NHA SGM and Notice of 114th Annual General Meeting
1. At the Special General Meeting held on the 19th of November at the Head Office of the NHA, two resolutions were voted upon as follows:
| Special Resolution Number 1: Proposed by members that the Constitution be amended by the replacement thereof in its entirety with the New Constitution. |
Voting For 441 |
Against 14 |
Percentage 96.9% |
| Ordinary Resolution 1:
Proposed by members to note the resignation, or where applicable, the deemed resignation or vacation of office, of the current Directors other than the Chief Executive, with effect from the close of the Special General Meeting. |
Voting For 450 |
Against 2 |
Percentage 99.6% |
A total number of 448 proxy votes were received and voting by physical attendance was 7.
The changes to the Constitution will be with immediate effect.
2. In terms of Clause 15.2 of the amended Constitution, the Nominational Committee will be made of the following persons:
- 15.2.1 Mr Mark Currie (National Board member and owner director)
Mr Gayasuddin Ahmed (National Board independent director) - 15.2.2.1 Mr Gregory Bortz (will serve as Chairman representing Race Coast)
- 15.2.2.2 Mr Bradley Ralph (representing 4 Racing)
- 15.2.2.3 Mr Anthony Rivalland (representing SANTA)
3. Post the Special General meeting the Nominations Committee re-appointed the following persons:
- Mr Mark Currie (Chairman)
- Mr Gayasuddin Ahmed
- Mr Brenden Fegen
- Mr Laurence Wernars
- Mrs Jacqueline Sparke is the newly appointed board director
Mrs Sparke is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a self-employed finance and tax consultant having retired from MODO (Mary Oppenheimer Daughters) after working for nearly 20 years for the Oppenheimer Group in various roles including CFO for MODO.
Mrs Sparke’s previous employment included FD of Primeserv Group Limited as well as Financial Manager for Vodacom, Teljoy, Colgate Palmolive and British American Tobacco.
Mrs Sparke currently serves on the Board of the Racehorse Owners Association and is a member of Magical Lady Syndicate.
Additionally, Mr Rikesh Sewgoolam has rejoined the Board with immediate effect.
The Nominations Committee is currently evaluating a list of candidates to fill the role of an independent director. This process will consider diversity as skills required on the board and, as such candidates are identified and screened, they will be added to the National Board. As noted in the new constitution the board should consist of between 7 – 9 directors and Nomco will ensure those criteria are met and maintained as part of their mandate.
Preliminary Notice of the 144th Annual General Meeting of Members of The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa
Notice is hereby given, in terms of clause 13.2, that the One Hundred and Forty Fourth Annual General Meeting of Members will be held at the offices of The National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa, Turffontein Racecourse, Turf Club Street, Turffontein, on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, at 12h00.
In terms of clause 13.3, proposals by Members for inclusion in the Agenda for the Annual General Meeting are to please reach us by 12 December 2025. Should you have any queries, please feel free to e‑mail us at cindy@nhra.co.za.
Please note that as per the new Constitution the National Board has approved that the Annual General Meeting be held earlier.
