The City Connect 50 Days of Prayer initiative for the 2026 South African local government elections will go live on the popular YouVersion Bible app from Friday September 4. App users will be able to select a plan (See link: https://www.bible.com/en/reading-plans/76318) that will give them access to daily prayer points […]
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Multi-language prayer guide released for City Connect 50 Days of Prayer ahead of local government elections
By Rachel Kalidass, Awakening South Africa, Prayer and Repentance movement Awakening South Africa, Prayer and Repentance Movement, has launched the City Connect 50 Days of Prayer Guide, calling Christians, churches, ministries, prayer groups and communities across South Africa to unite in 50 days of focused prayer ahead of the 2026 Local […]
God launches SA business couple on mission to unite churches for Jesus
How did business owners from Hartbeespoort get to be on a mission to unite churches for Jesus — starting in the Eastern Cape? It’s a story that began in 2010 when Christi and Beate ten Haaf signed up for a Freedom in Christ online discipleship course. This led to them […]
God uniting churches in town after town, says ‘United 4 Jesus’ founder
Missionaries Christi and Beate ten Haaf heard God say they should get the Body of Christ to unite and so, a year ago, they held their first United 4 Jesus campaign in Port Alfred with seven participating churches. The foundation was a series of events — starting with a prayer […]
Getting God’s Word to illiterate, unreached across Africa
Neziswa Kanju recently attended a media breakfast in Pretoria hosted by MegaVoice International Africa, a Christian non-profit organisation which takes the Word of God to illiterate, unreached people across Africa via innovative audio and video formats. “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, […]
High Court dismisses Rhodes SRC candidate’s bid to get ‘hate speech’ expulsion overturned
In November last year Christian SRC candidate Arthur Vamva took Rhodes University to the Grahamstown High Court for expelling him in 2002 for expressing his views on homosexuality. Philip Rosenthal founder of ChristianView Network reports and comments on the court ruling this month. In 2022, Arthur Vamva, a leading SRC […]
South Africans invited to get “Rooted in Love” during SA Marriage Week
In a world where relationships are increasingly tested by busyness, financial pressures, technology, and everyday stress, SA Marriage Week 2026 is calling couples across the country to do something countercultural — to put down deeper roots. Running from September 1 to 7 SA Marriage Week, an annual initiative championed by Focus on the Family Africa, […]
Heartfelt cry of repentance for SA’s ‘captured youth’ at Western Cape prayer gathering
Many parents, youth and children were among more than 1 000 people who attended a recent heartfelt prayer and repentance gathering in Franschhoek focused on reclaiming children captured by drugs, alcohol and promiscuity. The event, on a school sports field beneath the Drakenstein Mountains on July 18, was the third […]
Diverse Israeli trio in SA to share ‘real’ Israel with young people
Three young Israeli storytellers who have been visiting South Africa over the past week mess up negative stereotypes about their country before they even say a word. Maryam Younnes, a Christian Lebanese-Israeli activist, Foaad Ahmad, a Muslim Arab-Israeli public diplomacy advocate, and Havtam Layo a Jewish-Ethiopian content creator are in […]
Mandela Day initiative brings gift of sight to 67 people in rural Eastern Cape
By CBN Southern Africa This Mandela Week, 67 men and women from the remote village of Zithulele in the Eastern Cape received a life-changing gift: the restoration of their sight. For many of the beneficiaries, years of living with cataracts have meant losing their independence, mobility, and ability to care […]

