Kwasizabantu
Kwasizabantu, meaning "where people are helped", is a non-denominational church mission originating in South Africa, which has grown to include centres in several countries.
This mission station is situated on a farm of 550 hectares between Greytown and KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal, and is currently one of the largest and most successful mission stations in Africa. The Mission has a few non-profit initiatives, as well as some successful commercial enterprises which fund its activities.
Current Structure and Operations
Today, Kwasizabantu operates as a largely self-sustaining organization with a diverse portfolio of activities in multiple countries.Nonprofit Initiatives
Radio Khwezi
Established in 1995, this community radio station broadcasts religious content and community programs. It is available on FM 90.5 and 107.7 in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands region and online worldwide. Radio Khwezi broadcasts a variety of programs aimed at informing and edifying the community. The Sunday services of Kwasizabantu Mission are broadcast live from 11h00 South African time.Emseni Care Centre
Opened in August 2006, it provides free care and counselling to HIV and AIDS patients. Some reports claim that patients have fully recovered and are HIV-free today, though such claims remain disputed.Commercial Enterprises
aQuellé Water
One of the mission's most successful commercial ventures, aQuellé produces and markets bottled water locally and internationally.Saverite supermarket
A supermarket on the premises with its own bakery and deli where produce from other mission run enterprises can be purchased.Agricultural Projects
The mission operates 8.5 hectares of greenhouses for hydroponic sweet peppers and extensive avocado farms. Produce is packaged on-site for major retailers such as Woolworths, Checkers, and Spar. Some of the produce is exported, and dairy products are marketed through the Bonlé brand.Educational Institutions
The mission is affiliated with a primary and secondary school, Domino Service School, and a teacher-training college, Cedar International Academy.Domino Servite School
Founded in 1986, is a private co-educational academic Christian school that caters to both day scholars and boarders in pre-primary, primary and high school.Cedar International Academy
Founded in 1994, as Cedar Training College and later Cedar College of Education is a is a teacher training college. between 2002 and 2015 it operated as a satellite campus of first Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and later North West University. currently the college operates as Cedar International Academy and is an independent Private Higher Education Institution providing a HEQC accredited Bachelor of Education program in Foundation Phase TeachingHistory
Kwasizabantu Mission was founded in 1970 by Erlo Hartwig Stegen. Stegen had been a travelling evangelist among the Zulu population of Natal since the 1950s up to 1970. In 1966–67, Stegen's efforts culminated in a revival, accompanied by mass conversions and miraculous healings . In 1970, its base was established at a place called KwaSizabantu. This became the ministry's eponym. Academic research indicates that the revival among the Zulus is close to other Protestant revivals.The founder of the KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop, the Reverend Erlo Hartwig Stegen, was named co-recipient of a major international award — the Robert W. Pierce Award for Christian Service — by World Vision International on 9 December 2007. In 2013 Rev EH Stegen was awarded the Chancellor's Medal by the North-West University for his humanitarian work among poor rural communities.