Political and Human Rights Situation in Eswatini Presented to the KWAZULU NATAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES 7 to 8 April 2025, Pietermaritzburg By Rt. Rev. Zwanini A. Shabalala Introduction I would like to start by expressing my humble and heartfelt appreciating to Kwa-Zulu Natal Council of Churches and the organizers for the invitation to present on the situation in eSwatini. Program Director, I have been requested to speak about the situation in eSwatini, especially after the 2021 political unrest which changed [...]

KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council (KZNCC)’s Election Observer Mission worked in close collaboration with various national and provincial organizations as partners in the 9 provinces with 54 districts in South Africa, ecumenical networks, community based-organizations (CBOs), Defend our Democracy (DOD), South Africa Democracy and Election Network (SA-DEN), Conversion 4 South Africa, National Convention of South Africa (NACOSA), and Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) during the 2024 National and Provincial elections. The description highlights the operational aspects of the voting process, the successes, challenges, [...]

KZNCC delegates were under Carter Centre Observation Mission during 2024  Elections in  Zimbabwe. 2024 SA National and Provincial Elections implementing team.  

On 16 April 2025, a delegation of over 10 senior church leaders from the KwaZulu-Natal Christian Council (KZNCC) paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr. A.T. Ntuli, at the Provincial Government offices in Pietermaritzburg. The meeting focused on areas of mutual concern including social cohesion, gender justice, peacebuilding, community development, and moral guidance. Discussions also addressed pressing issues such as poverty and inequality, youth development, civic education, and the importance of interfaith dialogue in promoting unity [...]

Civil societies have some answers to problems affecting South Africa

KZNCC in partnership with Kagiso Trust held a First Provincial Coordinators Meeting ahead of elections season

Rev Nkosinathi Myaka, who was elected bishop of the ELCSA South-Eastern diocese in August 2000 and presiding bishop of ELCSA in April 2022, saw as one of his priorities the resumption of unity talks with NELCSA (formerly ELCSA-NT) and ELCSA (Cape Church), the reinforcement of cooperation between the churches and the search for a mutually-acceptable form institutional unity. His colleagues, Bishop Theodor Jäckel (NELCSA) and Bishop Gilbert Filter (ELCSA Cape Church), share the same vision. Over time the unity process [...]

KZNCC Media Coverage For The Elections