SA's Bobby Shabangu celebrated among global Wikipedia contributors on 20th anniversary

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Bobby Shabangu is fluent in five languages and has been editing on the Wikipedia platform for eight years.

A map illustrating the monthly views of English language Wikipedia usage in different countries around the world for April 2020. The number for SA was 72 million.SA editor Bobby Shabangu has been hailed by online encyclopedia service Wikipedia as it marks its 20th anniversary.

Shabangu speaks five languages fluently, including English and Swati, which he mainly focuses on promoting. “The strength of Wikimedia lies in its ability to crowdsource content and its quest to share that content freely. I think this has made a huge impact on the world,” he said.Tei joined the platform in 2012 and is the 2020 Wikimedian of the year, an award that recognises the platform's outstanding contributors.

 

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