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Entered: 9/19/2002
Last Updated: 1/7/2026

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SOUTHERN AFRICA-INDIAN OCEAN DIVISION

Organized 2003

Territory: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini (new name for Swaziland - 2018), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, Saint Helena (including Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; comprising the Botswana, Indian Ocean, Malawi, Northern Zambia, Southern Africa, Southern Zambia, Zimbabwe Central, Zimbabwe East, and Zimbabwe West Union Conferences; the Mozambique, North-Eastern Angola, and South-Western Angola Union Missions; and Sao Tome and Principe Mission.

Editor's Note: Credentialed Employees are not being listed in the 2026 Yearbook for divisions, unions, conferences, missions/fields, regions, or field stations.

Statistics (June 30, 2025): Churches, 15,914; membership, 4,421,251; population, 235,625,000 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 27 (12) 345-7000.

E-mail: show.

Website: https://sidadventist.org.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdventistSID.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adventistsid.

Media/Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/@AdventistSID.

X: https://X.com/SidSocial.

Address:

Street: 27 Regency Drive; Route 21 Corporate Park; Nellmapius Drive, Centurion 0157; South Africa.

Mailing: P.O. Box 4583; Rietvalleirand 0174; South Africa.

Administration:

President, Harrington S Akombwa.

Vice Presidents, Alfredo Chilundo, Tommy Namitondo.

Secretary, Gideon P Reyneke; Associate Secretaries, Laurent Brabant, Qedumusa Mathonsi, Silas B Muabsa.

Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer, Hopekings K Ngomba; Financial Officers, Michael Muchula, Bridget Sithole.

Executive Committee:

Harrington S Akombwa, Chair; Gideon P Reyneke, Secretary; Strike M Ben, Enslin Baxen, Hopeson Bonya, Laurent Brabant, Alfredo Jotamo Chilundo, Chester Dimairho, Mornay du Plessis, Jose Quiabalo Costa, Albertina Fonseca, Irvine Gwatiringa, Passmore Hachalinga, Margery Herinirina, Grace Hiwa, Chinganda Kashweka, Natsai Kupfumira, Ruth Kwenda, Mundia Liywalii, Alexis R Llaguno, Fred Maate, Sipho Mabuza, Kealeboga Malete, Qedumusa Mathonsi, Bathusi Mathuba, Nkululeko Mnkandla, Njabulo Pambana, Silas B Muabsa, Michael Muchula, Passmore N Mulambo, Godfrey Musara, Oscar Musonda, Douglas Mutanga, Simbarashe Muzamhindo, Almeirim Deus J Nacarapa, Tommy S Namitondo, Dumisane Ncube, Sikhumbuzo Ndlovu, Hopekings K Ngomba, Felix Njini, Tony Y Nyirenda, Manuel Filipe Pacheco, Peter Phaiya, Nelson Quenesse, Jean Pierre Rakotoarivelo, Bela Damiao Ribeiro, Good-son Shumba, Noel Sibanda, Nelson Simweemba, Texeira Vinte, Eliseu R Xavier.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, and Youth Ministries, Irvine Gwatiringa.

Children's Ministries, and Women's Ministries, Margery Herinirina.

Communication, Pako Mokgwane.

Education, Felix Njini.

Family Ministries, Strike Ben; Associate, Priscilla Ben.

Health Ministries, Fyson Kasenga.

Ministerial Association (and Evangelism), Strike Ben; Ministerial Spouses Association, Priscilla Ben.

Planned Giving and Trust Services, ___.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, ___.

Publishing Ministries, Nelson Simweemba.

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Mornay du Plessis, Etwell Tapera; Associate, Manuel Pacheco.

Stewardship Ministries, Mundia Liywalii; Associate, Prazeres Henrique Joao.

Other Ministries and Services:

Adventist AIDS International Ministry (Tri-division office serving the East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). 3057 Saffron Avenue; Irene Farm Villages, Centurion 0157; Pretoria; South Africa. Telephone: 254-733-333-241. Executive Director, Bangwato Sikwa (E-mail: show, show).

Adventist Mission, and Pastors' Kids Association, Silas B Muabsa.

Adventist Volunteer Service, Qedumusa Mathonsi.

Adventist World Radio, Africa Region (includes East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). 1 Milbanke Court; Milbanke Way; Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1RP; England. Telephone: 44 (1344) 401-401. Fax: 44 (1344) 401-419. General Vice President, Ray Allen; Program Coordinator, Vasili Makarchuk.

Ellen G White Research Centre. 27 Annandale Road; Helena Heights; Somerset West 7130; South Africa. Mailing: P.O. Box 22; Somerset West 7129; South Africa. Telephone: 27 (21) 850-7560. Director, Passmore Hachalinga.

Human Resources, Mxolisi Ncube.

Maranatha Volunteers International, Mornay du Plessis.

Public Campus Ministries, Irvine Gwatiringa.

SIDmedia, Noel Sibanda.

Spirit of Prophecy, Nelson Simweemba.

Agency:

ADRA Africa Regional Office (Tri-division serving the East-Central Africa, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, and West-Central Africa Divisions). Magadi Road; Ongata Rongai; Nairobi; Kenya. Mailing: Private Bag; Mbagathi 00503; Nairobi; Kenya. Telephone: 254 (20) 660-3623/4/5. E-mail: show. Director, ___ (E-mail: show); Finance Director, Dibden Chileya; Programmes and Planning Director, Zivayi Nengomasha; Technical Advisor, Yetunde Odeyemi; Emergency Management Coordinator, Hannah Ndung'u; Administrative Assistant, Benter Ogal.

System Codes: EntityID: 20742; OrgMastID: AZ1111; AdmFieldID: SID.
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