https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/2020-07-05-no-hell-to-pay-for-satanists-in-ballito-as-they-plan-to-open-church/
The church is set to open in September and while Dolphin Coast Residents and Ratepayers Association chair Deon Viljoen said residents were "surprised, shocked and sceptical", they would not oppose the church because "religious freedom is one of the cornerstones of the country".
And the church's co-founders, former Christian pastor Riaan Swiegelaar and Adri Norton, who registered the South African Satanic Church as a religious organisation in February, moved to allay fears that it is a threat or a cult that worships the devil or performs blood-letting rituals.
"I am not comfortable answering any question about our membership as I do not want to create a panic, but I can say it's more than 10,000 in SA," said Swiegelaar, who lives in Cape Town.
"There has been a large group of satanists practising in Ballito for the last four years. The only difference is that we are now officially registered and they have asked for a chapter to officially open in Ballito."