South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Pastor Bert Pretorius, President: South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals and Federations (SACOFF) Eight women. Eight bodies now forming part of an expanding police investigation in Ekurhuleni. And once again South Africans are being told that “no stone will be left unturned”. We welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instruction that […]
Q: I’d be interested in hearing your take on managing “little spats” in marriage. Sometimes my wife and I get into minor disagreements that escalate quickly. I think we’re both at fault. One of us says something snippy, the other responds a bit angrier and a bit louder, back and […]
Cape Town author and speaker Amanda Perry (above) shares her testimony of living under the weight of exhaustion and burnout for 23 years — and how she gained recovery It was the middle of the night, and I was too weak to get myself out of bed. So I put […]
Originally published in The Christian Post For six and a half years, Jeff Woodke, a missionary worker with Youth with a Mission Relief and Development, slept outside in the West African desert, often with chains around his ankles. There was no room, no bed and, for much of that time, almost no […]
Originally published in AllIsraelNews. More than a century after a German scholar set out to translate the New Testament into Hebrew before it was even a spoken language, a new generation will now have an opportunity to read the latest edition of this translation in more contemporary parlance. The Trinitarian […]
Originally published in The Christian Post With his 2004 box office hit The Passion of the Christ returning to theatres this month, Mel Gibson says the long-awaited follow-up will be a broader exploration of the world surrounding the biblical account of Jesus’ resurrection. The Passion of the Christ will return […]
By Charles Gardner, UK Correspondent Praise the Lord! Inspirational worship and songwriting strongly influenced by time spent in Israel is being introduced to churches across the UK. Singer/songwriting couple Tom and Melissa Pollard have a shared calling to teach and lead worship in the context of the Jewish setting of […]
Originally published in CBN Earlier this month, Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling barring a Christian mother from bringing her own child to church. That mother is now taking a stand for her faith and her rights as an American. For Emily Bickford, taking her daughter to church has always […]
Originally published in The Christian Post For six and a half years, Jeff Woodke, a missionary worker with Youth with a Mission Relief and Development, slept outside in the West African desert, often with chains around his ankles. There was no room, no bed and, for much of that time, almost no […]
Published on My Christian Daily. A bid to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales collapsed last Friday after the House of Commons voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, marking a sharp reversal from the same chamber’s decision just over a year earlier to advance the […]
Originally published ni Christian Today Thousands of pro-lifers gathered over the weekend in support of the annual March for Life UK event held in London last Saturday. The event was also attended by 15 Catholic bishops, who earlier in the day had their Mass disrupted by abortion activists at Westminster […]
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 CBN Earlier this month, Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling barring a Christian mother from bringing her own child to church. That mother is now taking a stand for her faith and her rights as an American. For Emily Bickford, taking her daughter to church has always […]
Scripture: Matthew 5:6 – “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”Prayer: Father, give citizens, leaders, candidates, and communities a hunger for Righteousness and justice. Lord, cleanse our motives, ambitions and hopes to align with Yours. Purify our hearts that we would rise […]
By Pastor Bert Pretorius, President: South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals and Federations (SACOFF) Eight women. Eight bodies now forming part of an expanding police investigation in Ekurhuleni. And once again South Africans are being told that “no stone will be left unturned”. We welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instruction that […]
“Concerned church leaders across Nelson Mandela Bay have identified the Local Government Elections on 4 November 2026 as an important priority for the Church in our metro this year,” says Rev Danie Mouton, Director Synod Eastern Cape DRC, in a media statement. “We therefore share the statement, A Christian Public […]
Originally published in The Christian Post For six and a half years, Jeff Woodke, a missionary worker with Youth with a Mission Relief and Development, slept outside in the West African desert, often with chains around his ankles. There was no room, no bed and, for much of that time, almost no […]
Published on My Christian Daily. A bid to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales collapsed last Friday after the House of Commons voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, marking a sharp reversal from the same chamber’s decision just over a year earlier to advance the […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International Special force police in Algeria raided a worship service at a humanitarian shelter on September 4, arresting all 12 Christians present on suspicion of holding an unauthorised, non-Muslim religious service, sources said. The House of Refuge shelter in L’Ayaida, 36km east of Oran, serves […]
Scripture: Psalm 85:6 – “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?”Prayer: Lord, revive Your Church in South Africa to pray, serve, reconcile, and act with righteousness in this election season. Forgive us where we have hardened our hearts and where we fear man more […]
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Scripture: Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV) — […]
Scripture: Psalm 100:4 – “Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him and bless his name.”Prayer: Father, we thank You for South Africa, for the gift of democracy, for every community, language, culture, and people group, and for Your mercy over our […]
