The ASSAf had a productive year despite many changes to its governance structure. For the first time, the South African Young Academy of Sciences (SAYAS) and the South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE) activities were included in the ASSAf Annual Report. The ASSAf selected 27 new members in the year under review and now have 394 members (of these 23 per cent are women and 28 per cent are black).