South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
What a year of change it has been, shaped by elections, Olympics, war, rising antisemitism, prayer and the Gospel! The headline links, images and edited excerpts below reflect a sprinkling of the news we published in 2024. May you and your loved ones experience peace, hope and refreshing in Jesus […]
By Gerda Potgieter KwaZulu-Natal Christian-based community radio station Radio Khwezi shone at the 2024 Telkom Radio Awards event on November 30 where it won the prestigious, national Community Radio Station Award for the second time. In addition to scooping this award which honours exceptional and creative excellence in the South […]
Plans are in motion to host a Christian national day of prayer and repentance at Africa’s largest football stadium – the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on Saturday March 22 next year. The focus of the “Awakening South Africa National Day of Prayer and Repentance” event will be on revival and “on […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A Nigerian priest abducted by armed insurgents, forced to march barefoot for days and left chained up for over a month before his release is opening up about his road to healing as he seeks to help others who have suffered similar trauma. During […]
About 300 people protested outside the City of Johannesburg Council Chambers in Braamfontein, yesterday, against the proposed renaming of Sandton Drive after Leila Khaled, a Palestinian activist who took part in plane hijackings in the 1960s and 70s and was linked with the massacre of Christian pilgrims in Israel in […]
Originally published in All Israel News The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) published a report on November 15 stating that South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is being funded by Iran. The report, South Africa, Hamas, Iran, and Qatar: […]
In Part 1 of this series we tell the story of the unlikely beginning of a Christian non profit in Bloemfontein called Anchor of Hope. In this episode we look at a transformative turning point which saw Anchor of Hope change its model and its founder, Boeta Swart, change his […]
Amsterdam’s central Dam Square, which was the epicentre of violent, antisemitic attacks on hundreds of Israeli soccer fans last week, last night once again became a place of worship and prayer for Israel. For two and a quarter hours last night, Christians participated in a beautiful time of worshiping Jesus, […]
“Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a message to former US president Donald Trump on his historic presidential victory this week. Other supporters used similar terms to describe Trump’s decisive win at the polls, despite two assassination attempts, ferocious attacks against him by “progressive” Democrats […]
Nearly 50 years ago, a young Christian man from South Africa arrived in New York with his wife, two suitcases and R1 400’ He had no idea what God had in store for him other than to study at a theological seminary. Addressing a group of Christian leaders in Gqeberha […]