MINUTES OF THE PROJECT ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE HELD AT ELANDSBERG ON 21ST SEPTEMBER 2017

PRESENT:

Mr M Gregor Mr C Lardner Ms P Swanepoel Mr M Turnbull Prof E Harley Mr S Mitchell Mr B Wooding Mr E Steenkamp Mr S Marais Mr M dAlton Mr B Le Roux Dr G Buhrmann Mr T Turner Mr F Turner Ms S Erasmus Mr C van Collier Ms A Treurnicht Mr N Treurnicht

WELCOME:

The Chairman welcomed everyone present.

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APOLOGIES

Prof B Hulley Ms L Louw Mr H Louw Ms K Turner Prof C Cruywagen Ms L Manson Mr F Reuda Prof L Hoffmann Dr M Knight Dr H Currie

1. SECRETARIAL

Minutes of the general meeting held on 16 March 2017 were accepted.

2. MATTERS ARISING:

2.1. Memorandum of Understanding with Stellenbosch University

Still to be tabled.

2.2. Registration of Quagga as a Breed Society

Constitution will be circulated shortly to members

3. NEW BUSINESS

3.1. Co-ordinators Report

ASSETS UPDATE & SECT 21 Co:  160 animals in 12 locations  Cash in bank as per treasurers report

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FILMING

 The 5050 production was aired on SABC 3 on 2 July. For those that missed it a link can be found on the website. The production was well made and factually correct and has had a good reviews from numerous local sources.  An Afrikaans production Wild en Wragtig did a short insert featuring an interview with Bernard and some long distance quagga shots.

CORRESPONDENCE Cool green science -https://blog.nature.org/science/2017/08/25/10-really- weird-animals-of-the-anthropocene/ Darren Taylor – Voice of America – March Turnbull RSG – March Turnbull

PHOTOGRAPHS  Photographs supplied to several local upcoming publications with each author being asked to credit The Quagga Project for the photographs supplied.

SOCIAL MEDIA ISSUES  The QP Facebook page has been managed and periodically updated by Jerome of OnlineBrandAmbassadors  The Instagram account is being manged by Bernard and has good responses (likes) to all the photographs loaded so far

WEBSITE  There was a clear spike in the website traffic just after the Wildswinkel Boland sale (400 sessions) and another just after the 5050 production (800 sessions). This is also reflected in the increased amount of local traffic (almost 10%) of the total sessions

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ARTICLES:

Rewinding Time (below) Gallo/Getty Images

FROM RIGHT Taxidermist Reinhold Rau at work on a long dead quagga – much of his life’s work centred on restoring badly stuffed examples in museums across the world; a new addition to the Quagga Project herd striping and brown colouration were not uncommon in plains , Rau became increasingly convinced that the quagga was not, in fact, a separate species as had been claimed by Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert in 1778, but a subspecies of the plains zebra. It was an argument that met with strong resistance in the 1970s, and by his own admission Rau was ready to give up when he was contacted by geneticist Oliver Ryder in 1981, asking him for zebra blood and skin samples. Rau wrote back asking Ryder if he wouldn’t be interested in looking at the organic material he had saved when remounting his .

The results of this fortuitous exchange made international headlines in 1984. By this time the samples had been passed on to a pioneering project at Berkeley University, where researchers successfully extracted DNA from the extinct quagga tissue. Far more exciting for Rau were the subsequent papers that found that the ‘organelle’ DNA of the quagga was identical to that of the plains . ‘The quagga,’ they concluded, ‘probably ought to be considered a variant of the plains zebra, and not a distant species.’

This was all the motivation Rau needed. By 1986 he had launched the Quagga Project, administered by the South African Museum but with geneticists at Stellenbosch University (SU) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) on board to ensure the scienti c integrity of the project. A year later a herd of 19 plains zebra – most donated by Namibian national parks, some more carefully sourced from KwaZulu-Natal for appropriate patterning – were relocated to Vrolijkheid, the Cape Nature reserve near McGregor. UCT’s Professor Eric Harley pioneered a simple quantitative basis for removals and pairings based 11

essentially on counting stripes in ve demarcated areas of the body.

It was a time-consuming project, and capital hungry. Certain costs were shared by donors but the project could not survive without volunteers. There was no money for game-quality fencing to control breeding, so zebras were placed wherever there were willing landowners, and getting them there was costly. Finally, in January 2005,

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SEE THE BLACK...

