Maqhogo  Creche

Maqhogo Creche

The Creche at Maqhogo recently received a gift of soccer balls. The 19 children from the area have just one teacher, Zukiswa Ndinda. The Kwasizabantu mission there is advancing one step at a time. It is just 4 years old. One of the main ways in reaching out to the population there has been to…

Chancellor’s Award for Rev. Erlo Stegen

Chancellor’s Award for Rev. Erlo Stegen

The highest non-academic award was conferred on Rev Erlo Stegen at a North-West University ceremony for doctoral students on 23 May 2013. The dean of the education faculty, Prof Robert Balfour, read the following (summarised): “Rev Stegen received the Chancellor’s Medal for his humanitarian work among poor rural communities.Rev Stegen was born in 1935 on…

Cedar College Graduation 2013

Cedar College Graduation 2013

On 10 May the official graduation ceremony was held of the 2012 graduates of Cedar College of Education. Professors from North-West University Potchefstroom bestowed the degrees. Prof Barry Richter was the main speaker. He also announced the NWU is to confer a special award on Rev Erlo Stegen at it’s doctoral graduation on 23 May…

New Giant Hothouse Begins

New Giant Hothouse Begins

The first sweet-pepper plants were officially planted by Rev Erlo Stegen on Monday 11th of February 2013. This giant hothouse (4 hectares in size) is fully operational in the first quarter (containing nearly 40,000 plants) and the next quarter is now ready for planting. All in all, the hothouse has the potential to produce many…

Dining Tent Goes Up

Dining Tent Goes Up

The new tent donated from KSB Switzerland is being erected just before the Ministers’ Conference 2013 as the dining-room for the conference. It was used for the first time at Kwasizabantu on 21 December 2012 for a Christmas Celebration. It takes the co-workers a few days to erect because of the exact measurements needed for…

Christmas Celebration 2012

Christmas Celebration 2012

A tent from Europe was erected at Kwasizabantu Mission for the first time on 21 December 2012. For many years it served audiences who attended Kwasizabantu conferences in Europe. They now have halls for bigger audiences and have donated the tent to the mission in South Africa. About 800 people were seated around tables at…