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KWA-ZULU NATAL BRANCH MINUTES OF THE KWA-ZULU NATAL BRANCH’S 61st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 14 MARCH 2013 AT THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL, 10 NORTH WAY, DURBAN NORTH AT 07h30. Attendees: Branch committee members, CIMA members and students as per attendance register taken. Also in attendance: CIMA South Africa Country Manager: Zahra Cassim Apologies: Were received and noted ITEMS 1. Opening and welcome The agenda for the AGM was circulated by CIMA South Africa at least three weeks before the AGM by email to all members and students. The chairman, Taher Jhavary opened the meeting by welcoming and thanking everyone present at the meeting for their attendance. He also asked for agenda items that were not covered in the previous minutes, or elsewhere on the agenda. 2. Apologies Noted as stated above 3. Confirmation of minutes of the previous meeting The minutes of the 2012 AGM were taken as read and accepted as an accurate reflection of matters discussed at the meeting. Mover : Thiris Arumugam Seconded : Deirdre Waldeck 4. Matters arising not covered elsewhere on the agenda None were raised.
Transcript of KWA ZULU NATAL AGM CIMA 2013 14 March 2013 locations docs/Southern Africa/KWA...about 40 attendees....
KWA-ZULU NATAL BRANCH
MINUTES OF THE KWA-ZULU NATAL BRANCH’S 61st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON
THURSDAY 14 MARCH 2013 AT THE RIVERSIDE HOTEL, 10 NORTH WAY, DURBAN NORTH AT 07h30.
Attendees: Branch committee members, CIMA members and students as per attendance register
taken.
Also in attendance: CIMA South Africa Country Manager: Zahra Cassim
Apologies: Were received and noted ITEMS
1. Opening and welcome
The agenda for the AGM was circulated by CIMA South Africa at least three weeks before the AGM
by email to all members and students.
The chairman, Taher Jhavary opened the meeting by welcoming and thanking everyone present at
the meeting for their attendance. He also asked for agenda items that were not covered in the
previous minutes, or elsewhere on the agenda.
2. Apologies
Noted as stated above
3. Confirmation of minutes of the previous meeting
The minutes of the 2012 AGM were taken as read and accepted as an accurate reflection of matters
discussed at the meeting.
Mover : Thiris Arumugam
Seconded : Deirdre Waldeck
4. Matters arising not covered elsewhere on the agenda
None were raised.
5. Report by the branch president, Taher Jhavary (ACMA, CGMA)
KZN AGM14/03/2013
KZN AGM Branch Report
By Taher Jhavary
Role of the Local Branch
• To interest Members in the welfare of registered studentsand where appropriate, provide a students’ society inaccordance with the Institutes rules.
• To provide a sub-branch or centre, in accordance with theInstitutes rules to meet the needs of Members and registeredstudents in any outlying districts.
Branch Activities/ Events in2012
• 6 Committee meetings were held at various locationsaround Durban
• AGM held in March 2012 at the Riverside hotel withabout 40 attendees.
Role of the Local Branch
• To provide a local organisation for persons who areMembers and registered students of the Institute for thepurposes of encouraging the dissemination of knowledgeand the exchange of information and ideas in respect ofmatters relating to or connected with ManagementAccountancy and with the affairs of the Institute
• To hold conferences, meetings, seminars and discussionseither alone or jointly with other branches or with otherbodies
• To establish and maintain contact with local organisationssuch as kindred societies, bodies representing industry,government agencies etc.
Branch Committee
• Taher Jhavary – Branch Chairman
• Marlin Moorthi – Secretary/Branch Champion
• Musa Shabane - Ex-Officio committee member
• Sandisiwe Shembe - Member services officer
• Lushentha Naidoo - Deputy Member services officer
• Graham Smith - Student services and communication officer
• Pravika Sookraj- Deputy Student services andcommunication officer
• Thiris Arumugam – CSR officer
• Gabisile Ndwandwe – Projects
Branch Activities/ Events in2012
• 2 CPD events– March - members event – Stuart
Noble: Implementing andmanaging effective projects with±30 attendees. This was
organised by Barati Mogane.
– August – members event – Daniel
Silke: Global trends that willchange the future. This had arecord ±50 attendees. This was
arranged by Sandis iwe Shembe
• 2 Student events
July– student Plant Tour Toyota – Organised by Graham Smith
October – student event – College of Business of Excellence – organised by
Graham Smith
Branch Activities/ Events in2012
• KZN Newsletters- 3 Newsletters have been dist ributed, by Pravika Sookraj
• ABF (Africa Branch Forum) Meetings- Attended 3 meetings throughout the year
• MOU with SAICA- Work in progress
Branch Activities/ Events in2012
• CSR event- R10K was awarded as a CIMA bursary to the two top performing accounting
students at Mqhawe High School in Kwa-Mashu. Musa Shabane committed tomentor these s tudents.
Branch Activities/ Events in2012
•Year-end Dinner Held in December at theRiverside Hotel, organised by
SandisiweShembe and Marlin Moorthi David Cropper, the Chairmanof CIMA AfricaBoard, was theguest speaker.
The event was attendedby about 50 guests made up ofmembers, students and invited guests, one of them being the
Eastern Region Executive of SAICA.
