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5 500 Christians challenge ANC’s claim to speak for South Africa on Israel

By Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel More than 5 500 people gathered at Mount Beula Park & Mount Zion in Edenvale, Johannesburg, on Saturday in a powerful demonstration of Christian prayer, national intercession and solidarity with Israel, as the South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) […]

Eight women dead: when will a national crisis produce a national response?

By Pastor Bert Pretorius, President: South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals and Federations (SACOFF) Eight women. Eight bodies now forming part of an expanding police investigation in Ekurhuleni. And once again South Africans are being told that “no stone will be left unturned”. We welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa’s instruction that […]

Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders promote informed voting guided by biblical principles

“Concerned church leaders across Nelson Mandela Bay have identified the Local Government Elections on 4 November 2026 as an important priority for the Church in our metro this year,” says Rev Danie Mouton, Director Synod Eastern Cape DRC, in a media statement. “We therefore share the statement, A Christian Public […]

ICEJ aims to bring together as many Christians as possible at Feast of Tabernacles celebration in Jerusalem

This year’s Feast of Tabernacles is especially significant for Israel as it emerges from the prolonged conflict in this region, says the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), which aims to “bring together as many Christians as possible for a solidarity and victory tour this Succot, to support the nation as it […]

ICEJ condemns European discriminatory sanctions on ‘Jewish settlements’

The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) has released a statement [see below] in response to Britain’s decision this week to impose sanctions on Israeli products from Judea and Samaria. Eleven other European and Western nations followed with their own measures targeting Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria which they say […]