Huguenot Society of South Africa (HSSA)
The Huguenot Society of South Africa (also known as the Hugenote Vereniging van SA) was established on March 12th, 1953, to preserve and promote the Huguenot heritage
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KwaZulu-Natal Blind & Deaf Society (BDSKZN)
The KwaZulu-Natal Blind & Deaf Society provides services mostly to African people, generally poor, unemployed and living in rural areas. The Society currently reaches the poor, unemployed African people living in rural areas who do not have the finances or ability to receive services. The greatest challenge that the Society faces, is how to improve these unfortunate individuals quality of life. The sad situation is that these almost forgotten people are not only deprived, but also disabled, which leaves them feeling very inadequate and incapable, and the sad fact is that most of them receive no external assistance
Continue reading →Afrikaner Cattle Breeders’ Society of South Africa (ACBSSA)
The mission of the Afrikaner Cattle Breeders’ Society of SA is the the promotion and development of a sought after, easy care and widely adapted beef cattle breed.
Continue reading →New Testament Society of Southern Africa (NTSSA)
This society’s objectives are grouped under four headings: research, teaching, publications and equity. The purpose of the Society is to encourage, develop and support scholarship and research in the field of the New Testament and related disciplines in general, and specifically within the South African context, to stimulate effective teaching, to promote publication in the field, and to offer its members opportunities for mutual support, intellectual growth, and professional development. The society also strives for sensitivity and inclusivity regarding race, gender and disabilities. The society successfully implemented a postgraduate affiliation (PANTSSA), which provides opportunity for young scholars to share and develop their research.
Continue reading →Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA)
Sustainable Energy Society of Southern Africa (SESSA) is dedicated to the promotion, use and development of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
SESSA Accreditation carries the most weight in the industry as it is highly sought after by Government, the Banking and Insurance industries as it is the only Accreditation that provides the consumer and institutions with any form of recourse. SESSA members and their clients have full access to the SESSA Ombud.
Opthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA)
The Ophthalmological Society of South Africa promotes the interests of ophthalmology in general and of its members in particular.
OSSA remains committed to a vision of attainable, best quality vision for all.
The society has a number of core functions and aims to support members whilst engaging with all stakeholders in eye care to provide patient driven care in the field of ophthalmology.
Southern African Coal Processing Society (SACPS)
A forum for the exchange of ideas and to advance the use and processing of coal
Continue reading →Psychological Society of South Africa (PSYSSA)
PsySSA advances South African psychology as a science and profession of global stature and promotes psychological praxis as relevant, proactive and responsive to societal needs and well-being.
Continue reading →Palaeontological Society of Southern Africa (PSSA)
Founded in 1979, the PSSA is organised exclusively for educational and scientific purposes. The object of the Society is to advance the science of palaeontology in Southern Africto serve the common interests and facilitate the cooperation of all persons concerned with the study of evolution, comparative anatomy and taxonomy. The Society is particularly concerned with the conservation and preservation of fossil sites and the promotion of heritage awareness
Continue reading →Animal Welfare Society of South Africa (AWSA)
The Animal Welfare Society of SA offers a full range of veterinary services to the underprivileged and disadvantaged communities of Cape Town.We have full equipped theatres where we do sterilisations, orthopaedic and other operations. At any given time we can house more than one hundred sick or injured animals. We are committed to sterilising every animal that comes through our hospital in order to contribute to reducing the number of strays. Our Inspectorate team also respond to calls for any animal in distress, including injured strays, dog fighting and animal abuse. We also have an adoption department. We take in strays and unwanted pets to find them suitable and loving homes. Each animal is medically assessed, vaccinated, dewormed, treated for ticks and fleas, microchipped and sterilised and we do very strict homechecks. We have a growing number of happy adopters and pets in the greater Cape Town community. The Society does not receive state funding and depends entirely on donations.
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