If you were to visit Retail Park shopping mall in Boksburg at 7.30am any morning you would see a surprising sight — about 40 uniformed men lined up in three rows like soldiers on a parade ground. These men “under the command” of their elected leader Mucha Sithole are indeed […]
South Africa
Historic summit unites delegates in vision of ending sexual exploitation in Africa ‘in our lifetime’
The first-ever Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation (CESE) Africa Summit took place in Pretoria from September 20 to 22. The three-day programme was filled with invigorating, terrifying, sobering, and hopeful presentations on the why, what and how we can bring to an end the scourge of sexual abuse and exploitation […]
Christians launch declaration calling on SA government to improve relations with Israel
Hundreds of Christians gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria today to launch the Tshwane-Jerusalem Declaration and to pray for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and its minister Naledi Pandor to support peace in the Middle East. Members of the crowd, which included many pastors, proudly waved […]
LOVE, answered prayer, revival fire, miracles and more — US prophetic intercessor shares impressions of Speak Jesus prayer day
Last week we shared Vareena Swihart’s amazing testimony about her Africa revival vision and her connection with the venue of Saturday’s Speak Jesus prayer day. Vareena, a South African who has lived in the US for 34 years, and her husband, Steve, flew to SA to attend the event in […]
‘Jesus-dorp’ Christians ready for action after anointed Speak Jesus prayer day
I just want to speak the name of Jesus Over every heart and every mind‘Cause I know there is peace within Your presence I speak JesusI just want to speak the name of Jesus ‘Til every dark addiction starts to breakDeclaring there is hope and there is freedomI speak Jesus‘Cause Your name is power […]
Rich music experience unfolding in poor, Gauteng township
In the densely-populated, poor and crime-ridden Gauteng township of Diepsloot, God spoke to the heart of a senior city academic, Dr Darlingtong Mushongera, to use music to uplift people and win souls for the Kingdom of God. “My prayer to God is to use music to draw them closer to […]
Hate Speech religious exemption won’t protect your casual opinion
Update on the Hate Speech Bill by Philip Rosenthal of ChristianView Network Yesterday, the Department of Justice updated Parliament on their responses to submissions for the Hate Speech Bill. They are proposing up to five years jail sentence for what they call “hate speech”. Currently, the former leader of the […]
Krugersdorp prayer day connects US women with family land and 21-year-old vision for Africa
“You cannot make this stuff up. So, how can we not then have a great expectation for God to do a mighty thing? So, said Vareena Swihart of Dayton Ohio, USA after telling me an extraordinary life story that has presently led her to travel to South Africa to attend […]
Schoolgirls turned into rugby warriors, faith champions
A group of teenage girls who knew nothing about rugby were transformed into sporting warriors in just three months, Eastern Province rugby player and founder of Love Sport Africa (LSA) Athi Mayinje told Gateway News in an interview. The girls from Motherwell High School, who were the first group to […]
What have horses, healing and Heaven got to do with the Speak Jesus national prayer day and revival?
Excitement is mounting as Christians from all over South Africa — and even from distant nations — are preparing to gather at Krugersdorp on Saturday for the Speak Jesus national prayer day which will be led by farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan. And the recent news that God independently inspired a prayer […]