Preventing dominance by any one club.

MSSA's President, Amanda Kwaza, experiencing VR at GEES. Amanda is vigilent in defending MSSA's Constitution.

A number of Registered players and member clubs from time-to-time express the fear that due to the democratic nature of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), that a cabal of only one or two clubs will be able to dominate the Management Board.

It is highly unlikely that any one club will dominate MSSA’s Management Board because every member club that is fully-paid-up is not only able to propose candidates for election, but are also able to vote to decide which candidate is elected.

Voting at a General Meeting is done by representation. A non school club receives one (1) vote for every five (5) paid up registered players, and school clubs receive one (1) vote for every ten (10) paid up registered players.

However, should any member club manage to get a greater amount of representation on the Management Board, it could be attributed to either the candidates being more popular, more competent, and/or more willing to take on the duties of office.

It should be noted though, that the Constitution also has a mechanism built into it to prevent any one club from gaining control over MSSA.

The mechanism is:

“Rule 9.7 No member shall be allowed to have more than 40% representation on the Management Board if other members have delegates who are standing for the available positions.”

MSSA’s Management Board has 18 positions. The 40% limit means that no club may have more than 8 members on the Management Board if other clubs have candidates standing for the Management Board.

It is in every member club’s best interests to ensure that no one club has too much representation on the Management Board. Too much representation by any one member club may lead to a clique on the Management Board which in turn may push the member club’s interests more than the interests of MSSA.

Also read:

• Entry fees for Provincial and National Championships for the period 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020.

• MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2019/2020 season.

• MSSA elections allow change and growth.

• Amanda Pakade is elected in for a 3 year term as MSSA President.

• Freedom of association.

• MSSA benefits all member clubs.

• MSSA's Elected Office-Bearers for 2019.

Attention all member clubs...

Every club has seen it advertised on Mind Sports South Africa's calendar of events for the last 18 months.

What is 'it'?

It is none other  than MSSA's National Convention (to be held on 3 December 2017 at Fakkel School directly after SAN finishes) at which MSSA listens to its members as the members vote on:

• Who sits on he Management Board, 
• The Provincial Directors,
• The Regional Directors,
• Changes to the Constitution,
• Changes to the Regulations, and
• Which esports titles will be played in 2018.

The agenda for such meeting runs to 24 pages.

A lot  has happened in the past 12 months, and MSSA has had to deal with a dying economy.

Yet MSSA still managed to send its official esports team overseas, and the BOO! Protea Esports Team did well. So well that it climbed back up to 12th place in the official ranking of member countries.

However, enough of that, now is the time for member clubs to stand up and be heard.

For those clubs that cannot make it to the National Convention, the official Proxy Form is on the Google Drive. To make it fair to all member clubs, motions cannot be amended.

Member clubs are also reminded that they have a vote based on their paid up membership, being:

• School clubs - 1 vote for every ten paid-up registered players, and
• All other clubs - 1 vote for every five paid-up registered players.