If you’re looking to see the greatest congregation of plains zebra, July marks the first month of the dry season in Botswana, when the last of the zebra that have been on the move from the Makgadigadi and Nxai pans arrive for their seasonal grazing on the Chobe river floodplains, some 250km north. The Nxai migration is said to be the longest distance covered by any African land migration, longer even than the Serengeti/ Maasai Mara circle.

...AND THE BROWN

In August visit the core herd at Elandsberg by checking into Bartholomeus Klip, the luxury guest house located on the farm, where they will be running a special of R1,997pp/ night including all meals and nature drives. +27 (0)22 448 1087 bartholomeusklip.com

Henry was born on Pampoenvlei near Darling. A third-generation descendent, Henry looked just like the quaggas Rau had been studying for more than three decades: a brownish colour, zero countable stripes on his hindbody and forelegs, and only a few stripes on his hocks.

It was then that controversy started to dog the project. Preservationists said it was unacceptable to call Henry a quagga, arguing that there may have been unique genes and behavioural differences between the quagga and the plains zebra. Henry was merely a ‘lookalike’, or – that dirty term in preservationist circles – ‘a selectively bred colour variant’. For Rau and members of the Quagga Project the point was moot – as nothing was known about the quagga other than what it looked like, there was no compelling refutation that the quagga had not, in fact, continued to exist in a diluted form in the zebra plains population. It had not – like the black impala or golden wildebeest – been selectively bred for recessive genes that provided some fashionable colour mutation. But the preservationists were dogged, and their argument that nature should not be meddled with kept gaining traction in SA National Parks (SANParks). 12

In 2015, SANParks distanced itself from the project. The core quagga herd would no longer be welcome in the Agulhas National Park. Rau’s dream – that future generations would one day roam the

National Park – looked unlikely to ever become a reality. Sanguinely, the Quagga Project members kept their door open should SANParks change its mind, but for Mike Gregor, chairman of the project, it was a bitter pill. ‘This was the second time we got burnt. We needed to nd a

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solid institutional host and restructure.’ The decision was made to collate and focus on two core herds, one hosted at Elandsberg, the farm Gregor manages, and where the largest herd currently resides, and a secondary herd at SU. ‘The balance was taken up by the 10 landowners, as per their hosting contract. But we needed funding for this rearrangement of animals – helicopters, darting, fencing – and our account was at an all- time low.’

THE HAVE AND THE WANT

On 17 March 2017, Wildswinkel hosted its rst auction in the Western Cape. Known among game breeding pundits as the most upmarket game auction in SA, only quality game makes the cut. Equally, the rst Cape venue was a class act: Webersburg, with its Cape Dutch gables, surrounded by rolling lawns and vineyards with the Helderberg as the backdrop.

There was an air of unbridled excitement in the auction tent, and not just because

Members of the Quagga Project herd, with the distinctive diminishing stripes and none on the hindbody and forelegs, a pattern associated with quaggas

An auction is an adrenaline-fuelled hybrid of theatre and competition. In the grips of ‘auction fever’, bidders who have developed any kind of attachment to what’s on offer can lose their pants. This is why Treunicht and Conning silently white knuckled through the auctioneer’s patter while their third partner, Dirk Fourie – a wildlife farmer with auction experience – was bidding via telephone from Schweizer-Reneke in North West. 14

When the gavel finally fell it was hard to know who was more ecstatic: Treurnicht and his partners, who secured the breeding group within their predetermined budget, or members of the Quagga Project, reeling at the nal bid: R1.74m.

Today Gregor is rueful. ‘It was amazing but also a little nerve-wracking. There has always been such a great spirit between the project guys. Money can change things. One of the guys asked: “Is this going to change us into a group of dragons?” But we’ve talked about it and we’re all still 100% committed to the original collaborative spirit of the project. Even if the only thing that ever came out of it was the lekker mense (lovely people) we work with, it would all have been worth it.’

At Bartholomeus Klip, the colonial-era farmhouse on Elandsberg where Princess Elizabeth learnt of her father’s death in episode two of the award-winning series, The Crown, some of the Elandsberg quagga are spotted on the morning game drive. Skittish, they canter off, then pause to gaze back, pale rumps gleaming in the sun. It is an absurdly poignant moment, like a 19th-century illustration come to life. Then they turn to gallop once again across the Swartland plains. it was the first Boland Wildswinkel.

