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Beautifully put Mike. I trust you will not mind if I make use of the wording at some future lodge of mourning held in the oldest masonic temple in the Southern Hemisphere? Fraternally, Justin Buirski Lodge de Goede Verwachting 23 Grand Lodge of South Africa.

Greetings & Salutations to Bro Kalip78 I am a Grand Officer of the Grand Lodge of South Africa and the nominated foreign representative of your Grand Lodge locally. I am a past master of Lodge de Goede Verwachting 23 GLSA and would love to hear from you. Have a look at our website...

The Lodge Marina (No 25) Installation 16 September 2014 saw the installation of Wor Bro Llew Lloyd-Jones as the new Master of Lodge Marina. Llew is an experienced Mason and is also the popular Caterer and Caretaker of the Lodge de Goede Hoop complex in Cape Town. This was also the first Lodge...

Verbatin from The Square and Compasses. A news letter for the Grand Lodge of South Africa. No. 30 October 2014 By the Most Worshipful Brother Geoff Edwards. Meeting the Challenge A few years ago an article in the local press caught my attention...

INTRODUCING THE NEW GRAND MASTER Most Worshipful Brother Geoffrey Robert Edwards, our new Grand Master, was born in England in early 1945. Shortly after the end of the Second World War he and his parents relocated to Salisbury in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Geoff’s father was a Freemason and Geoff...

Congratulations 'boetie'. With your apparent enthusiasm I look forward to seeing you progress up the masonic ladder. Fraternally Justin Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

Me again. Can I suggest you look for a profile pic. What about the GLSA23 crest? Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

Indeed, you would be the confirmed third. Not sure whether RWBro. Avron also became a member. He certainly perused the site. Play around and feel free to ask for help should you need it. Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

Greetings. My word another South African! With a name like Herman Smit who could have doubted it. And then as a member of the sister constitutions he has the best of both worlds. My lodge works from the de Goede Hoop Temple so yes indeed if you get to Cape Town give me a shout and I will see...

Parliament’s secret temple revealed 2014-06-08 20:32Maryna Lamprecht, City Press Cape Town - On the grounds of Parliament, close to Tuynhuys in the heart of Cape Town, is an old, white, plastered building. The Lodge De Goede Hoop is hidden behind a parking lot filled with shiny ministerial...

Nice to have heard from you Bro. Wilson. It would be interesting to know what record/comment your Grand Lodge holds regarding the switch of allegiance, in 1977, of Lodge Southern Cross 75 and Lodge St Patrick 76. Any comment you may find regarding the DGM Phirose Gorvalla would also be...

I hear you but cannot quite give you a definitive definite answer. Visiting the GLSA craft lodges would require the foreign jurisdiction to be in amity. To my current knowledge, perhaps significantly outdated, we have current amity with Prince Hall Connecticut as well as Prince Hall...

To the best of my knowledge there remain no PHA Chartered lodges in South Africa. Our PHA Lodges surrendered their charters and switched allegiance to the Grand Lodge of South Africa in 1977. Frats Justin Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

Brethren. I was recently asked a question about race segregation in South African lodges during the Apartheid regime. I undertook to locate an article written by two brethren of my lodge some years ago. In searching my digital archives all I could locate was a link to an upload to Petrie...

Greetings & Salutations I did mention, in an earlier reply to your comment, that I was aware of an article compiled by brethren of my [de Goede Verwachting 23GLSA] lodge about the transfer of jurisdiction of Prince Hall lodges operating in South Africa. I found the article in the Petrie Stones...

No it did not at that stage. The four constitutions operating in Southern Africa, (English; Irish; Scottish & the new ex Netherlandic GLSA) did not admit men of colour, even though it was before the start of Nationalist Apartheid. We did have Prince Hall Lodges operating under their own...

As we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Grand Lodge of South Africa this year, being 2011, it seems appropriate to explore the facts relating to the formation of our Grand Lodge. Freemasonry, as we know it today, began with the formation of the Grand Lodge of England in 1717. The Grand Lodges...

History of the GLSA and Southern Division While history shows that there were a number of Freemasons living in the Cape prior to this date, it was on 2nd May 1772, that the Dutch formally introduced Freemasonry to South Africa and 10 founding Brethren established Lodge de Goede Hoop under the...

Greetings & Salutations. In addition to the info on my profile I am a 3rd generation South African Freemason, a member for 41 years in Lodges Bergvliet; la Belle Alliance; de Goede Verwachting & Marina. A 3X past master I held active provincial (Southern Division) rank for 12 years before being...