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On 16 June 2026 South Africa observes “Youth Day” commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1976 student uprising against Bantu education. After 32 years of democracy, the youth struggle persists under mass unemployment and a failing public education system...

Civil Society South Africa (CSSA) has today published an open letter to the Acting Minister of Police, Parliament, the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service, and the Portfolio Committee on Police, calling for the withdrawal of provisions in the Firearm Control Amendment Bill that seek to remove self-defence as a lawful motivation for firearm ownership.

The largest South African faith delegation ever assembled has arrived in Jerusalem to participate in the Global Summit on Antisemitism, joining leaders from around the world in a united stand against hatred and discrimination...

Fox News reports, the ideology driven “New York Democrats recently passed a bill that would remove the words "mother" and "father" from parts of state law. Under the new bill, targeting state child custody and parental laws, "mother" becomes "gestating parent," "father" becomes "non-gestating parent," and "paternity" becomes "parentage."

The Jerusalem Summit is taking place on 9–11 June 2026, hosted by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. It's being described as an emergency gathering — and I think that language is warranted...

Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has responded to the CRL Rights Commission's characterisation of the recent COGTA Portfolio Committee engagement, cautioning that the proceedings do not represent consensus or a mandate for state-backed regulation of religion. Significant constitutional concerns remain unresolved...

I have had to walk through the valley of the shadow of death a few times in my life. Once in 2008, when I was involved in a serious car accident, and again in 2021, when I developed an adenoma on my parathyroid gland, which caused pancreatitis and thrombosis in my spleen...

On 18 May, a female listener was in her home when a man came to warn her that she was about to be kicked out of the village because of her faith in Jesus Christ. Later that day, the village chief arrived to tell her, “You Christians are not allowed in my village. We don’t want Christians here. We will demolish your house.” ...

Formed in Durban in 1997, Tree63 remains one of the most successful and beloved musical exports in South African music history. Led since inception by singer-songwriter and guitarist John Ellis, the band first reached the top of the charts with massive hits including “Treasure”, “Stumbling Stone” and “A Million Lights”, eventually attracting the attention of US label InPop Records...

South African politics appears to be shaped more by court rulings than the ballot box. The recent Constitutional Court ruling instructing Parliament to proceed with impeachment hearings into the Phala Phala theft scandal has shaken the political establishment...

From a painful past to a fearless present, Christine Caine has learnt that what Jesus did for her is greater than what anyone did to her. That truth reshaped her identity, fuelled a calling to set captives free, and kept joy in the fight...

South Africa's National Security Strategy 2024-2028 (NSS) contains a passage that warrants careful attention. On page 18, the phrase "mushrooming of charismatic churches" appears in a list of national security threats, alongside violent extremism, cybersecurity threats, extortion, corruption, organised crime, human trafficking and gender-based violence...

The future rarely arrives with a warning. More often, it slips quietly into daily life--wrapped in convenience, marketed as progress, and embraced long before its full implications are understood. The rapid rise of biometric payments, particularly palm-based systems, is beginning to feel like one of those moments...

A US-based Christian mission organisation is launching an ambitious healthcare initiative in Rwanda, aiming to train thousands of African medical workers and expand access to care across underserved communities. GFA World said it plans to open a 300-bed specialist hospital in June as part of a broader effort to establish a medical university and research center in the country...

We, Christians United for Africa (CUFA), speak with one voice at a time when our nation, South Africa, is already under severe strain. The outbreak of xenophobic violence across parts of the country, including the recent and deeply troubling incidents involving scholars in Kraaifontein, is adding fuel to an already unstable situation. We cannot, and will not, remain silent...

2025 was a year of great concern for the man I love. He was losing his balance, falling, and injuring himself. We saw our doctor, who diagnosed that my husband was getting on in years and that he needed to use a walking stick for support. We then saw an ENT specialist, who immediately sent him for an MRI. About ten days later, he called and advised us to see an oncologist, who in turn referred us to a neurosurgeon after two tumours were found on my husband’s brain...

“Rescue SA Civil Rights Alliance” (RSACRA) High Court constitutional challenge of South Africa’s unlawful system of racial classification and race-based laws attracted widespread media attention nationally and internationally. Most agree this case is long overdue...

The recent EXCEL Conference 2026, hosted by Apostle Felix Okoh and Pastor Bulelwa Okoh of House of Treasures Ministries, brought together believers, leaders and professionals for a powerful gathering focused on spiritual alignment, strategic leadership and marketplace relevance...

A 12-year-old girl phoned FEBA Ukraine’s counselling help-line. Her name was Masha. She lived in a city where FEBA’s radio station was the only one remaining...

It’s no secret – many South Africans are tired. The disappointments have been real. Promises made and broken, communities still waiting for water and electricity, and a generation of young people wondering whether the future holds anything for them. If you’ve felt that frustration, you are not alone...

The ability to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth had to wait until Pentecost, 50 days after Christ’s resurrection coinciding with the feast of first fruits. As Jesus said: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days, you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 1:4) ...

