The Blonde computer lady of SAFPA, Dianne Weatherall. Dianne is responsible for SAFPA's software development. Here she is enjoying a bottle of wine with Rodney Stevens during the Prize-giving function at the 2002 Championship Show

Ruan de Bruin received the award for Best Junior of the year in 2000, from Corrie van Reenen, National Vice-President. Ruan is a true young fancier and has exhibited the Champion Junior Pigeon at the Nationals on more than one occasion. Ruan is also very involved in the activities of the Northern Transvaal Region.

Magda & Julian Fincham from North West, together with Magda's sister, Trudi van Rensburg. They are responsible for the successful Kameel Exposition of Fancy Pigeons and Poultry held every year near the Botswana Border. More than R4000,00 worth of prize money is awarded to the owners of winning pigeons and poultry each year. Julian is a farmer and owner of "Kameelbult", a Khalahari farm of about 1000 acres, used mainly for cattle and sheep. Julian has more than 800 fancy pigeons of some 30 breeds, various breeds of poultry and also some waterfowl. Fanciers from all over South Africa always enjoy this "Khalahari weekend".

Western Province Committee Members who were responsible for staging the 2000 Nationals. Back: At Nigrini (Show Manager) Dirk Taljaard, Koos Marais, Donald Bland. Front: Pierre le Roux, Erina Marais (Show Secretary), Nak Smit (the then Regional President) and Colin Wrench. The Western Province is based in lovely Cape Town where SAFPA was inaugurated by eleven fanciers during 1943. Cape Town was the head quaters of SAFPA up until 1963 while the late Norman Verwey was the National Secretary. When Mr. Verwey was not re-elected as Secretary in 1963, he and most of the Southern members broke away from SAFPA to form the National Fancy Pigeon Union. (Read more about us)