‘Lot 1’ was a family herd – a stallion and two mares – the rst quaggas to be sold since 1880.

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Typically, a plains zebra will reach between R5,000 and R8,000. There was no reserve price on the quaggas, and no way to vet the buyer. Most of the members of the Quagga Project were in attendance. There were a couple of celebs, including former rugby captain Victor Mat eld (who in 2011 infamously posted a picture of himself clutching a ri e, arm slung around fellow Bok Fourie du Preez holding up the head of a dead zebra, its belly covered in blood). Advocate Nic Treurnicht and factory- owner Phill Conning, who own a 1,000ha private reserve near Velddrif, were also there. They were nervous; they wanted Lot 1, and they wanted it bad.

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3.2. HERD REPORT

Births: Several births have been recorded since the last meeting and the foals continue to be of good quality

286 HR17 Pampoenvlei

296 EL17 Vlakkenhuiwel

280 EE17 Vlakkenhuiwel 16

287 FC17 Melkplaas

288 FS17 Melkplaas

294 VN17 Kosierskraal

270 TM17 Melkplaas

Deaths: 2 animals died on Bontebok Ridge – an old mare and a young stallion – most probably due to competition for food in the existing drought conditions. An old female died during capture operations at Elandsberg due to capture stress. 17

Sales: Caught and delivered the 3 animals sold on the Wildswinkel sale in March, both females had since foaled so their foals where caught and delivered as well. An additional 3 animals were sold off Elandsberg – these animals where not earmarked for core herd and had to be moved to make place for core herd animals.

Captures: Bontebok Ridge took ownership of their founder animals and sold these animals. The capture of this amount of animals was planned for the end of winter last year but was never completed due to high temperatures and animal deaths during the last capture operations. Bontebok Ridge felt it was important to reduce their carrying capacity before the coming summer. The animals sold where not earmarked for the core herds and the capture and identification of these animals was supervised by Bernard.

Movements: No internal movements where made since the last meeting but a major capture operation is planned for mid-October when animals need to be moved off Elandsberg and core herd animals moved in from various properties. In addition animals will be caught and moved off Vlakkenhuiwel and Pampoenvlei. These animals will be made available for sale as they are not earmarked for the core herds. Approximately 30 animals will be moved during this period.

Data collection: In accordance to our new data collection protocols blood was collected from all the animals captured. This blood was sent to Unistel for DNA analysis and to the State Vet Department for African Horse Sickness monitoring. An additional vial was collected for Brenda Larison of UCLA for her genetic work on striping and is being held until she next visits the country All animals handled were also microchipped with microchips supplied by the State Vet Department.

3.3. Grading Report

Animals extant at Sept 2017, sorted by hindbody, then forelegs, then hindlegs

No Name Gen Area3 Area4 Area5 181 Erita 3,6 4 5 5 213 JD14 4,5 4 0 10 84 Jemyma 3 4 0 2 68 Nicola2 2,9 4 0 0 256 JS15 3,9 4 0 0 251 HA15 3,9 3 12 12 202 Kaptein 4,4 3 9 9 118 Troy 2 3 8 10 281 JR17 4 3 8 7 238 JL16 4 3 7 10 18

296 EL17 4,8 3 7 9 205 Noel 2,9 3 6 12 90 Lysie 3 3 6 6 240 JR16 4 3 6 5 248 JS16 3,9 3 5 10 227 Kevin 4,4 3 4 8 243 EE16 4,8 3 3 10 143 Fleur 3,7 3 3 6 97 Jack 3 3 2 108 Nelmarie 3,3 3 0 6 21 Tim 2 3 0 6 22 Elizabeth 2 3 0 6 255 TM15 2,7 3 0 6 28 Joy 2 3 0 5 59 Lydia 3 3 0 5 198 DM12 3,8 3 0 5 247 FJ16 3,8 3 0 5 289 TW17 3 3 0 4 25 Whity 2 3 0 4 190 Corlie 2,7 3 0 4 166 Jango 3,4 3 0 3 8 Mariette 1 3 0 2 199 Fernando 4,1 3 0 2 80 Amanda 2 2 11 7 19 Marjean 1,7 2 10 12 179 Nonnie 2,9 2 10 11 225 Kayleigh 2,7 2 9 7 242 JN16 4,2 2 8 9 258 TO15 2,7 2 7 10 206 Lenette 4 2 7 7 217 JE15 4,4 2 6 8 92 Lucia 3,8 2 5 3 125 Michael 3,9 2 3 7 147 Katya 4,1 2 2 8 277 TJ17 3,5 2 2 7 208 TM14 3,1 2 1 6 219 JR15 4 2 0 10 171 Ernie 3,9 2 0 7 127 Julie 2,9 2 0 6 152 Vusi 2,9 2 0 6 165 Enya 3,8 2 0 6 231 Phil 3,9 2 0 6 214 Ross 3,7 2 0 6 287 FC17 4,4 2 0 5 350 Stephany 3,2 2 0 5 101 Simone 2,9 2 0 5 19

