South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Morning Star News Muslim relatives of a man in eastern Uganda who accepted Christ in March cut off his hands on April 17 in an attack over his new faith, sources said. Kalegeya Faruku, 40, was recovering from severe injuries after the attack at about 7pm at […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A senior Church leader has called for an end to violence in northern Mozambique after a historic church was destroyed in a jihadist attack. Archbishop Inácio Saure of Nampula said “the destruction and the killing” must cease, following the assault on St Louis de […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being targeted in what Amnesty International describes as “war crimes” amid an “escalating humanitarian crisis”. The report, published on Tuesday, found that the Islamic State-linked Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out widespread attacks on civilians […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A Coptic Christian YouTuber in Egypt has been sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour after posting videos explaining and defending the Christian faith. Augustinos Samaan, who has more than 100,000 subscribers, was convicted under the country’s blasphemy laws, facing charges of […]
Originally published in The Whistler In a major judicial turn of events, the Kenyan Court of Appeal has overturned a previous High Court judgment that had affirmed the right to abortion as a fundamental constitutional provision. The ruling, delivered on Friday, marks a significant shift in a long-running legal battle […]
Originally published in Christian Daily The trial of an Egyptian Christian imprisoned on charges related to his conversion from Islam and his attempt to change his religious designation on identity papers opened on Tuesday April 21 in Cairo. Said Mansour Rezk Abdelrazek was arrested in July under “terrorism” related charges. […]
Originally published in Christian Daily A US-based Christian mission organisation is launching an ambitious healthcare initiative in Rwanda, aiming to train thousands of African medical workers and expand access to care across underserved communities. GFA World said it plans to open a 300-bed specialist hospital in June as part of a […]
Tha South African government has remained “indefensibly silent” about widespread and escalating anti-Christian violence across Africa, says Bafana Modise national spokesman of South African Friends of Israel. “In SAFI’s first quarterly report and statement on Christian Massacres & Persecution in Africa, the organisation can confirm that over 200 000 African […]
Evangelist Reini Coetzee reached another significant milestone in his 10 000 km Crosswalk Africa mission today when he wheeled his wooden cross from Mozambique into Malawi at the Dedza border post. Since embarking on his Cape Town to Jerusalem trek on March 16 last year he and the cross have […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily Suspected Muslim extremists posing as moto-taxi drivers on April 9 killed an evangelist in central Uganda shortly after he preached at a Gospel event, sources said. Alfred Kitenga was beaten and stabbed at about 9.30pm along the Northern Bypass in Kawaala, Wakiso District, after […]