[Excerpt from the book ‘The Greek community in South Africa]
Cape Town was
the main entry point for thousands of European immigrants. By 1904, it had more
than doubled in size to 170,000 inhabitants, up from 79,000 in 1891.
Inevitably, the first Greek organisation established in South Africa was the
‘Mutual Help Association’ of Cape Town. It was formed by the approximately 60
Greeks living in Cape Town in 1898. As the number of the Greeks was increased, the “Hellenic Community
of Cape Town” (HCCT) was formed in 1902. Some of the pioneers were George Dedousis, Nikos
Adelinis, Christos Paitakis, G. Apergis, John Callias, John Costas, Nicolaos
Couvaras, Socratis Messaris, Ilias Karamalis, Athanasios Parisis, Athanasios
Gouoles, Anastasios Zaimis, John Apostolatos, E. Georgiou, George Papavasiliou,
Vasilios Scordilis, Angelos Flocos, Michael Macris, Spiros Paxinos, George
Stavropoulos, Aristides Dracopoulos, Kyriakos Xanthopoulos, Constantine
Constantios, Petros Petrantzas, George Charokopos, Constantine Mouzakis, Elias
Beristianos, Antonis Mamakos, Panagiotis Mamakos, Photis Comnenos.
