1948 – The Start of Round Table Southern Africa

Dr David Smith, who had been a Round Tabler in Bath, England, settled in East London, South Africa and joined Rotary. He started the first Round Table in South Africa inNovember 1948. In 1951 the Association of Round Tables in Southern Africa (ARTSA) was formed. The first National Conference was held in East London in 1951 with Noggs Newman as its first National President.

There are now 239 Round Tables in ARTSA comprising some 1000 members.

ARTSA – the Association of Round Tables in Southern Africa – consists of all the Round Tables of Namibia and South Africa.