Former CRL Rights Commission Section 22 committee chairperson Professor Musa Xulu released a press statement this week in which he says state-security structures may be investigating Christians and organisations “opposing the CRL chairperson’s agenda”. Xulu, who resigned in January as chairperson of the Section 22 committee on Christian sector abuses, […]
South Africa
Rescue SA taking government to court over ‘unconstitutional’ race laws
Rescue South Africa Civil Rights Alliance (RSACRA) a non profit committed to defending the rights of South African citizens, lodged a case in the North Gauteng High Court today challenging the constitutionality of South Africa’s race-based laws. “This constitutes the first of several High Court cases RSACRA will file to […]
Christian groups welcome Phala-Phala judgment, call for fair, transparent parliamentary process
The Constitutional Court judgement concerning the Phala Phala matter is “a welcome development against the culture of impunity”, says the South African Council of Churches in a media statement released on Friday. “As the SACC, we view this as consistent with the commitment made by national church leaders through the […]
Open Doors commemorates Persecution Sunday on May 31
By Open Doors Southern Africa Focus falls on the persecution of Christians The ministry organisation Open Doors Africa is having its annual event to commemorate Persecution Sunday on May 31. This event aims to get churches and other Christian organisations involved in raising awareness about the plight of persecuted Christians […]
Africa and World unite at International prayer conference in Stellenbosch
From May 3 to 7 delegates from 27 African nations and five countries beyond this continent came to Stellenbosch for the third Africa International Prayer Connect (IPC) summit under the theme “His Name Shall Be Great Among the Nations”. A significant feature of IPC is close collaboration between prayer networks […]
Hundreds of pastors attend Bloemfontein meeting on church-regulation threat
Hundreds of pastors, church leaders and servants of God from across the Free State and surrounding areas attended an urgent strategic engagement hosted by South African Church Defenders (SACD) in Bloemfontein yesterday. At the meeting SACD leadership “led critical discussion around attempts by the CRL Rights Commission to introduce measures […]
SA Iranian community calls on SA government to ‘engage with integrity’
The Iranian community in South Africa has called on the South African government to publicly acknowledge “the executions, the killing of protesters, the use of child soldiers, and the systemic repression taking place in Iran”. In a press statement released on Monday the community also calls on the SA government […]
Prophetic prayer team ‘destroy evil altar,’ rename high-accident Eastern Cape road
On Freedom Day – Monday April 27 – intercessors, royalty and chiefs from around South Africa took part in a roadside prayer mission in the Eastern Cape in response to a prophetic word about an evil spiritual altar linked to fatal accidents in the area. Their prayer assignment was to […]
Prayer warriors, royalty, joining to break evil altar, rename notorious accident site
Intercessors, royalty and chiefs from around South Africa will unite in Christian prayer on Monday April 27 to destroy an evil spiritual altar that has been linked to fatal accidents on Satan’s Neck Pass in Eastern Cape. During the prayer assignment which is in response to a prophetic word released […]
Freedom Day: remembering power of prayer in SA’s turning point
By Rachel Kalidass, Awakening South Africa Prayer and Repentance movement As South Africans commemorate Freedom Day on April 27, we remember more than just a historic election — we remember a nation on the brink of conflict, and a miraculous transition that defied global expectations. In the early 1990s South […]

