South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Nicola Miltz — Originally published in SA Jewish Report South Africa’s decision to expel Israel’s chargé d’affaires has escalated into a full-blown diplomatic crisis, drawing condemnation from the United States (US) State Department, sharp rebukes from multiple domestic political parties, and expressions of shock from Jewish communal organisations. Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein publicly […]
Originally published in All Israel News Xhosa King Ahlangene Sigcawu, a traditional South African king, visited Israel this week, where he met with October 7 survivors and toured the Israeli border communities and the Nova music festival site attacked by Hamas terrorists two years ago. He sharply criticised the South […]
South Africa was among the nations of the world that held events on Monday to commemorate the first anniversary of the October 7 massacre in Israel, where Hamas invaders killed 1 200 Israelis and took about 250 hostages. Christian and Jewish leaders from around South Africa marked the anniversary by […]
Is there reason to believe that recent changes in South Africa’s political landscape could pave the way for a shift in South Africa-Israel relations? Apparently the Israeli government hopes that South Africa’s new coalition government will adopt a different approach to Israel and the war in Gaza than the increasingly […]
Originally published in Eyewitness News The Presidency said government does not plan to sever diplomatic ties with Israel. This despite Parliament last week adopting a motion that government close its embassy in Tel Aviv, and that Israel be forced to close its mission in Pretoria. Speaking at a press briefing in […]
ACDP leader Rev Kenneth Meshoe said today that the EFF and ANC’s love for the haters of Israel is much greater than their care for the people of South Africa. [Watch his message in the above video] He was speaking in a virtual plenary sitting of Parliament during debate on […]
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Healthy diplomatic relations between South Africa and Israel should resume in the not-too-distant future, according to former South African chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. “I am confident that with the prayers that are going on – there is a team that holds prayers for the peace […]
The attack on Chief Justice Mogoeng’s right to express his Christian views on Israel is not new but a continuation of an ancient battle spoken about in Psalm 83 which says that those who hate God will attack the very people of God, said Vivienne Myburgh, national director of the […]
“We, the Concerned Clergy of the Western Cape (CCWC), hereby call on the South African community and its governmental leaders to recognise that Israel is a sovereign state and it exists today because the Lord God of Israel has by covenant given her the land.” So says the Christian leaders […]