{"id":1970,"date":"2023-02-06T18:53:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T17:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/where-we-are\/south-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:27:47","slug":"south-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/where-we-are\/south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<style class=\"vcex-carousel-preload-css\">.vcex_6ac5637b9b0ef{--wpex-carousel-gap:15px;}.vcex_6ac5637b9b0ef{--wpex-carousel-columns:1;}.vcex_6ac5637b9b0ef.wpex-carousel:not(.wpex-carousel--loaded) > *:not(:nth-child(1n+2)){display: flex !important;}@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) {.vcex_6ac5637b9b0ef{--wpex-carousel-columns:2;}.vcex_6ac5637b9b0ef.wpex-carousel:not(.wpex-carousel--loaded) > *:not(:nth-child(1n+3)){display: flex !important;}}@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) 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alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Schafe.jpg 536w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Schafe-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><figure class=\"wpex-carousel-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative\"><img width=\"535\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Schwein.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Schwein.jpg 535w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Schwein-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><figure class=\"wpex-carousel-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative\"><img width=\"535\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/07-Besuch-beim-Jesuskind-in-der-Kapelle.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/07-Besuch-beim-Jesuskind-in-der-Kapelle.jpg 535w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/07-Besuch-beim-Jesuskind-in-der-Kapelle-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><figure class=\"wpex-carousel-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative\"><img width=\"533\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/10-Abend.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/10-Abend.jpg 533w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/10-Abend-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><figure class=\"wpex-carousel-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative\"><img width=\"533\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/11-Nacht.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/11-Nacht.jpg 533w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/11-Nacht-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><figure class=\"wpex-carousel-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative\"><img width=\"533\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sr-Nichola.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sr-Nichola.jpg 533w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sr-Nichola-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wpex-carousel-slide\"><figure class=\"wpex-carousel-entry-media entry-media wpex-relative\"><img width=\"533\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/07-Elefant.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle skip-lazy\" alt=\"\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/07-Elefant.jpg 533w, https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/07-Elefant-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The South African Provincial House is located in Assisi Mission, in the Freestate near Ladybrand. It is the seat of the Provincial Leadership, the Provincial Administration, a large part of the formation and the Sisters&#8217; retirement home. The Sisters run a retreat and meeting center, a kindergarten, a children&#8217;s home, a bakery and a farm. There are also Convents in Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Bothaville, Batlharos and Ennerdale. The Sisters work mainly in kindergartens and in pastoral tasks.    <\/p>\n<p>In the photo on the right, you can see the provincial leadership.<br \/>\nFrom left to right: Sr. Mary Joseph Tsheisi (Provincial Councilor), Sr. M. Agatha Modutslwa (Provincial Councilor), Sr. M. Winifred Mosololi (Provincial Councilor), Sr. M. Veronica Tsie (Provincial Councilor), Sr. M. Colette Sele (Provincial Vicar), Sr. M. Leonarda Rakhiba (Provincial Superior).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/siessen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2026-09-30-PL-Suedafrika-e1790846484663.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1686124573878{background-color: rgba(237,237,218,0.37) !important;*background-color: rgb(237,237,218) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Postal address:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Savage Farm<br \/>\nMarseilles<br \/>\nSouth Africa[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Website:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.franciscansisters.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.franciscansisters.co.za<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>email<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@franciscansfreestate.co.za\">info@franciscansfreestate.co.za<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The South African Provincial House is located in Assisi Mission, in the Freestate near Ladybrand. It is the seat of the Provincial Leadership, the Provincial Administration, a large part of the formation and the Sisters&#8217; retirement home. The Sisters run a retreat and meeting center, a kindergarten, a children&#8217;s home, a bakery and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1892,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1970","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","no-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1970"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8197,"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1970\/revisions\/8197"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siessen.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}