A Pentecostal church in South Africa celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them entering into polygamous marriages. The International Pentecost Holiness Church said mass weddings are part of its Easter festivities and the tradition of polygamy, which is observed in some African cultures, has been incorporated into…
A high court in the Eastern Cape division of South Africa has acquitted Timothy Omotoso, a Nigerian televangelist, accused of raping young women in his church. Omotoso and his two co-defendants were arraigned on a 32-count charge bordering on rape and human trafficking. The co-defendants are Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho. Several young women had…
Group C leaders in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa qualifiers, South Africa, are at the risk of losing three points in the race for the automatic spot in the group after fielding an ineligible player during their 2-0 win over Lesotho last Friday. The player in question is midfielder Teboho Mokoena who accumulated two…
The US decision to expel South Africa’s ambassador was “regrettable,” the office of the South African president said Saturday, after Washington’s top diplomat accused the envoy of hating America and President Donald Trump. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, was “no longer welcome” in the United States. Rasool…
Muhsin Hendricks, popularly recognised as the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot and killed in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric, who led a mosque in Cape Town known as a safe haven for LGBTQ+ and marginalized Muslims, was ambushed on Saturday morning while traveling near the southern city of Gqeberha. According to police,…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the law enforcement authorities in South Africa have detained Chidimma Adetshina’s mother, Anabela Rungo. In a statement, the Department of Home Affairs said its investigators assisted by the South African Police Service detained Rungo in Cape Town on Saturday morning. Home Affairs says it withdrew Rungo’s South African documentation in September…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he would be cutting all future aid to South Africa over allegations that the country is ill-treating its White population and confiscating their land. “South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY. It is a bad situation that the Radical Left Media doesn’t…
Kefilwe Mabote, the South African influencer and media personality, has opened up about her journey “after finding Christ”. In a series of Instagram posts, Mabote said she recently sought God “more than ever before” and laid her struggles at His feet. She described how this led to a transformative experience, uncovering spiritual strongholds she said…
A South African woman, Phindiswa Toshi Mpomposhe was stabbed to d3ath by her boyfriend, Mkhuseli Ludidi. Advocacy group Women For Change issued a statement on Thursday, January 9, 2025, regarding the incident in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, on New Year’s Day. It was gathered that Phindiswa was murdered by Mkhuseli because she wore bum shorts at…
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has strongly condemned the alleged murder of a 37-year-old Nigerian, Mr Julius Chukwunta, by four South African nationals. Chukwunta, an indigene of Aninri Local Government Area in Enugu State, was reportedly attacked on December 7, 2024, near his residence in Midrand Protea Estate. According to NICASA President-General,…