THE ZULU CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Founded March 21st 1896 by late Senior Pastor Rev. S. B. Shibe Head office: Mpumuza location, Phayiphini Area P. O. Box 61 New Hanover 3230 Pietermaritzburg Reg. No. 050-048-NPO Chaiperson (CoM) Sub-Deacon B. R. Sithole KwaMbanjwa Sweetwaters 3201 Chairperson (NEC) Mrs. V. Z. Mathonsi 17 Delgairns Road Bisley 3201 Secretary (NEC) Miss Z. S. Nsutsha 10611 Caluza Road Pietermaritzburg 3201 23 kuNdasa 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AMAZWI OKUBONGA INKONZO YOMGUBHO KA-130 YEARS Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova, ngilihube igama lakho — 2 Samuweli 22, verse 50 Ngalamazwi angenhla ngiyabingelela egameni lomfeli wethu onguJesu Kristu, amen. Ngokuthunywa ikomidi lethu lemicimbi kanye nekomidi lobuholi, iMedia Office ifisa ukudlulisa ukubonga ngempumelelo nobuhle esibubone enkozweni yethu yokugubha iminyaka eyikhulu kanye namashumi amathathu selokhu ibandla lethu lasungulwa. Le nkonzo ibibanjelwe esakhiweni sebandla (B27 Edendale) ngempelasonto esiphuma kuyo (Sat, 21 March 2026) - Iminikelo: Sifisa ukubonga wonke amalunga ebandla akwazile ukuthi aveze iminikelo ngokuhlukana kwayo, kusukela kwamaNational Committees to Executive and Branch Committees kanye nabazalwane bonke ngobuningi babo. Iminikelo yenu iyona eyenze inkonzo yethu ibe impumelelo. - PMB Executive Committee: Emva kokuphuma kwesicelo esasivela kubuholi sokuba iCircuit lasePMB kube yilo elengamele imisebenzi ephathelene nokuhlelwa kwenkonzo yethu, lavuma iCircuit lase liwenza wonke umsebenzi. Siyabonga kakhulu kubuholi beCircuit nakubazalwane bonke ngokuzikhandla kwabo nokuziveza kwabo kanye nokufaka izandla zabo lapho bezidingeka khona. Siyabonga nawo wonke amanye amaCircuits azivezile, elekelela lapho kudingeka khona usizo. - Abavunulile: Sifisa ukuphinda sibonge bonke abazalwane abaqashe imvunulo nabazalwane abaphathe eyabo imvunulo. Lokhu kwacelwa ukuba kubekhona ukuze bezoba abajiyisi bomsebenzi wosuku. - Media: Sifisa ukubonga ithimba le-Media ngomsebenzi osuselwa ekuqaleni kwezinhlelo zenkonzo, kusukela ekumemeni zonke izihambeli zethu, ukubhalwa kwazo zonke izaziso, ukukhishwa kwezaziso, ukwakhiwa nokukhiqizwa kohlelo, amabhodi, amaBookmarks, nokunye okwacelwa ukuba makube khona ukuze inkonzo yethu ihlonipheke ibe yinhle. - Decor: Siyathanda nokudlulisa okukhulu ukubonga kuMs. Nomusa Mbeje kanye nethimba lakhe lonke. Umsebenzi asenzele wona wokuhlobisa isakhiwo sebandla ngokuphelela kwaso ubunzima futhi ubudinga izinto eziningi. Ngokuzimisela bakwazile ukuqeda, ekuqedeni kwabo, kwakuhle kwadlulela ezingeni elicokeme kakhulu. Office bearers: RT. Rev. M.T. Ngubane (President) | Ms. B. Khumalo (Chair. BOD) | Rev. S. Q. Mahlase (Gen. Secr. BOD) Rev. B. J. Zondi (Ayihlome Coordinator) | Mrs. H. P. Mncwabe (BOD) | Ms. M. Mlaba (BOD) | Mrs. Ntshangase (BOD) Ms. T. P. Khanyile (Gen. Treasurer) | Ms. Z. Nsutsha (Secr. Fin Com) f The Zulu Congregational Church (under Pres. RT. Rev. M. T. Ngubane) @the_zcc The Zulu Congregational Church mailthezcc@gmail.com Ababhalile, Sub-Deacon B. R. Sithole Mrs. V. Z. Mathonsi Miss Z. S. Nsutsha Committee of Management (Chairperson) National Events Committee (Chairperson) National Events Committee (Secretary) Contact: 072 410 7816 Contact: 084 815 1249 Contact: 078 442 6707 Email address: bonganimatshana1979@gmail.com Email address: vzmathonsi85@gmail.com Email address: zamansutsha@gmail.com v.z.mathonsi - Deliveries: Siphinde sibonge bonke abazalwane abakwaze ukulekelela ngokuthuthwa kwezidingo ebezibhekene nokuhlelwa kwenkonzo yethu kusukela ekuqoqweni kwezitulo, amatafula, ukudla, stage, sound system, tents, coldroom, njlnjl. - Guests of the day: Kwizihambeli zethu ezihloniphekile, esibala kuzo Umntwan'omkhulu Inkosi K. S. Zondi nethimba lezinduna zakhe (Mpumuza Traditional Authority); Archbishop B. D. Mkhize; Archbishop M. Mdunge; Bishop S. Manyathi; Cllr S. Nxumalo; Cllr. K. Msomi; nabanye, sithi izandla zidlula ikhanda. Ukuhlonishwa kwezimemo zebandla, kwaphumelela zonke izimenywa zethu, kusho lukhulu kithina ngoba kwenze inkonzo yethu yaba impumelelo kakhulu. - Sponsors: Abaxhasi bethu nabo siyababonga kakhulu, Fairfield Dairy kanye noShuter & Shooter Publishers, ngesimanga sezipho abanikele ngazo ebandleni. Kusethule umthwalo, ikomidi lethu lemicimbi lwakwazi ukubhekelela ezinye izindawo ebezidinga ukunakelelwa. - Catering Team: Ithimba ebelisebenzela ekhishini nalo sifisa ukudlulisa okukhulu ukubonga kulona, umsebenzi ube muhle kakhulu kwathokoza ibandla lonke. Enisenzele kona, nangelinye ilanga ningakuyeki ngoba awukho umcimbi oba impumelelo uma ikhishi nethimba lakhona lingekho. Sibonga nomphakathi wase-Edendale, uMphathisiteshi samaphoyisa (SAPS Plessislaer), abasilungiselele ezibukwayo/ezilalelwayo (Lusanda Mtshali - Sound, Amanda Sithebe - Imbongi kaBaba Mongameli, Mthokozisi Zakwe - Umculo). Ngokukhetheke kakhulu, sifisa ukubonga uBaba Mongameli RT. Rev. M. T. Ngubane kanye noMama Mongamelikazi Mrs. RT. Rev. R. N. Ngubane ngobuholi babo obuqotho futhi obunothando. Ibandla lethu belingasoze lifinyelele lapho likhona namuhla ngaphandle kwabo. INkosi mayithele umusa wayo kithi sonke, sihlale siphephile ngaso sonke isikhathi, nasemaphasikeni esibheke kuwo sifisa konke kuhambe kahle. Amen.