Society News

At last after 2 years of Covid lockdown, your society is up and running again! Our 2nd meeting takes place tomorrow, Tuesday 24th at 7.30pm, at the Jenny Mallett  hall at St. George's Grammar School in Mowbray, members free of charge,visitors pay a small fee. All...

I am sorry for neglecting my admin duties on the TESSA website. thank you webmaster James for your contribution. As some of you know, my husband Charles, died in hospital on 5th January, from Congestive Cardiac Failure, he contracted Covid whilst in hospital. Our...

Some members and friends enjoyed the annual outing to Hartenberg, despite the lightly chilly wind. Due to costs we didn’t have a special speaker and the outing was just a social get together for members and friends. Lunch was served on huge platters placed at...

By Jane Mulder On Saturday 19th April a number of TESSA members, as well as a few non-members, were welcomed by Dr Lambert Vorster to his home to view his extensive eclectic collection of artefacts that he has collected over many years and from many parts of the...

UK LECTURER DYLAN BICKERSTAFFE – TWO LECTURES – ON 27TH AUGUST AND TESSA DAY SCHOOL AUGUST 31ST  – MAJOR SUCCESSES! Royal Ladies of the New Kingdom – presented by Dylan Bickerstaffe - A Day School – By Ted Loukes It was certainly colder than I had expected...

A warm welcome to members and visitors this the 21st AGM of The Egyptian society of South AfricaOnce again, I can say that this has been an interesting, eventful and enjoyable year; like last year the committee operated with 5 instead of 6 committee members, your...

Our annual day school took place this year at our home venue of St George’s GS. Many grateful thanks are due to the school’s event organiser, Stephen Bornman and helpers for helping make this such a good day! The JM hall was transformed into an elegant...