South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
“The more prayer the better but it’s not from me!” said farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan today in response to a viral social media message purporting to be a call from him for Christians throughout South Africa to pray on Wednesday (January 24 2018) for rain in the Western Cape. “We are […]
On Saturday December 9 Open Doors is hosting a prayer event in New York, ahead of its One Million Voices of Hope petition presentation to the United Nations in support of securing protection for the people of Syria and Iraq. “Although this event is in New York, we are calling […]
The Jewish community of South Africa, through South African Friends of Israel, has called on Christians to pray this weekend for South Africa, Israel and the South African Embassy in Tel Aviv which is under threat of a downgrade to a liaison office. A resolution by the ANC policy conference […]
Angus Buchan was one of four “legends” honoured at the finals of the prestigious Gauteng government-sponsored SA Men of the Year Awards at Carnival City Casino, Johannesburg on Wednesday night — and he was blown away by the love of Jesus he witnessed at the event. “I have never heard […]
Time for oppression in nations to give way to freedom The first door was opened through a missionary’s Holy Spirit-inspired dream. As a result a lost musical instrument was found, an undocumented tribe was saved, and God’s word is being translated into their language. The Spirit is ready to open […]
Zimbabwean social media activist pastor Evan Mawarire was acquitted in the High Court in Harare today on charges that he tried to subvert the government of former president Robert Mugabe and incited public violence during anti-government protests last year. He subsequently made an appeal to new president Emmerson Mnangagwa — […]
Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, Zimbabwe’s president-in-waiting is nicknamed “the crocodile” — in reference to his reputation for ruthlessness as former president Robert Mugabe’s “enforcer”. But a report surfaced in social media in the past week suggesting that the man linked with massacres of political opponents in the 1980s — and alleged […]
Believers everywhere challenged to spend hour in prayer On Friday November 24 about 250 Christian leaders with national influence will meet in parliament from 1.30pm to 4pm to pray for the nation. “We are all extremely concerned about the erosion of values and key challenges facing our beloved nation,” say organisers […]
Yesterday — a day in which Christians in Zimbabwe responded in numbers to a call to participate in “Breakthrough Prayer” rallies in Harare and Bulawayo — 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe stunned his countrymen when he delivered a highly-anticipated “resignation speech” on national television in which he did not resign. Prior […]
Zimbabwe’s well-known social media activist pastor, Evan Mawarire, responded swiftly to today’s military takeover in Zimbabwe, streaming a “citizens’ broadcast” on Facebook this morning, calling on Zimbabweans to be calm, hopeful, united and prayerful. In his broadcast from Harare, which garnered nearly 60 000 views and thousands of comments in […]