The affairs of the Institute are administered by a Council and an Executive. The Executive Committee can make decisions on urgent matters that arise between Council meetings.
The current Council Members (for the July 2009 - July 2011 term) are:
| President(*) | Dr. Peter Martinez (SAAO) | president{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| President-Elect (*) | Dr. Simon Connell (U. Johannesburg) | president-elect{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Secretary, Communication(*) | Dr. Jackie Nel (U. Pretoria) | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Treasurer (*) | Prof. Japie Engelbrecht (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan U.) | treasurer{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Student Liaison | Mr. Gurthwin Bosman (U. Stellenbosch) | student{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Marketing | TBA | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Industrial Liaison | Dr. Igle Gledhill (CSIR) | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Awards | Prof. Frikkie Scholtz (U. Stellenbosch) | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Conferences | Dr. Erasmus Rammutla (U. Limpopo) | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| International/National Liaison | TBA | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Specialist Group Liaison | Dr. Andrew Forbes (CSIR) | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Constitution | Prof. Nithaya Chetty | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Ordinary Member | Prof. Harm Moraal (North-West U.) | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
| Ordinary Member | Dr. Zinhle Buthelezi (iThemba LABS) | secretary{at}saip{dot}org{dot}za |
(*) - Executive Committee
Awards Committee
| Marketing Committee
| Implementation of the Future of Physics Committee
| Constitution Committee |