Free-range chickens (FRC) are a host to a variety of pathogens of zoonotic and economic importance which includes Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp among others. Humans acquire infections via the ingestion of infective stages of T. gondii and Toxocara spp with raw or undercooked food. This study aimed to assess knowledge and practices on the household consumption of FRC meat and viscera by rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa as risk factors in the transmission of zoonotic pathogens. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among twenty (20) randomly selected households in each selected community on the northern coast (Gingindlovu and Ozwathini) and southern coast (uMzinto and Shongweni) of KZN province. An adult from each household was interviewed on FRC consumption practices using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 25.0. Descriptive, and Chi-square statistics were used to assess knowledge and practices related to FRC consumption and zoonoses transmission. Knowledge of zoonosis transmission was estimated at (31.3%, 25/80) in the four localities and a significant association was found between the educational level of respondents and study locations (p<0.05). Knowledge was highest among respondents with a high school education (13.75%, 11/80) and lowest (1.3%, 1/80) among respondents with no formal education. Overall, over three-quarters (76.3%, 61/80) of respondents reported chicken viscera consumption although majority (96.7%, 59/80) preferred eating them ‘well-cooked’. This result underscores the need to intensify awareness on health risk associated with the consumption of raw/undercooked viscera from free-range chickens.