The ASSA Council serves as the umbrella body for the autonomous Centres of the Society. Council members, officers and collaborators are:
ASSA Council 2023 — 2024
- President: Dr. Daniel Cunnama
- Vice President (incoming President): Derek Duckitt
- Vice President (Outgoing President): Chris Stewart
- Treasurer: Adv. A J Nel
- Secretary: Lerika Cross
- Membership Secretary: Andre Bruton
- Council member: Dr. Ian Glass
- Council member: Case Rijsdijk
- Bloemfontein Centre Chair: Dr. Matie Hoffman
- Cape Centre Chair: Dr. Christian Hettlage
- Durban Centre Chair: Debbie Abel
- Garden Route Centre Chair: Case Rijsdijk
- Hermanus Centre Chair: Derek Duckitt
- Johannesburg Centre Chair: Carmel Ives
- Pretoria Centre Chair: Johan Smit
ASSA Appointees
- MNASSA Editor: Case Rijsdijk
- MNASSA Assistant Editor: Dr. Ian Glass
- MNASSA Book Review Editor: Maciej Soltynski
- MNASSA Layout Editor: Willie Koorts
- Sky Guide Editor: Auke Slotegraaf
- Sky Guide Assistant Editor: Dr. Ian Glass
- Professional Astronomer: Dr. Ian Glass
- Professional Astronomer: Dr. Vanessa McBride
- Web Master: John Gill
- SAAO Liaison for Website: Dr. Christian Hettlage
- Convener of Scholarships: Dr. Claire Flanagan
- ASSA Observing Director: (vacant)
- ASSA Communications Coordinator: Martin Heigan
- ASSA Archivist: Chris de Coning
- ASSA Dark Sky Initiative: Dr. Daniel Cunnama
- Social Media Liaisons: Allen Versfeld (Twitter), Martin Heigan (Flickr), Martin Heigan (Youtube)
- ASSA FB Admins: Chris Stewart, Kos Coronaios
- io Mail groups: Chris Stewart
Section Directors
- Astrophotography: Maritin Heigan
- Citizen Science: (vacant)
- Comet, Asteroid & Meteor: Tim Cooper
- Cosmology & Astrophysics: Derek Duckitt
- Dark Sky: Dr. Daniel Cunnama
- Double & Variable Stars: Dave Blane
- History: Chris de Coning
- Instrumentation & ATM: Chris Stewart
- Observing Director: (vacant)
- Outreach: Pierre de Villiers
- Photometry & Spectroscopy: David Blane
- Shallow Sky: (vacant)
- Solar: Jacques van Delft
Scholarship Committee
- Scholarship Convenor: Dr. Claire Flanagan
- Retired Professional Astronomer: Dr. Ian Glass
- SAAO & EUNAWE Outreach: Sivuyile Manxoyi
- Previous Scholarship Convenor: Maciej Soltynski
- Professional Astronomer: Dr. Vanessa McBride UCT/SAAO