National Interfaith Council of South Africa

==Relationship with Government==
On 13 September 2011, the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] of the [[Parliament of South Africa]] welcomed the formation of NICSA in response to President Jacob Zuma's call for the religious community to partner with the [[Government of South Africa]] "to establish a 
cohesive and caring society, including establishing an enabling environment for sustainable development".<ref name=NAminutes />

Church leaders have criticized the [[African National Congress]] (ANC) ruling party for co-opting religious bodies such as NICSA to serve the party in a political sense and alienating those who do not, while NICSA and other interfaith bodies have been criticized for publicly supporting Government on matters where they have no mandate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Churches accuse South Africa's ANC of interfering |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/9901192 |date=18 October 2011 |publisher=guardian.co.uk |accessdate=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mataboge |first=Mmanaledi |title=Churches tackle Zuma's ANC |url=http://www.citypress.co.za/Politics/News/Churches-tackle-Zumas-ANC-20120407 |date=8 April 2012 |publisher=citypress.co.za|accessdate=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Mathole Motshekga|author-link=Mathole Motshekga|title=ANC blessed by good relations |url=http://www.citypress.co.za/MyCityPress/Letters/ANC-blessed-by-good-relations-20120421 |date=22 April 2012 |publisher=citypress.co.za|accessdate=20 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Religions have no e-toll mandate|url=http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/opinion-leaders?oid=326209&sn=Detail&pid=146826&Religions-have-no-e-toll-mandate--|date=5 October 2012|publisher=citizen.co.za|accessdate=19 November 2012}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>