141 Elanor 3,8 2 0 5 44 Robin 2 2 0 5 162 Duke 3,8 2 0 5 207 JN14 4,2 2 0 5 224 JN15 4,2 2 0 5 239 EL16 4,8 2 0 5 276 TM16 4,6 2 0 4 158 Hermon 3,8 2 0 4 167 Craig 4,1 2 0 4 77 Ria Rita 3 2 0 4 182 Lyric 3,8 2 0 4 232 Karl 3,7 2 0 4 261 DW16 2,9 2 0 4 280 EE17 4,8 2 0 3 112 Hizette 3,8 2 0 3 139 Peter 3 2 0 3 282 Lood 4,4 2 0 2 252 RR14 3,4 2 0 2 253 RE14 3 2 0 2 274 HR16 4,1 2 0 2 47 Gabi 2,4 2 0 2 60 Tom 2,8 2 0 2 62 Mark 2 2 0 2 186 Maria 3 2 0 2 229 Becca 3,9 2 0 2 201 Tamara 4,6 2 0 2 82 Raulene 3 2 0 1 230 Dani 2,7 2 0 1 124 Susan 3,9 2 0 0 34 Rebecca 2,7 2 0 0 64 Josh 2,9 2 0 0 69 Gordon 2,4 2 0 0 204 Hope 2,7 2 0 0 228 Jill 3,9 2 0 0 210 JJ14 3,9 2 0 0 216 FF15 4,8 2 0 0 215 Patricia 2,7 2 0 0 262 JJ16 3,9 2 0 0 145 Gio 3,1 1 9 8 218 TS15 3,8 1 5 10 286 HR17 3,9 1 5 8 135 Derica 3,9 1 4 8 189 Suzanne 4,1 1 4 4 98 Oliver 3 1 3 8 159 Mary 3,8 1 0 12 168 Emma 3 1 0 10 20

170 Jock 3,1 1 0 9 163 Jackie 2,9 1 0 8 269 TM17 4,6 1 0 8 270 Lonni 3,7 1 0 8 18 Tracy 2 1 0 7 268 TK16 4,5 1 0 7 106 Niel 3 1 0 6 284 SR17 3,9 1 0 5 294 VN17 3,9 1 0 5 278 JL17 4 1 0 5 192 Streep 3 1 0 5 222 JL15 3 1 0 5 272 NN17 3,9 1 0 3 58 Suzi 3,2 1 0 3 234 TJ16 4,1 1 0 3 246 RE15 3 1 0 3 263 Ziggy 5,4 1 0 3 273 Sonja 3,8 1 0 2 191 HR13 4,1 1 0 2 237 HL16 4,8 1 0 2 283 FF16 4,8 1 0 1 245 HN16 3,8 1 0 1 275 JJ17 4,5 1 0 0 114 Francis 3,8 1 0 0 134 Rosie 3,4 1 0 0 169 Finch 3,8 1 0 0 176 RR12 3,4 1 0 0 180 Lance 4,5 1 0 0 221 FS15 4,4 1 0 0 226 HN15 3,8 1 0 0 244 HR14 4,1 1 0 0 260 DJ16 3 1 0 0 288 FS17 4,4 1 203 Frederica 4,8 0 5 5 265 Spring 4,6 0 0 8 241 JE16 4,4 0 0 7 271 PE17 3,9 0 0 6 140 Khumba 3,8 0 0 6 209 Louise 2,9 0 0 5 257 DJ15 2,9 0 0 5 266 OS16 4,7 0 0 5 120 Nina J 2,7 0 0 4 254 Francois 2,9 0 0 4 267 PM16 3,6 0 0 4 96 Freddy 3,8 0 0 3 52 Henry 2,7 0 0 3 21

223 Julian 3,9 0 0 3 236 JT16 2,7 0 0 3 285 SS17 4,5 0 0 2 235 TS16 3,8 0 0 0 220 Lucky 4,8 0 0 0 250 HR15 4,1 0 0 0 264 FD16 4,8 0 0 0

AnCon

Ancestor Contribution program (as at Sept 2017)

Measures the number of descendants of a founder (or any other member) in a pedigree such as the Quagga Project.