When NASA launched the Artemis II mission, the world watched with anticipation. It marked the first crewed journey around the moon in more than 50 years – a historic step in humanity’s return to deep space...

Deep in the emerald heart of the Central African Republic, where the rainforest breathes ancient songs and the paths are known only to hunters and gatherers, a quiet miracle unfolded. For generations, the Pygmy communities of this region lived close to the forest – listening to its rhythms, honouring its mysteries, and passing down wisdom by word of mouth and song...

Hope. We hear this word so often, however, amid an influx of news that leaves many burdened with anxiety, we put it in the back of our minds and hearts, and fear often runs rampant in our lives. But with Jesus, there is always Good News...

Experiencing the message of Jesus in your own language is not just a cultural preference, it is about belonging. Documented research and countless testimonies bear witness to the profound difference of praying and worshipping in your heart language. The same is true for reading the Bible...

"Rescue SA Civil Rights Alliance" (RSACRA) founding affidavit challenging the constitutionality of race-based laws in SA was lodged with the North Gauteng High Court on 19 May. This constitutes the first of several High Court cases RSACRA will file to hold government accountable for its constitutional failures and crimes against the people of SA...

The Franschhoek Healing Centre is a retreat centre situated on the grounds of Shofar Christian Church in Fransch-hoek, South Africa. It is a place of waiting – waiting on the Lord, to be specific. We believe and trust that as we meet with the Lord, strength will be restored and renewed...

What started as a step of faith in September 2025 has grown into a powerful monthly outreach on one of Durban’s busiest streets. 635Church has spent the past eight months hosting open-air worship gatherings on Florida Road, drawing believers, passersby, and curious onlookers into moments of prayer, worship, and ministry...

Does the old adage of “As good as gold,” still hold true today? In order to answer this question it would be prudent to go right back to the very first mention of gold in man’s civilisation...

In June 2021, the US Pentagon released a report on previously classified sightings and videos by fighter jet pilots of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The report refers to these observations as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). At least 140 observations show that these sightings are real, but remain unexplained...

Forty days after His resurrection, Jesus was taken up before the eyes of His disciples, and a cloud received Him out of their sight (Acts 1:9). It is a moment many believers acknowledge, but do not always consider deeply. Yet the ascension is no minor detail in the Gospel account. It is a mighty declaration that the risen Christ now reigns in glory...

In a major judicial turn of events, the Kenyan Court of Appeal has overturned a previous High Court judgment that had affirmed the right to abortion as a fundamental constitutional provision...

We were there to support David Scott, the man behind the “Kiff” persona; the man who had, one month prior, defended JOY! Magazine on social media when we were under attack for standing up for Biblical values. Following the incident, I reached out to Dave, wanting to hear more about his story. I was absolutely blown away by our conversation, and I hope you enjoy this interview...

The Constitutional Court ruling that compelled Parliament to proceed with an impeachment investigation of President Cyril Ramaphosa will...

Five-year-old Tabitha is playing with her dolls. Suddenly, she makes a sound like a siren, prompting her dad to start guessing what it might be – an ambulance? A police car? No, she says, it is an air raid siren...

The ministry organisation Open Doors Africa is having its annual event to commemorate Persecution Sunday on 31 May 2026...

Madrid’s Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium hosted The Change Madrid 2026 on Saturday 2 May, a massive evangelical Christian gathering that brought together about 35,000 people...

About one in three evangelical Christians in Britain say they have experienced hostility because of their beliefs, according to a new report by the Evangelical Alliance United Kingdom...

Mother’s Day is a beautiful pause in the calendar. Cards are written. Flowers are bought. Restaurants are fully booked. And somewhere, I suspect, Heaven smiles because whenever we honour sacrificial love, we are echoing the heart of God...

Despite the devastation and uncertainty brought by the ongoing conflict in Iran, a remarkable spiritual movement is quietly accelerating beneath the surface. Christian leaders report that the nation’s underground Church is not only enduring—but growing stronger—amid the chaos...

For Dr Laetitia Booysen, motherhood came at a cost – through infertility, loss, sacrifice, and surrender. Yet in every step, God proved Himself faithful, gently rewriting her plans and showing her the eternal value of family. Her testimony is a beautiful picture of what it means to trust the Lord when His calling looks very different from the life you imagined...

The third Mighty Men Conference is scheduled to take place in Mossel Bay from May 8 to 10, and South African men from all corners of the country are encouraged...

The world will celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday 10 May. Millions will express their gratitude and appreciation for the vital and indispensable role of motherhood. Motherhood (and fatherhood) was ordained by God at creation when He commanded the first man and woman created in His image, "to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.” Genesis 1:28...

I was lost to my family for over 30 years.I was far from God, far from peace, and far from the man I was created to be. I loved my mother, but I loved the life I was living even more...

My daughter told me to write about my cancer experiences, but I believe that one should not focus on illness if one would like to heal. Sure, it helps others to relate if it is spoken about, but even then, we want to “find the rainbows” in the rain...

God did not call us to follow Him in isolation. From the beginning, His design has always included community, relationship, and belonging...

