Heraldry Society of Southern Africa
The Heraldry Society of Southern Africa (HSSA) was founded in Cape Town on 27 August 1953.
In its early years, in addition to its ordinary meetings and discussions, the HSSA took an active role in promoting good heraldic practice in South Africa. As there was no official heraldry authority in the country at that time, the HSSA provided a design and advice service, with particular emphasis on municipal arms. The HSSA also acted as unofficial liaison with the College of Arms in London, through the then Chester Herald, who was an HSSA member.
The HSSA staged the first heraldry exhibition in South Africa, "Heraldry at the Cape", in 1956. It launched a journal, Arma, in 1958.