Sneak peek! 📲 Here’s a first look inside the Truth Lab: Digital Lab on Indigenous Knowledge, featuring a presentation by Dumisani Ndubane! We're exploring how traditional wisdom and digital innovation intersect to preserve, protect, and amplify Indigenous voices and heritage.
Wikimedia South Africa
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Wikimedia ZA is a non-profit organisation dedicated to championing free and open knowledge.
A new month, a powerful movement. Welcome to August,a month dedicated to honoring the strength, resilience, and brilliance of women across the nation. Here’s to rising together, taking up space, and making an impact. 💫 #WMZA #WomensMonth #HappyNewMonth
Connecting in Paris and virtually around the globe for Wikimania 2026! As Wikipedia celebrates 25 years of free, open knowledge, volunteers, researchers, and open-web advocates are gathering from July 21–25 under this year’s core pillars: Freedom, Equity, and Reliability
Connecting in Paris and virtually around the globe for Wikimania 2026! As Wikipedia celebrates 25 years of free, open knowledge, volunteers, researchers, and open-web advocates are gathering from July 21–25 under this year’s core pillars: Freedom, Equity, and Reliability
It always seems impossible until it's done. Honoring Madiba’s vision for a free, equal, and just world. A lifelong reminder that change starts with the audacity to dream of something better. #NelsonMandela #Madiba #Inspiration #Leadership #HumanRights #Resilience
6,000,000+ ways to fall down a rabbit hole. Proving that no question is too small and no topic is too niche. Cheers to 6 million English articles and the endless curiosity that got us here. #Wikipedia #6MillionArticles #KnowledgeIsPower #OpenSource #FunFacts #Curiosity
The Wikimedia ZA team recently gathered for our strategic planning retreat. It was a weekend filled with deep data dives, passionate discussions, collaborative brainstorming, and clear alignment on where we want to take our community next. #WikimediaZA #Wikimedia
750 reasons to say Thank You! 🇿🇦✨ We’ve officially hit 750 followers on Instagram! Our community is growing, and it’s all thanks to your incredible support. #WikimediaZA #Wikimedia #Wikipedia #SouthAfrica #FreeKnowledge #OpenSource #750Followers
We’ve all heard a teacher or lecturer say it: "Don't use Wikipedia, anyone can write anything on there!" #WikimediaZA #Wikipedia #MythVsReality #FactChecking #DigitalLiteracy #MediaLiteracy #InformationEquity #SouthAfricaEdits #ResearchTips #OpenSource #ReliableSources
New month, new opportunities to write our stories! 🇿🇦✨ #NewMonth #WikimediaZA #OpenKnowledge #DecolonizeTheInternet #AfricanLanguages #SouthAfrica #WikipediaEditor #UbuntuWayForward #ShareOurStories #WikiAfrica
Did you know that a low percentage of Wikipedia editors are based in Africa? 🌍✨🫰🏾 #Wikipedia #Africa #DecolonizeTheInternet #DigitalDivide #RepresentationMatters #AfricanHistory #KnowledgeEquity #OpenSource #WikiAfrica #ShareYourStory
Word of the day: Think about how you contributing today to the sum of all human knowledge✨ #DecolonizeTheInternet #WikimediaZA #Wikipedia #AfricanNarratives #KnowledgeIsPower #OpenAccess #OurStories #Volunteering
A massive thank you to everyone who came out to edit, upload, and preserve our heritage! Check out some highlights from our session. 📸 #YouthDay #June16 #WikimediaZA #SowetoUprising #FreeKnowledge #OpenAccess #SouthAfricanHistory #PreservingOurHeritage
Happy father’s day 🤍✨#wikimediaza #wikimediasouthafrica #wikipedia #wikimedia #wikimeetups
This Father’s Day, we celebrate the men who pass down knowledge, share our stories, and build the foundations of our future. Knowledge is a legacy, thank you for sharing yours. #FathersDay #FreeKnowledge #WikimediaZA #OurHeritage #LivingHistory
Honoring the past by building the future of knowledge. 🇿🇦✨ This Youth month,we gathered at the Westbury Recreation Centre for a powerful June 16 commemoration event.
