Portfolios
The Geological Society of South Africa is governed by the GSSA Council, the Management Committee (Manco), and the Executive Office, in accordance with the Society's Constitution and By-Laws. The Executive Office is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Society and contributes to organizational processes and strategy. Manco is a subset of Council and holds primary operational and strategic authority over Society affairs; its members serve as Vice Presidents responsible for specific portfolios, which may change over time. Council acts as the Society's governing board, reviewing and ratifying the actions of both Manco and the Executive Office.
| MANCO | |
|---|---|
| President | Noleen Pauls |
| Immediate Past President | Stephen Mccourt |
| VP Academic Affairs | Albertus Smith |
| VP Finance | Lekula Molelengoane |
| VP Marketing & Sponsorship | Loni Gallant |
| VP Meetings & DPP | Tshegofatso Majane |
| VP Professional Affairs | Natalie Brand |
| Executive Manager | Tania Marshall |
| Editor-in-Chief | George Henry |
| Council | |
| Council Member | Neale Baartjes |
| Council Member | Andries Botha |
| Council Member | Grant Bybee |
| Council Member | James Campbell |
| Council Member | Martin Clark |
| Council Member | Marlina Elburg |
| Council Member | Michael Knoper |
| Council Member | Annegret Lombard |
| Council Member | Reinhard Meyer |
| Council Member | Mpai Motloung |
| Council Member | Tahnee Otto |
| Council Member | Peter Roberts |
| Council Member | Robert Sloan |
| Council Member | Craig Bradley Smith |
| Council Member | Marcia Van Aswegen |
| Council Member | Nicola Wagner |
| Student Representative | Nomcebo Dubazana |
| Student Representative | Tharika Naicker |
| Committees | |
| Chair Fellows Committee | Louise Coney |
| Museum Committee | Gillian Drennan |
| SAMCODES Standards Committee | Jacques Nel |
| External Representation | |
| SACNASP Council Member | Sifiso Siwela |
| Branches & Regions | |
| Chair Western Cape Branch | Robert Muir |
| Chair Bushveld Branch | Emil Burger |
| Chair Free State Region | Frederick Roelofse |
| Chair Eastern Cape Region | Stephen Prevec |
| Chair Northern Cape Branch | Palesa Boikanyo |
| Chair UniVen Student Branch | Mokie Mokgotho |
| Divisions | |
| Chair MinSA Division | Lethuxolo Dubazana |
| Chair Young Geoscience Professionals Division | Rorisang Malebye |
| Chair ESG Division | Joshua Kilani |
| Chair Student Division | Adrian Crawford |
| Other | |
| Administration | Katherine James-Kleynhans |
| Finance | Marliese Olivier |
| Office Manager | Lully Govender |
Past Presidents
- 2025-2027N Pauls
- 2023-2024S McCourt
- 2021-2022T R Marshall
- 2019-2020S Siwela
- 2017-2018E P W Swindell
- 2017-2018J McGill
- 2013-2014A Bisnath
- 2012P Naidoo
- 2011J Krynauw
- 2010P Nex
- 2009M van Aswegen
- 2008M P Mullins
- 2007A D M Christie
- 2006K C Pietersen
- 2005A D McKenzie
- 2004J M Barton*
- 2003D J le R van Wyk
- 2002W E Reimhold
- 2001L M Turner*
- 2000R Meyer
- 1999L J Robb
- 1998A E Schoch*
- 1997R F Tucker
- 1996F H Gregory
- 1995R P Viljoen*
- 1994E M W Skinner
- 1993C Frick
- 1992E C I Hammerbeck*
- 1991F Mendelsohn*
- 1990C T Potgieter*
- 1989J J le R Cilliers*
- 1988M J Viljoen*
- 1987S A De Waal
- 1986R P Viljoen*
- 1985C R Anhaeusser
- 1984D L Kyle*
- 1983A O Fuller*
- 1982W L van Wyk*
- 1981A A Bisschoff*
- 1980P D Toens*
- 1979D R Hunter*
- 1978L O Nicolaysen*
- 1977W J Verwoerd*
- 1976H D Le Roux*
- 1975S Maske*
- 1974J W von Backström*
- 1973E S A Antrobus*
- 1972W J van Biljoen*
- 1971G Bond*
- 1970P B Ackermann*
- 1969D N Davies*
- 1968E S Simpson*
- 1967S H Haughton*
- 1966H C M Whiteside*
- 1965L E Kent*
- 1964J de Villiers*
- 1963A P G Söhnge*
- 1962H J Nel*
- 1961R Borchers*
- 1960W R Liebenberg*
- 1959D J Simpson*
- 1958J Willemse*
- 1957B B Brock
- 1956D J L Visser*
- 1955J F Enslin*
- 1954J W N Sharpe*
- 1953E Mendelssohn*
- 1952F Walker*
- 1951F A Venter*
- 1950A M MacGregor*
- 1949J H Taylor*
- 1948F C Truter*
- 1947A Frost*
- 1946L C King*
- 1945D L Scholtz*
- 1944E D Mountain*
- 1943W P de Kock*
- 1942H F Frommurze*
- 1941R J Bridges*
- 1940R A Pelletier*
- 1939B Lightfoot*
- 1938B V Lombaard*
- 1937W Kupferburger*
- 1936T W Gevers
- 1935G Carleton-Jones*
- 1934R S G Stokes*
- 1933F E Keep*
- 1932L T Nel*
- 1931G A Watermeyer*
- 1930H Pirow*
- 1929L Reinecke*
- 1928L J Krige*
- 1927A L du Toit*
- 1926R B Young*
- 1925S H Haughton*
- 1924W G Holford*
- 1923J G Lawn*
- 1922C J Gray*
- 1921S J Shand*
- 1920T N Leslie*
- 1919J J Garrard*
- 1918H B Maufe*
- 1917A L du Toit*
- 1916P A Wagner*
- 1915A W Rogers*
- 1914D P MacDonald*
- 1913A L Hall*
- 1912H S Harger*
- 1911E T Mellor*
- 1910R B Young*
- 1909J M Henderson*
- 1908H Kynaston*
- 1907E Jorrisen*
- 1906G Corstorphine*
- 1905F H Hatch*
- 1904A R Sawyer*
- 1903G A Molengraaf*
- 1895-1902H Exton*