Results when quagga founders are analysed:

Founders and number of descendants

Alex 292 Lulu 261 Melanie 252 Allan 239 Sokkies 141 Ike 108 Albert 95 Charlene 87 Marcelle 46 Megavolt 30 Tsjaka 22 Howie 17 Tandi 13 Try Me 12 Ricky 10 Brenda 9* Fanie 9* Betty 3* Celeste 3*

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List of extant animals sorted by inbreeding coefficient September 2017 No Individual Locality Extant Gen ALC IC 22 Elizabeth P TRUE 2,00 1 0 204 Hope E TRUE 2,70 1 0 120 Nina J WW TRUE 2,70 0,8 0 118 Troy E TRUE 2,00 1 0 255 TM15 E TRUE 2,70 1 0 18 Tracy BR TRUE 2,00 1 0 247 FJ16 E TRUE 3,80 0,85 0 114 Francis SMA TRUE 3,80 0,85 0 19 Marjean KK TRUE 1,70 1 0 162 Duke E TRUE 3,80 0,85 0 21 Tim BR TRUE 2,00 1 0 145 Gio N TRUE 3,10 0,85 0 169 Finch M TRUE 3,80 0,85 0 47 Gabi GS TRUE 2,40 1 0 62 Mark WW TRUE 2,00 1 0 69 Gordon GS TRUE 2,40 1 0 8 Mariette WW TRUE 1,00 1 0 80 Amanda WW TRUE 2,00 1 0 28 Joy E TRUE 2,00 1 0 108 Nelmarie VL TRUE 3,30 0,87 0,007 135 Derica SMA TRUE 3,90 0,79 0,011 125 Michael SMA TRUE 3,90 0,79 0,011 124 Susan SMA TRUE 3,90 0,79 0,011 147 Katya M TRUE 4,10 0,86 0,015 208 TM14 BR TRUE 3,10 0,85 0,015 170 Jock BR TRUE 3,10 0,85 0,015 59 Lydia VL TRUE 3,00 0,83 0,015 77 Ria Rita VL TRUE 3,00 0,83 0,015 267 PM16 BR TRUE 3,60 0,75 0,015 112 Hizette BL TRUE 3,80 0,81 0,023 263 Ziggy N TRUE 5,40 0,55 0,037 96 Freddy SMA TRUE 3,80 0,81 0,042 92 Lucia BL TRUE 3,80 0,8 0,046 198 DM12 BL TRUE 3,80 0,8 0,046 171 Ernie VL TRUE 3,90 0,79 0,046 221 FS15 SMA TRUE 4,40 0,8 0,046 288 FS17 M TRUE 4,40 0,67 0,048 224 JN15 V TRUE 4,20 0,71 0,05 242 JN16 VL TRUE 4,20 0,71 0,05 207 JN14 VL TRUE 4,20 0,71 0,05 275 JJ17 E TRUE 4,50 0,55 0,054 287 FC17 M TRUE 4,40 0,71 0,054 23