Branch Activities/ Events in2012
Branch Events Planned for 2013
Student Events:
• Thursday, 25 April
• Thursday, 1 August
• Thursday, 24 October
Member Events:
CPD (planned dates):
• CPD 1 – 27 March
• CPD 2 – 27 June
• CPD 3 – 26 September
Branch Events Planned for 2013
Student Events:
• Thursday, 25 April
• Thursday, 1 August
• Thursday, 24 October
Member Events:
CPD (planned dates):
• CPD 1 – 27 March
• CPD 2 – 27 June
• CPD 3 – 26 September
Branch Events Planned for 2013
Newsletters:• 4 KZN Newsletters (1 per quarter)
CSR:• 4 November
Year-end dinner:• 6 December
The End
6. Country Manager’s report by Zahra Cassim
SOUTH AFRICAANNUAL REPORT
Zahra Cassim14 March 2013
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Global % spread of studentsYE 2012
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Governance and staffing African Branch Forum
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Governance structure
Council
Global Markets Committee
Africa Regional Board
Branch reps
4 from AfricaBranch Forum
Elected
3 elected bymembership
Co-opted
Max one third
Ex Officio
Council members,Chair , Past Chairand Reg Director
Planned Staff Structure 2013
Africa
SouthAfrica
10staff
Zambia
3 staff
Zim
2 staff
Bots
2 staff
Ghana /Nigeria
3 staff
Fin /ops
3 staff
Comms
3 staff
GenMgmt
2 staff
31 staff in totalCC staff in region
StrategicAccountsDirector
Learning anddevelopment
manager
IT supportmanager
Membership statisticsAfrica Region statistics
6884 7181 77318259
907810163
11939
13937
17614
4752 49875525 6039 6775
77369257 11494
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Total Students Members
Africa Region formed
South Africa – historical stats
1256
25503806
1655
6185
7840
1751
7170
8921
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Market shareSouth Africa February 2013
5%
73%1%
21%CIMA
SAICA
ACCA
SAIPA
47%
37%
8% 8%
Members Students
Changes in market share
75% 76% 74% 73%
55% 48%40% 47%
19% 18%20% 21%
8%8%
12%8%
5% 5% 5% 5%
23%26% 35%
37%
1% 1% 1% 1%14% 18% 13% 8%
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Members2009
Members2010
Members2011
Members2012
Students2009
Students2010
Students2011
Students2012
SAICA SAIPA CIMA ACCA
Transformation – South Africa11%
30%
1%
44%
3%11%
New students 2005
43%
11%3%
34%
9%New students 2012
40%
12%
3%
33%
2%10%
Total Students2012
Black Indian
Coloured White
Other Unknown
Gauteng – historical stats
783
1791
2661
935
3468
4403
996
5059
6055
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Member Student Total
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Western Cape branch – historical stats
248371
660
341
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1252
321
1064
1385
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KZN branch - historical stats
198
294
512
218
574
792
227
733
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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94
134
43
171
214
41
190
231
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
The year past CIMA Employers’ Survey
9 /10 employers feel that it is important to integratemanagement accountants throughout their business.
More than 9 / 10 employers integrate managementaccountants throughout their organisation.
Revenue growth, cost control and managing change are thethree main business challenges facing employers over thenext 12 months.
CIMA is the most useful qualification in terms of mobility –both cross-departmental and between countries.
90% of employers who answered the survey were aware ofthe CGMA designation.
Member satisfaction survey 2012 Highlights Joint venture between CIMA and AICPA launched Jan Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation
Total CGMAs after 12 months = 129,000 95 of the world’s top 100 brands
91 of the Fortune 100
440 of the Fortune 500
CIMA Presidential visit in November
Global Business Challenge held in 3 Africa countries African named Future Business Leader
Nigeria office celebrated 1st anniversary 100% increase in new students YOY
2012 Highlights
Honorary membership presented to MervynKing for work on Integrated Reporting
1st African appointed CIMA Director ofEducation, Dr Noel Taggoe
54 CPD and networking events
CIMA recognised as professional body bySAQA and 2 designations registered on NQF
The year to come
Things to look forward to in 2013
1st African President of CIMA
Malcolm Furber (June 2013)
CIMA plaques awarded for meritorious service Andrew Chioko
Shameen Sookia
Global Business Challenge:
4th African country joining, Zimbabwe
Global final in South Africa in August
New look for The Bottom Line
Things to look forward to in 2013
All Africa Webex Sessions with David Harris,for the first time available to all our markets
First Performance pillar lecturers’ conferencehosted in South Africa
Zahra Cassim opened the floor for questions: There were a number of questions from the floor
about CIMA’s activities in South Africa and Durban and plans for the future. It was a lively discussion
from a member/student point of view and good interaction from Zahra and Taher who were fielding
questions.
7. Nomination and election of the branch committee
The chairman proposed that the current team serve another team and he asked for nominations to
serve on the reserve list to fill vacancies as they arise on the role based committee.
Three members volunteered to be on the reserve list to serve on the branch KZN committee:
Khaya Mbonyana , Maria Motto and Greg Farman.
Mover : Alan Townsend
Seconded : Graham Muller
8. Presentation of awards for 2012
The certificates not being received in time for the AGM, the chairman apologised to the students
who were there to receive awards and assured them that they would be mailed. He congratulated
all the students who had passed the exams and had done well. It was noted that many KZN students
had done quite well in the last exam.
9. General
The chairman thanked each member and student as well as Zahra for taking the time to attend the
AGM. He noted that the committee was positive and energised about the year ahead and asked for
support from members and students to attend the exciting events which have been planned. He
encouraged anyone with ideas and suggestions for future events to channel them through the
committee or himself.
10. Closing
There being no further matters. Taher Jhavary thanked all present and looked forward to the
challenges of 2013. The meeting was closed at 09h00
