Society News

  The Society organised a memorial gathering in celebration of the life of Keith Grenville, the patron and founder of TESSA, at 19:30 on Tuesday 17 September, at St George’s Grammar School, Mowbray. Find below the document “In Memory of Keith Grenville” collated...

Treat yourself with a special New Year’s present That brings you to Egypt in Cape Town!FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO Monday 15 – Friday 19 January 2024 7.00 pm Lecture Hall LT3 Kramer Building Middle Campus, UCT Course Fees R550, or R110 for individual lecturesDuration of...

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...