South Africa

God is reviving Moravian Awakening stream, says leader of pilgramage to historic mission station

Could God be reviving the 18th Century Moravian Awakening which reached South Africa’s Khoi people when German missionary George Schmidt arrived in the Western Cape in 1737? Kudi Christi, who leads a small congregation called The Stable, in St Albans, on the western outskirts of Gqeberha, believes so. He said […]

Palace doors open during African Enterprise mission in heart of Zulu kingdom

African Enterprise (AE) mission teams were granted rare access to two royal palaces during a five-day evangelism outreach held in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, from April 29 to May 3. The outreach, titled “Mission Royale”, formed part of AE South Africa’s broader evangelistic ministry and focused on engaging communities throughout Nongoma — […]

State security may be investigating Christians, says former CRL committee chairperson

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, […]

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 […]