South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God this week released an urgent prophetic call to pray and fast for South Africa’s cities ahead of the local government elections in November. She said that while praying over concerns about possible post-election unrest driven by forces opposed to change she had two […]
Originally published in Charisma Long before Kathryn Krick’s videos reached millions of viewers around the world, she was preaching to small crowds in Los Angeles parks, holding tightly to a promise she believed God had spoken over her life. Now, in one of her most in-depth interviews to date, Krick […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A Catholic bishop has been shot dead in Mozambique. Fifty-year-old Osorio Citora Afonso, the Bishop of Quelimane and Apostolic Administrator of Beira, was shot in the chest in what the Church is describing as “mysterious circumstances”. His body was found on June 6 at […]
Originally published in CBN News Four years of violent warfare between factions of the Sudanese military have spawned the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Estimates range between 12 million and 14 million people who have been forcibly displaced. Even more, approximately 20 million people face severe hunger. That’s more than a third […]
Xenophobia and lawlessness are unacceptable but community frustrations cannot be dismissed, says SACOFF in statement released this week on the crisis around illegal immigration The South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals & Federations (SACOFF) has noted with deep concern the growing tensions surrounding migration, undocumented persons, community protests, and incidents […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News The fiancée of an Egyptian man who is facing trial over converting to Christianity has issued an urgent appeal for journalists to “break the silence” over what she describes as “state-sanctioned religious persecution”. 30-year-old Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek is due to stand trial at […]
By David Parsons, ICEJ senior vice president and spokesman See also: SA sends largest-ever faith delegation to Jerusalem for global summit on antisemitism This week, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is hosting the Jerusalem Summit, an emergency gathering to address the global rise in antisemitism since October 7 and the […]
By Bafana Modise, national spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel See also: Urgent, high-level Christian gathering in Israel will address antisemitism, replacement theology The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) has taken a large South African delegation of Christian leaders to Israel to attend the Jerusalem Summit, a major […]
Internationally renowned, Dove Award-winning South African rock band Tree63 releases Voyage today (June 5), which is the title track to its eighth full-length album, Voyage, set to debut June 26 through Just Music, a label of Next Music Group. The single is available now at streaming and digital outlets everywhere along with pre-order/save options for […]
Originally published in CSW A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria convicted four defendants on multiple terrorism-related charges in connection with a deadly 2022 attack on a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, southern Nigeria on 3 June. A fifth defendant was acquitted and discharged for lack of evidence. Idris […]