South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
YouVersion, creator of the world’s most popular Bible App, with over a billion installs, has opened a regional hub in South Africa to support the significant Bible engagement momentum already underway across Africa. The opening celebration in Cape Town on February 26 followed a similar celebration in Nairobi, Kenya on […]
Originally published in Christian Concern Matthew Grech has been found not guilty of “advertising conversion practices” by a court in Malta, in what is believed to be the world’s first prosecution for “conversion practices”. He has faced a three-year trial with 17 court appearances because he shared his ex-gay, Christian […]
Press statement from Iranian Community in South Africa, released on Saturday As Operation Lions Roar begins today, February 28, we speak not only as members of the Iranian community in South Africa, but as sons and daughters of an ancient nation whose history is intertwined with that of Israel. At this sacred […]
One of the talking points about the conflict in Iran is whether the US and Israel complied with international law when they launched military action against the regime. South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), for one, says the attacks on their ally were unlawful. In this video, […]
South African Church Defenders (SACD) announced today they will host a major Christian march in Durban on March 12 to defend religious freedom and the independence of the Church. The march, which will bring together Christian leaders, pastors and Christians from across SA is expected to be one of the […]
By Rachel Kalidass, Prayer and Repentance Movement As Purim or the biblical Feast of Esther was celebrated this week, the headlines are filled with news of escalating conflict in the Middle East involving Israel, the United States, and Iran. Sirens, airstrikes, diplomatic tensions, and military mobilisation dominate global attention. Yet, […]
Originally published in Christian Today Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has raised concerns about the apparent lack of interest in the religious motivation behind the brutal murder of three members of a Christian family in India. Jitendra Soren, his wife Malati and their 15-year-old daughter were murdered on 25 January, allegedly […]
While the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report into corruption in the Department of Home Affairs highlights individuals such as Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, the root cause of the crisis is not the religious sector but a collapsing state system that has ignored the very people trying to help fix the problem. […]
Freedom of Religion South Africa released a statement today rejecting a claim by the CRL Rights Commission that the exposure of systemic corruption within the Department of Home Affairs reinforces the commission’s call for state registration of pastors. The CRL says, in a statement released on Tuesday, that Home Affairs […]
Originally published in Christian Today An ex-gay Christian who was prosecuted in Malta for his views on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ has been forced to wait yet again for the final verdict. Matthew Grech arrived at court on Wednesday to hear the verdict in the long-running case, only to learn that it […]