Six months into his CrossWalk Africa mission to wheel a wooden cross from Cape Town to Jerusalem, Reini Coetzee’s epic trek is getting very real: he will soon be entering uncharted territory in Zimbabwe. “It’s like a big doorway that I’m going to go through — into the unknown, into […]
South Africa
CRL trying to mislead public to justify push to regulate religion, says FOR SA
The CRL Rights Commission made misleading claims and ommitted key facts in a joint media statement it issued on Monday with several local ministerial fraternals, seeking to justify its renewed push for legislation to establish a Peer Review Committee system for regulating religion, say Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR […]
Iran’s influence on ANC foreign policy risks state capture and SA jobs — SAFI
By South African Friends of Israel The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) has raised urgent concerns over the ANC government’s reckless foreign policy decisions, warning that the ruling party’s alignment with authoritarian allies such as Russia, China, and particularly Iran, has left South Africans exposed to devastating economic and […]
‘Awakening SA” movement’ hosting 10 days of prayer, fasting, ending on Table Mountain
The Awakening South Africa prayer movement which launched with a national day of prayer and repentance at the FNB Stadium on March 22 is hosting a follow-up campaign from Rosh Hashanah (September 22) to Yom Kippur (October 2). Awakening SA visionary Rachel Kalidass said that when God first spoke to […]
Radio Khwezi standing strong after 30 years of spreading hope, transforming lives
By Gerda Potgieter KwaZulu-Natal radio station Radio Khwezi recently celebrated 30 years of broadcasting to its community, fulfilling its original promise to spread hope and transform lives. Thousands of supporters and fans from across the country attended a special celebration event on September 7. Distinguished guests highlighted the ongoing significance […]
‘God raising team to rebuild SA’ — Michael Louis
God is busy raising a team of Heaven-sent South African men and women who are answering a call to rebuild South Africa, says veteran Christian marketplace leader Dr Michael Louis in an intriguing social media post he penned last month. Because I was on a sabbatical break at the time […]
‘God doing something big to transform crime-ridden Motherwell’
It seems that God Himself is doing something big to turn around Motherwell, a large, crime-ridden township on the northern outskirts of Nelson Mandela Bay, says Richard Crompton, senior pastor of Word of Faith Christian Centre in Gqeberha. In just the last month Christ for All Nations (CfaN) have held […]
Motherwell Gospel invasion completed — now next phase ramps up
With the dust barely settled on a 3-weeks “Gospel invasion” in South Africa’s third biggest township — Motherwell, Gqeberha (PE) — local pastors are taking the baton from Christ for all Nations (CfaN) which led the evangelism initiative. Apostle Zola Moses, leader of the Motherwell Ministers Fraternal, who mobilised local […]
Latest developments in landmark case on bid to legalise prostitution
On Monday and Tuesday the High Court in Cape Town heard arguments from legal teams of five prospective opponents to the court bid to decriminalise prostitution, as well as 16 prospective friends of the court (amici curiae), on becoming parties/participants in the case. Of the 16 amici, 14 are in […]
SABC betrays press freedom by punishing journalist for doing her job — SAZF
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) attacked editorial independence when it suspended presenter Juliet Newell after an interview in which she challenged Dr Mamphela Ramphele, chair of the Archbishop Tutu IP Trust, who compared Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza to the Holocaust, says the South African Zionist Federation (SAZF), […]