South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel More than 5 500 people gathered at Mount Beula Park & Mount Zion in Edenvale, Johannesburg, on Saturday in a powerful demonstration of Christian prayer, national intercession and solidarity with Israel, as the South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) […]
By Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel At least 360 Christians were documented as having been killed across Africa during the second quarter of 2026, in attacks attributed by sources to Islamist extremists or armed groups accused of targeting Christian communities, according to the latest quarterly […]
By Bafana Modise, national spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel See also: Urgent, high-level Christian gathering in Israel will address antisemitism, replacement theology The South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) has taken a large South African delegation of Christian leaders to Israel to attend the Jerusalem Summit, a major […]
By Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel The National Black Empowerment Council (NBEC), a well-respected US-based advocacy group known for its successful government lobbying efforts, recently met with the South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) and the South African Community of Faith-Based Fraternals (SACOFF) in Sandton, […]
By Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel On a stretch outside the American Consulate in Sandton today, over 700 South Africans gathered, not for spectacle, but for conscience. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, other voices of faith, and several citizens stood shoulder to shoulder with one message: […]
By Bafana Modise, National Spokesperson of South African Friends of Israel From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible tells one continuous redemptive story. At the heart of that story stands Israel. Scripture does not describe many covenant nations chosen for redemptive history. It speaks of one nation through whom God chose […]
A dozen South African students recently joined hundreds of American Christian students and college and university alumni to deepen their understanding of antisemitism and their Bible-based faith. Daniel Yakcobi, CEO of South African Friends of Israel (SAFI), which facilitated the SA students’ visit, said such initiatives give students much-needed support […]
The hosting of a senior Hamas delegation in Cape Town by the ANC in the Western Cape is an insult to Israel and to the Jewish people of South Africa, says Rev Kenneth Meshoe in a press statement released on Saturday (December 2). The Hamas group which met ANC representatives […]
The hatred directed towards Israel by the ANC and EFF during recent pro-Palestine marches in Tshwane is out of step with the sentiment of most South African Christians, said South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) spokesperson Bafana Modise in an interview today. “In South Africa, we pray to the God […]
By Bafana Modise As a Christian who has travelled to Israel and who has had the opportunity to analyse the conflict between Palestine and Israel from both sides of the coin, it is truly upsetting that the very leaders who have taught the Bible to millions, have repeatedly allowed themselves […]