South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
South African Christians are urged to participate in prayer rallies — in Sea Point, Cape Town on Sunday November 12 and in Pretoria on Sunday November 19 — to stand in solidarity with Israel after the nation suffered brutal attacks by Hamas on October 7. “We’re hoping to have churches […]
God moved powerfully in the hearts of people who participated in three separate Bible-reading marathons in late October — in Kariega (Uitenhage), Middelburg, Mpumalanga and Kareedouw in the Eastern Cape. [See testimonies later on this page from some of the Bible readers] At Kariega, which held its sixth consecutive annual Bible-reading […]
South Africa’s emergency-response Chaplain on Board Initiative (COBI) owes its birth to a pledge he made in the 1990s after somebody knocked on his door and stopped him from committing suicide, said the ministry founder and CEO, Professor Willie du Toit. Speaking at the recent commissioning of eight COBI chaplains […]
When Free State artist Loezytha Maritz saw a photograph of three men exuberantly embracing one another she “immediately knew” she wanted to paint it as her contribution to a prophetic art exhibition at an upcoming Time2Rise event outside Bloemfontein. “I always want to capture emotion in my paintings. I want […]
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has not yet responded to a call made on it last Thursday to help secure the release of two South African women kidnapped by Hamas, says South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) national spokesperson Bafana Modise. “We still haven’t received any response […]
Double World-Cup-winning Springbok rugby captain Siya Kholisi’s “growth as a disciple of Jesus has been amazing,” says Bruce Nadin co-founder of Sports Chaplaincy South Africa and sports chaplain at Stellenbosch Football Club. “It’s so easy to go out on the field, you know, and say, I give all the glory […]
The National Assembly (NA) this afternoon approved the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill which the DA vowed earlier today to challenge “all the way to the Constitutional Court”. At 12.15 today the DA, ACDP, FF+ and civil society groups united outside Parliament to protest against the forcing of […]
South African Friends of Israel said today it has learned that two elderly South African women are among more than 200 held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. In a press statement SAFI calls on Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor to use her apparent “direct line” to Hamas to […]
Two months ago local churches and the municipality in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) united to conduct a three-day campaign of prayer and fasting called One People, One Vision, Heal Our Bay. Currently One People, One Vision, Heal Our Bay – a movement that has grown out of the campaign – […]
The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI), together with the South African Prayer Network are hosting a Solidarity Prayer for Israel at City of Mercy Church, Katlehong, Johannesburg from 10am to 12pm today. According to a SAFI media alert, Apostle Dickson Monaheng of Leshoth will address an expected audience of […]