South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
RJ Rempel reflects on the 2026 Love Africa conference which took place at the OM base in Kabwe, Zambia from August 20 to 23 The annual Love Africa conference brings Jesus followers from across the continent together in Kabwe, Zambia, for three-and-a-half days of worship, main sessions, workshops, networking, prayer […]
Q: I’d say my wife and I have a good marriage. I’d like to move it to great, but I’m not very adept at the “warm fuzzy” stuff. What’s your advice? Graeme: I get this question all the time from men. I think it’s basically a matter of perspective, so […]
Have you ever felt that sharp, tight knot in your chest when you realise that someone has completely misread your heart? Perhaps an honest boundary was labelled as coldness. Perhaps a decision you made in good faith was misconstrued as selfish, ambitious, or critical. Or maybe someone passed judgment on […]
YouVersion, creator of the world’s most downloaded Bible App, is marking another year of growth with more installs, more daily engagement, and a wave of searches for comfort in the Bible App. This is especially notable across Sub-Saharan Africa, where daily use of the YouVersion Family of Apps rose by […]
By Gerda Potgieter, Devoted Magazine The annual Malelane Youth Conference in Schulzendal took place from September 24 to 27, with the theme “Guard your heart”. The conference drew hundreds of young people and several dignitaries. A total of 645 children were registered for the services, along with several adults. Some local […]
For many people, a cancer diagnosis, the demands of motherhood and the breakdown of a marriage would be enough to push them to the edge. But when Tebele Makhetha found herself facing some of life’s most difficult battles, she made a deliberate decision: she chose life. That decision is at […]
Originally published in Relevant Magazine For eight years there was always another day of shooting The Chosen on the calendar. Now there isn’t. The series about the life of Jesus has wrapped filming on its seventh and final season in Midlothian, Texas, finishing a shoot that started in late April. […]
Originally published in Christian Today The appeal of a retired pastor convicted under Northern Ireland’s controversial abortion buffer zone laws is set to be heard on October 15. Clive Johnston, 78, was convicted and fined after he delivered an open air service within an abortion zone in July 2024. During […]
Originally published in The Christian Post The aunt of Christa Pike claimed in a recent interview that God willed the recent botched execution of her niece, who had been sentenced to death in Tennessee for torturing and murdering a young woman in 1995. Carrie Ross, who helped raise Pike and […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily A Christian charity volunteer who was charged over silently praying near an abortion clinic in England has pleaded not guilty to five new charges, as her case continues to test the boundaries of the country’s abortion clinic buffer zone legislation. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce entered the […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Israelis gathered across the country on Wednesday to mark three years since the Hamas-led October 7 massacre, pausing to remember the roughly 1,200 people killed and 251 taken hostage on the deadliest single day in Israel’s history. Commemorations began at 6:29am, the moment the […]
Originally published in His Kingdom Prophecy Two days ago on June 26, 2026, I was taken into a powerful Vision Encounter as I was seeking The LORD concerning the Ekklesia and the uproar of Nations. And as I prayed in The Spirit, I was taken into a Vision of Ezekiel 37. […]
“South Africa, you are in a season of decision and you will decide between the glorious future I have prepared for you and the ones others have prepared for you. For I say this is the time for South Africa to arise and escape like a bird from the net […]
During the Second World War, Britain and her allies relied on essential cargo carried by supply ships across the Atlantic. The crossing was perilous, particularly through a stretch known as the Black Pit that lay beyond the range of support aircraft. Without aerial cover, ships were vulnerable to attack by […]
In this video, Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) executive director Michael Swain and FOR SA attorney Liesl Pretorius delve deeper into why FOR SA believes that the controversial bill is a thinly veiled threat to religious freedom. Last week Gateway News published an article by FOR SA explaining the […]
US missionary pilot Ryan Koher, 33 who was provisionally released from prison in Mozambique last week, together with two South Africans, WJ du Plessis, 77, and Eric Dry, 65, has shared a video in which he thanks Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) co-workers and others who have prayed for him and […]
Africa Christian Action produced the video below to capture their recent 2023 March for Life to Parliament and prayer vigil and repentance service outside the gates of Parliament. They have held these events every year on the anniversary of the legislation of abortion on demand in South Africa on February […]
Originally published in Christian Today The appeal of a retired pastor convicted under Northern Ireland’s controversial abortion buffer zone laws is set to be heard on October 15. Clive Johnston, 78, was convicted and fined after he delivered an open air service within an abortion zone in July 2024. During […]
A delegation of 50 South African pastors and Christian leaders returned from Israel today, after joining an international gathering that brought together pastors and faith leaders from around the world to participate in the Ambassador Summit and Global Prayer event in the Old City of Jerusalem on October 7, marking […]
The ANC released a statement yesterday stating that it has not called for state regulation of churches and that it believes that churches and religious institutions must be free to govern and regulate their own affairs within the ambit of the Constitution. The statement released by ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi […]
RJ Rempel reflects on the 2026 Love Africa conference which took place at the OM base in Kabwe, Zambia from August 20 to 23 The annual Love Africa conference brings Jesus followers from across the continent together in Kabwe, Zambia, for three-and-a-half days of worship, main sessions, workshops, networking, prayer […]
Q: I’d say my wife and I have a good marriage. I’d like to move it to great, but I’m not very adept at the “warm fuzzy” stuff. What’s your advice? Graeme: I get this question all the time from men. I think it’s basically a matter of perspective, so […]
Scripture: Ephesians 5:14 — “Wherefore he saith, awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.”Scripture: Psalm 8:6 — “You made Him ruler over the works of Your hands; You put everything under his feet.”Prayer:Lord, awaken Your people to possess this land. We call […]
Scripture: Luke 10:19 — “Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Prayer: May the Church rise in knowledge of her authority, even as the word declares that Jesus made […]
Scripture: John 8:32 — “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Prayer:Lord, let truth, transparency, accountability, and lawful process prevail in every election preparation and result. It is for freedom that You have set us free: free our nation from every yoke of oppression, […]
Scripture:Lamentations 3:22-23 — “It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed… They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”Prayer: Father, let Your mercy cover South Africa and restrain violence, lawlessness, bitterness, and revenge. Proclamation: We proclaim new mercies over our nation every morning. It is Your […]
Scripture: Micah 6:8 — “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good… to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” Prayer: Lord, establish justice for the poor, vulnerable, unemployed, elderly, children, women, and marginalised communities, as Justice and Righteousness are the foundations of […]
