE accreditation
  5. Recognition from the DBE
 
The report was adopted by all present
Proposed: Jenny Kerchhoff             Seconder: Sthe Qoma
 
4. Financial report
An interim financial report was circulated and adopted.  As the 2015/2016 audit has not yet been completed, only an interim report was available.  This was adopted by the meeting.
Proposed:      Raeesa          Hoosen                                 Seconded: Nana Mthalane
 
 
6. Election of Office Bearers
The following people were proposed and unanimously elected as members of the RtLSA committee
Chairman:  Mike Hart
Proposed: Xoli          Ngcobo                      Seconded: Bongi Ntombela          
Treasurer: Raeesa Hoosen
Proposed:  Deb Avery                                  Seconded: Sthe Qoma
Secretary: Deb Avery
Proposed: GT            Nkabane                    Seconded:  Mike Hart
Committee members:
Nana  Mthalane      Proposed:  Deb Avery                                  Seconded:  Mike Hart
GT Nkabane             Proposed: Raeesa Hoosen                        Seconded:  Mike Hart
Bongi  Ntombela      Proposed: Mike Hart                                   Seconded: Lucky Lushaba
Sthe Qoma                Proposed: Lucky Lushaba               Seconded: Raeesa Hoosen
Lucky Lushaba                      Proposed: GT            Nkabane                    Seconded: Bongi Ntombela
Judith Mofokeng      Proposed: Sthe Qoma                                 Seconded: Deb Avery
Sandra Pretorious    Proposed:  Deb Avery                                  Seconded:  Mike Hart
 
 
7. Appointment of auditors
Buhr and Associates
Proposed: Mike Hart                                   Seconded: Raeesa Hoosen
 
8.General: 
8.1: Appointment of a Board
In order to access funding it is possible that we will need a Board.  The meeting was asked to think about suitable people to appoint to the Board.
8.2:  A vote of thanks to Ridge Junior Primary School for their hospitality was passed.
 
9. Closure
There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.20pm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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