The nation of Israel is in mourning. The bodies of four kidnapped hostages from the October 7 massacre made their way from Gaza to Israel this morning. Today’s exchange was widely regarded as the most heart-wrenching yet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reflected the soul of the country, saying yestersday: […]
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Orthodox Jew believes he has ‘only true solution for peace in Gaza’
At a time when rival plans for the future of Gaza — including an out-of-the box proposal by President Donald Trump and a counter-proposal expected from a group of Arab nations who are meeting on Friday — are grabbing headlines, an Orthodox Jew in Israel believes he knows the only […]
US biblical homeschooling expert speaking in SA in March
Kevin Swanson, an American man on a mission to strengthen biblical homeschooling worldwide, will be speaking at biblical family values and homeschooling conferences in Umhlanga, Potchefstroom and Benoni next month. The founder of Generations — a ministry with a vision to pass on the faith to the next generation through […]
UK police continue to harass pro-life advocates praying near abortion clinics
Originally published in The Christian Post Police in Birmingham, England, reprimanded a pro-life advocate for praying silently near an abortion clinic, just months after a judge ruled police must pay her compensation for wrongly arresting her twice for the same activity. Video footage shows a police officer reprimanding Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, […]
Another prophetic artist ‘confirms’ Africa ‘awakening’ in 2025
Just over a fortnight ago God prompted Rachel Maiorano, a prophetic artist in Alaska, USA to complete a painting of Africa she started in 2021 by adding a working lock and key to the artwork and three Scriptures. Meanwhile, Western Cape prophetic artist, Ilze Coetzer, says she had been waiting […]
SA hosts praised for refusing to ban Israeli child eye cancer expert from congress
The South African Zionist Federation (SAZF) commends the Ophthalmological Society of South Africa (OSSA) for taking a principled stand against an attempt by the Islamic Medical Association (IMA) to exclude a distinguished Israeli paediatric ophthalmologist, from the OSSA 2025 Congress in Sandton, Johannesburg this week, says sazf national spokesperson Rolene […]
Christians from five Southern African nations equipped at 2025 Wilberforce Academy SA
Wilberforce Academy SA team members Embeth du Toit and Ryan Smit report back on a recent gathering around the vision of equipping believers to apply a biblical worldview in their spheres of influence From January 19 to 24 a group of about 90, including 60 delegates, 18 faculty and 12 […]
Archbishop of Cape Town apologises for ‘failure’ to manage risk presented by John Smyth
Originally published in Church Times The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) failed to mitigate the “serious risk” that John Smyth would continue to groom and abuse young men during his time in South Africa, an independent panel has concluded. The Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba, who commissioned the […]
Painting from Alaska declares ‘awakening, unlocking’ of Africa
On January 26 in Anchorage, Alaska, prophetic artist Rachel Maiorano heard the Lord say: “It’s time for the awakening and unlocking of Africa.” She said God then prompted her to finish a painting of Africa that she had started in 2021, by adding a working lock and key to the […]
Christian schools shaping lives of learners
By Gerda Potgieter, Devoted Magazine The Eduplex School in Pretoria and the Domino Servite School (DSS) in rural KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have again both achieved an impressive 100% matric pass rate for 2024, continuing their legacy of excellence. Hundreds of kilometres apart, with different histories and opportunities, both are independent Christian […]