to offer information, advice and assistance to music composers; to promote and protect the rights of its Members in South Africa, to strive towards informing members about their rights and obligations as creators of music works; to promote sound professional and legal relationships between composers and publishers; to provide a forum for debating issues of interest; to facilitate interaction, exchange and collaboration between composers across the different media and with artists in other disciplines; and to liaise and cooperate with local, national regional and international bodies involved in the funding, promotion, distribution and development of music.

CASA's website hosts excellent forums for discussion of matters of concern to Composers in South Africa.