265 Spring KK TRUE 4,60 0,63 0,06 282 Lood M TRUE 4,40 0,61 0,062 84 Jemyma AC TRUE 3,00 0,91 0,062 350 Stephany TRUE 3,20 0,87 0,062 98 Oliver AC TRUE 3,00 0,91 0,062 217 JE15 V TRUE 4,40 0,64 0,066 202 Kaptein VL TRUE 4,40 0,64 0,066 165 Enya GS TRUE 3,80 0,72 0,07 167 Craig AC TRUE 4,10 0,71 0,07 141 Elanor VL TRUE 3,80 0,72 0,07 297 Olivia AC TRUE 4,10 0,71 0,07 189 Suzanne AC TRUE 4,10 0,71 0,07 199 Fernando AC TRUE 4,10 0,71 0,07 278 JL17 V TRUE 4,00 0,67 0,07 158 Hermon GS TRUE 3,80 0,72 0,07 140 Khumba GS TRUE 3,80 0,72 0,07 281 JR17 V TRUE 4,00 0,67 0,07 206 Lenette VL TRUE 4,00 0,67 0,07 222 JL15 V TRUE 3,00 0,67 0,07 240 JR16 V TRUE 4,00 0,67 0,07 234 TJ16 AC TRUE 4,10 0,71 0,07 238 JL16 V TRUE 4,00 0,67 0,07 219 JR15 V TRUE 4,00 0,67 0,07 268 TK16 M TRUE 4,50 0,71 0,074 58 Suzi KK TRUE 3,20 0,81 0,078 60 Tom KK TRUE 2,80 0,85 0,078 213 JD14 V TRUE 4,50 0,65 0,078 168 Emma BR TRUE 3,00 0,78 0,093 64 Josh E TRUE 2,90 0,75 0,093 159 Mary AC TRUE 3,80 0,7 0,093 139 Peter BR TRUE 3,00 0,78 0,093 101 Simone M TRUE 2,90 0,75 0,093 277 TJ17 E TRUE 3,50 0,65 0,093 260 DJ16 E TRUE 3,00 0,78 0,093 97 Jack VL TRUE 3,00 0,78 0,093 261 DW16 E TRUE 2,90 0,75 0,093 186 Maria M TRUE 3,00 0,78 0,093 241 JE16 VL TRUE 4,40 0,58 0,097 181 Erita V TRUE 3,60 0,7 0,101 182 Lyric V TRUE 3,80 0,7 0,101 216 FF15 SMA TRUE 4,80 0,56 0,105 283 FF16 SMA TRUE 4,80 0,56 0,105 271 PE17 BR TRUE 3,90 0,6 0,109 34 Rebecca P TRUE 2,70 0,8 0,125 295 ML17 W TRUE 3,70 0,68 0,125 24

25 Whity E TRUE 2,00 0,83 0,125 259 MA16 WW TRUE 2,70 0,8 0,125 106 Niel WW TRUE 3,00 0,71 0,125 205 Noel KK TRUE 2,90 0,58 0,125 143 Fleur WW TRUE 3,70 0,68 0,125 214 Ross W TRUE 3,70 0,68 0,125 279 MA17 W TRUE 2,70 0,8 0,125 254 Francois KK TRUE 2,90 0,58 0,125 152 Vusi KK TRUE 2,90 0,58 0,125 232 Karl W TRUE 3,70 0,68 0,125 225 Kayleigh W TRUE 2,70 0,8 0,125 90 Lysie WW TRUE 3,00 0,71 0,125 236 JT16 BR TRUE 2,70 0,8 0,125 68 Nicola2 P TRUE 2,90 0,75 0,125 52 Henry P TRUE 2,70 0,8 0,125 166 Jango E TRUE 3,40 0,62 0,125 190 Corlie M TRUE 2,70 0,8 0,125 179 Nonnie KK TRUE 2,90 0,58 0,125 291 FD17 SMA TRUE 4,80 0,5 0,128 264 FD16 SMA TRUE 4,80 0,5 0,128 220 Lucky SMA TRUE 4,80 0,5 0,128 203 Frederica N TRUE 4,80 0,5 0,128 227 Kevin W TRUE 4,40 0,47 0,14 250 HR15 P TRUE 4,10 0,46 0,156 274 HR16 P TRUE 4,10 0,46 0,156 244 HR14 P TRUE 4,10 0,46 0,156 229 Becca N TRUE 3,90 0,57 0,156 272 NN17 W TRUE 3,90 0,57 0,156 191 HR13 P TRUE 4,10 0,46 0,156 231 Phil W TRUE 3,90 0,57 0,156 289 TW17 E TRUE 3,00 0,71 0,156 266 OS16 AC TRUE 4,70 0,52 0,162 245 HN16 P TRUE 3,80 0,5 0,171 273 Sonja P TRUE 3,80 0,5 0,171 292 JM17 E TRUE 3,90 0,53 0,171 210 JJ14 E TRUE 3,90 0,53 0,171 262 JJ16 E TRUE 3,90 0,53 0,171 223 Julian E TRUE 3,90 0,53 0,171 226 HN15 P TRUE 3,80 0,5 0,171 243 EE16 VL TRUE 4,80 0,5 0,183 239 EL16 V TRUE 4,80 0,5 0,183 280 EE17 V TRUE 4,80 0,5 0,183 296 EL17 V TRUE 4,80 0,5 0,183 252 RR14 P TRUE 3,40 0,55 0,187 25