The tree has been officially passed! 🌳✨🇨🇮🇿🇦 A beautiful and historic moment for the African continent as Wikimedia South Africa (WMZA) officially hands over the symbolic Wiki Indaba Tree to the incredible team from the Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire!
To our followers, editors, and creators: What does Africa Month mean to you? 🌍🤔 For us, it’s 31 days of shouting about African digital equity, uploading our history to @Wikipedia, and celebrating our heritage. ✨ In three words or less, tell us what it means to you! 👇 #AfricaMonth #AfricaDay
Behind every great Wikipedia article is a powerful image, video, or audio clip making that knowledge come alive. And they all have one home: Wikimedia Commons! 📸✨ #WikimediaZA #WikimediaCommons #WikiLovesAfrica #OpenKnowledge
Behind every great Wikipedia article is a powerful image, video, or audio clip making that knowledge come alive. And they all have one home: Wikimedia Commons! 📸✨ #WikimediaZA #WikimediaCommons #WikiLovesAfrica #OpenKnowledge
Happy Africa Month from all of us at Wikimedia South Africa! ✨ Africa is a continent rich in history, diverse in culture, and overflowing with stories. But for too long, those stories have been told by others. As a community, we are changing that! #DecolonizeTheInternet
Please join us in giving a massive digital round of applause to Twin Mosia and Derek. Congratulations, Twin and Derek! Go make us proud! #WikimediaZA #Wikimedia #WikimediaSouthAfrica #WMZA #Wikipedia #OpenKnowledge
Looking for a mood boost? 🧠Whether it’s gardening, photography, or even diving down a "Wikipedia rabbit hole" to learn something new, find what makes your soul happy! 🎨📸 #MentalHealthMatters #Hobbies #WikimediaZA #WellnessTips #WikiLovesMonuments #SouthAfricaLiving
Your stories, our voices, our history. ✨ This Africa Month, we celebrate the vibrant cultures and rich legacies that make our continent unique. #AfricaMonth #WikimediaZA #AfricanHistory #Ubuntu #DecolonizeTheInternet #ShareAfrica
Are you part of the story? 🇿🇦✨ From documenting local history to sharing the beauty of our landscapes, Wikimedia ZA is powered by people just like you. #WikimediaZA #JoinTheMovement #Wikipedia #SouthAfrica #DigitalActivism #WikiZA
New month, new opportunities to bridge the digital gap! ✨This May, we’re continuing our mission to ensure South African stories, languages, and history are represented accurately on Wikipedia and its sister projects. #WikimediaZA #FreeKnowledge #OpenSource #SouthAfrica #Wikipedia #May2026
Behind every article, every photo, and every fact is the dedicated labor of a volunteer. This Workers' Day, Wikimedia ZA celebrates the contributors who work tirelessly to ensure South African history and culture are free for all.✨
Standout science! 🇿🇦🌟 Congratulations to Kelly for winning a Special Prize in the Wiki Science Competition. Their unique contribution to the Commons is a game-changer for how we visualize plants and nature on @Wikipedia. #WikiScience #WMZA #ScienceTwitter #SouthAfrica
A massive round of applause to CarpeCarpe for securing 2nd Prize in the Wiki Science Competition!✨🫡🔥 Thank you for representing South Africa on the global stage! #WMZA #WikiScience #SciencePhotography #STEMSouthAfrica #OpenKnowledge
HUGE news! 🚨 A massive congratulations to our local hero @ethangilham_ for winning 1st Prize in the Wiki Science Competition! 🇿🇦🧪 . Check out the winning shot here: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:So... #WikiScience #WMZA #ScientificPhotography #proudlysa🇿🇦