Johannesburg, 05 February, 2026 / 5:34 pm (ACI Africa).
The Associate Secretary General of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), Sr. Dominica Mkhize, has described her service at the Bishops’ three-nation Secretariat in South Africa’s Pretoria Catholic Archdiocese as a “very enriching educational experience,” reflecting on how the role deepened her commitment to prayer and service to the Church.
Sr. Dominica’s remarks were delivered during a farewell event held on January 26 at Khanya House in Pretoria. A recording of the event was published on the SACBC’s YouTube channel on Thursday, February 5, forming the basis of the account of her address.
In her speech, Sr. Dominica thanked the Catholic Bishops in Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa for the opportunity to work closely with them over the past three years, saying the experience allowed her to witness the life of the Church at its highest level of leadership.
“I would like to thank the conference, particularly the Bishops, for the opportunity you have offered me to experience the working of the church, the praying of the church, especially by the top leaders, and to be part of this praying and worshipping community of the leaders of the church,” she said.
Reflecting on her time at Khanya House, the SACBC Secretariat in Pretoria, the member of the Daughters of St. Francis of Assisi (FSF) said, “It has been a very enriching educational experience for me. All these past three years, I'm taking along a lot with me, and I feel very much enriched, challenged in some aspects, but I also feel mandated to pray more for my church.”