284 SR17 P TRUE 3,90 0,46 0,187 285 SS17 P TRUE 4,50 0,35 0,187 163 Jackie E TRUE 2,90 0,66 0,187 257 DJ15 E TRUE 2,90 0,66 0,187 209 Louise E TRUE 2,90 0,66 0,187 176 RR12 P TRUE 3,40 0,55 0,187 127 Julie M TRUE 2,90 0,66 0,187 134 Rosie P TRUE 3,40 0,55 0,187 251 HA15 P TRUE 3,90 0,42 0,218 286 HR17 P TRUE 3,90 0,42 0,218 44 Robin KK TRUE 2,00 0,66 0,25 192 Streep P TRUE 3,00 0,57 0,25 82 Raulene P TRUE 3,00 0,57 0,25 230 Dani W TRUE 2,70 0,7 0,25 258 TO15 M TRUE 2,70 0,7 0,25 246 RE15 P TRUE 3,00 0,57 0,25 253 RE14 P TRUE 3,00 0,57 0,25 215 Patricia N TRUE 2,70 0,7 0,25 235 TS16 BR TRUE 3,80 0,59 0,257 218 TS15 M TRUE 3,80 0,59 0,257 237 HL16 BL TRUE 4,80 0,42 0,257 248 JS16 E TRUE 3,90 0,42 0,265 256 JS15 M TRUE 3,90 0,42 0,265 228 Jill E TRUE 3,90 0,42 0,265 294 VN17 KK TRUE 3,90 0,34 0,281 180 Lance BL TRUE 4,50 0,77 0,289 270 Lonni M TRUE 3,70 0,54 0,296 276 TM16 AC TRUE 4,60 0,45 0,312 269 TM17 AC TRUE 4,60 0,45 0,312 201 Tamara AC TRUE 4,60 0,45 0,312

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3.4. Attorneys Report back on the copyright challenge with BKB and Mr Griesel.

OHANN ARAIS & ASSOCIATES

ATTORNEYS, NOTARIES AND CONVEYANCERS

Its Our Ref: Johann Marais/ C Coetzee

Your Ref: Mike Gregor

Date: 20 September 2017

The Members Quagga Project Association

Dear Sir

THE QUAGGA PROJECT

You requested the writer to provide you with a short summary on the way forward and on the protection afforded to the Quagga Project by the trademark.

The way forward:

1. It is necessary for the Constitution of the project to be updated and brought in to line with today’s requirements and new legislation. 2. The same applies to the Articles of Association of the non-profit company. In fact the Company’s Articles and Statues have already been changed by the provisions of the new Act. We believe that you can benefit from amending these and filing a new Memorandum of Incorporation with the Company Authorities of South Africa. 3. A trademark is a brand name, in your instance a brand name. It identifies the services or goods of your project and distinguish it from the animals of another. A brand name is a word or a combination of words (in your case Quagga Project) and these words provide a distinctive Identity in the market place. Once a trademark has been registered, nobody else can use this trademark or one that is confusingly similar. If this happens, legal action may result. Trademarks can only be protected as such and defended under the Act if it is registered. Your trademark is registered. Your registration certificate has legal status and it allows you as owner the exclusive right to the use of that mark. The trademark can be protected for ever provide it is renewed every 10 years upon payment of a renewal fee.

Unit 10 Technostell Building, 9 Quantum Street, Techno Park STELLENBOSCH P O Box 234, Stellenbosch, 7599; Tel nr 021 -880 0475, Fax nr: 021-880 0478 E-mail: [email protected] ¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾¾ JOHANNES PETRUS MARAIS (B.COMM B.PROC) Assisted by: Hermanus Muller Lourens (LL B) In association with: Bouwer Potgieter Inc Attorneys, STRAND

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4. FINANCE

4.1. Meeting approved the change of auditors to Grant Thornton 4.2. Excess funds to be placed into money market account

5. GENERAL

5.1. Correspondence

Included in the co-ordinator’s report

5.2 Other issues

5.2.1. Elandsberg were thanked for their hospitality.

6. NEXT MEETING

February 2018 – date to be advised. Venue: to be advised

CHAIRMAN