In February 1957, R. G. Mallett presented a paper on behalf of four South African actuaries entitled ‘The Actuary in South Africa” (J.S.S.14, 4). The object of this paper is to describe some of the developments in South Africa since that paper was presented, and also to describe briefly the conditions and the problems with which actuaries have to deal in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and in the East African territories Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. The majority of actuaries working in South Africa are concerned in some way with the administration of business in these countries, as are actuaries of British companies which operate there either direct from the United Kingdom or through a branch office in Johannesburg or Cape Town.