We got to know Lawrence Arendse through Charmaine, our late domestic worker. He lives in Capricorn, an informal settlement near Muizenberg, and stops by occasionally for groceries or a bit of help...

The third Mighty Men Conference is scheduled to take place in Mossel Bay from 8-10 May this year, and South African men from all corners of the country are encouraged to mark their calendars and register for a gathering that promises to once again offer a life-changing experience...

On 6 March 2026, more than 3 000 Cambodian Christians gathered at the “Art for Peace” mural in Phnom Penh, Cambodia...

Freedom Day (27 April 2026) marked 32 years of democracy in South Africa. Most citizens agree there is very little to celebrate. The ANC misused and perverted democratic institutions to advance its ideological agenda and loot the treasury for self-enrichment...

The Punjab Assembly has passed the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2026, setting 18 years as the minimum legal age for marriage for both males and females and declaring underage marriage a non-bailable offence...

As South Africans commemorate Freedom Day on April 27, we remember more than just a historic election — we remember a nation on the brink of conflict, and a miraculous transition that defied global expectations...

Since 2006, every Thursday night at Livingstone House, the Reformation society has met.  At first we met in the Boardroom, downstairs...

Multi-award-winning South African worship collective 3C Live is set to release their highly anticipated 7th live album, All Hail, on 30 April 2026...

In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls face extreme persecution simply because of who they are and what they believe...

Floods in Mozambique have spread their devastation to Cuamba in the Niassa province, where more than 6 000 FEBA listeners and broadcasters have lost their homes and belongings...

Quarterly report indicates that over 200 000 Africans were brutally murdered, raped, abducted or forced to flee their homes & businesses over the past year because they are Christians...

Testimony at the Madlanga Inquiry into police corruption reveals efficient policing under the Ramaphosa administration has all but...

For the past six years prayer movement Healing the Nation of Africa from Cape to Cairo has been diligently praying for South Africa and Africa and waging war over prophetic words for the region...

A false gospel rooted in Marxism has gained massive popularity, placing increasing pressure on Christians. We sense this pressure in the rise of cancel culture, where Christians are being censored, fired, or arrested for upholding their biblical beliefs. We feel it in the prevalence of “woke” messages that label Christians as oppressors who must be silenced...

Across much of the modern church landscape, a curious silence has settled over the pulpit. It is not the silence of reverence or reflection, but the silence of avoidance. Entire portions of Scripture--especially those dealing with the future--are quietly bypassed, rarely explained, and almost never preached through in a systematic way...

Bible sales in Britain have surged to their highest levels since records began, reflecting a growing spiritual interest across the nation—particularly among younger generations...

Lately, a poisonous weed has taken root among believers. It dresses up as concern for the oppressed, but deep down, it’s tangled in an old, dangerous heresy called replacement theology. We have seen it pop up in something people are calling “Gaza theology”, which twists suffering into a weapon to condemn Israel and the Jewish people right from the start...

I recently returned from a week of ministry in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is Spanish for “the angels” and is frequently referred to as the “City of Angels”. Before going there I prayed and asked God to use me for His divine purposes, and also prayed that I might have a special encounter whilst there...

Families and friends of scores of Christians held in Iranian prisons have requested prayers as “concerns for their well-being grow and communication has all but ceased” amid ongoing U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, Christians told Worthy News Thursday...

Pope Leo XIV's recent visit to the Mosque of Algiers--where he removed his shoes, stood in silent reflection before the mihrab, and expressed gratitude for being in "a place that represents the space proper to God"--is not a harmless gesture of goodwill...

American churches and mission groups are preparing to bring millions of Bibles and other Christian literature into Iran despite the ongoing war in the region, Christians familiar with the plans say...

In 2022, then Deputy Minister of Justice, John Jeffrey published the “Sexual Offences Amendment Bill” for public comment to fulfil the ANC regime’s agenda to decriminalise the entire sex-industry in South Africa - despite overwhelming public opposition...

An Iranian Christian convert who fled a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests in early January says he plans to return to his homeland as a fighter, underscoring growing concerns over the safety of minority Christians amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic...

For decades, the most powerful argument against Israel's future was demographic. The claim went like this: between the Israeli Arabs who are full citizens of the state and the Arabs of Judea and Samaria living under Israeli military administration, the Arab population in Israel was growing so fast that Jews would eventually become a minority in their own land...

Israel has held a special place in my heart ever since the summer of 1971, when I helped Roy Gustafson, one of my father’s associate evangelists, lead Bible teaching tours of the Holy Land...

After Ramadan ended on 19 March, the chief of this village became grievously ill. The villagers, however, were not supportive and would not take him to the hospital, because they disagreed with the chief’s tolerant attitude towards local Christians. If he wanted help, he could get it from the Christians...

YouVersion, creator of the world’s most popular Bible App, hit new records throughout Holy Week, with an average of 18.7 million people engaging with the Bible each day through its Family of Apps. On Easter Sunday, Bible engagement surged to more than 21.6 million people, a new record for the holiday and the most engaged day in YouVersion history...

On Easter Saturday we conducted an evangelistic outreach at Sea Point.  "Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord." Colossians 3:16 ...