C.C. Silberbauer was Grand Master in the times when the organization in South Africa, had financial problems. T.N. Cranstoun-Day (from the British side) was adamant that lodge stayed pure English. Cranstown-Day could not speak Afrikaans. Grand Lodge of South Africa It was formed independently from the Netherlands and the UK. Under Colonel C.G. Botha it was established on 22 April 1961. Botha was named Grand Master. The motto of the Southern Africa Grand Lodge is: "Deo et Collegio". It is Latin for "God and Order" In November 1977, the Lodge admitted non-white members for the first time, as the South African Freemasons, previously were exclusively a white organization. The International Order of Freemasonry for Men and Women Le Droit Humain South African Federation Le Droit Humain first lodge in South Africa was founded in 1914 in Durban. South African Lodges were administered by the British Federation of the order until 1995 when the South Africa Federation was founded. Grand Masters Note: Until 1961 the Grand Masters were called Deputy Grand Masters, because it was either part of the Netherlands Lodge. There was close cooperation with Thomas Nathaniel Cranstoun-Day from the British Freemasons during the years up to 1961. Notable South African Freemasons P.J. Blignaut - Government Secretary of the Orange Free State J.H. Brand - 4th State President of the Orange Free State L. Botha - 1st Prime Minister of South Africa T.F. Burgers - 4th President of the South African Republic P.A. Cronje - South African General P.J. Joubert - South African General J.C. Laas - Organizer of the Ossewabrandwag C.J. Langenhoven - South African poet J.P. Marais - Founder and maker of Klipdrift Brandy G.L.P. Moerdijk - Afrikaans architect, best known for the Voortrekker Monument. H.F. Oppenheimer - South African businessman M.W. Pretorius - First president of the South African Republic G.S. Preller - South African journalist F.W. Reitz - 5th State President of the Orange Free State T.J.deV. Roos - South African politician W.P. Steenkamp - Clergyman that erected churches in Namakwaland. D.J.S. Theron - Boer Army military leader J.H. de Villiers First Chief Justice of the Union of South Africa A.G. Visser - Afrikaans poet References