Religious

President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern on Friday over what he called mass killings of Christians by radical Islamist groups in Africa’s most populous nation. Trump cited statistics showing 3,100 Christians killed in Nigeria compared to 4,476 worldwide. He directed Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole to […]

VATICAN CITY– Authorities in Vatican City are investigating an alleged urination incident that occurred during Holy Mass at St Peter’s Basilica on 10 October. According to reports from Italian media, an unidentified man approached the Altar of Confession and began urinating in front of hundreds of worshippers. Eyewitnesses said the event unfolded shortly after 9 […]

CHICAGO, United States- Pope Leo XIV has entered the contentious debate over abortion in the United States, challenging interpretations of what it truly means to be “pro-life.” The pontiff, a native of Chicago, addressed the issue on Tuesday after being asked about plans by Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich to honour Illinois Senator Dick Durbin with […]

JOHANNESSBURG, South Africa- A trainee accountant at KPMG in South Africa has ignited a global conversation after sending a mass internal email warning colleagues about the impending ‘Rapture’ on 23–24 September 2025. The email, which included a 173-page PDF attachment, was addressed to KPMG employees worldwide and has since gone viral on social media platforms. […]

The Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape has dismissed an application by the state seeking clarification on the judgment that acquitted televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho. Judge Nyameko Gqamana ruled that the state is not entitled to clarification on the decision delivered by Judge Irma Schoeman. Omotoso, Sulani, […]

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, will address a major Buddhist conference this week, ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, to discuss his succession, a move likely to provoke China. Beijing, which views the Dalai Lama as a separatist since his 1959 exile, insists it will select his successor. The Dalai […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African Home Affairs authorities are now scrutinising the immigration status of Taiwo Omotoso, the wife of Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso. The shift in focus comes days after her husband was deported from South Africa following a failed prosecution related to immigration law violations. Omotoso, who was recently acquitted of rape and human […]

A Roman Catholic priest from Embakwe Mission, Qinisela Wilfred Moyo, has been arraigned in court alongside Ministry of Education employee Martin Nleya on fraud charges after allegedly creating fraudulent documentation to evade import duties on a school bus. The pair appeared before Plumtree magistrate Joshua Nembaware, who granted them bail of US$100 each. Nleya serves […]

A spiritual healer (sangoma) from Makhanda in South Africa’s Eastern Cape has been sentenced for culpable homicide after the death of a 10-year-old boy following a series of harmful traditional rituals. Ntombentsha Limbo received a nine-year prison sentence, suspended for five years, for the death of Agcobile Busakwe on 4 October 2023. According to the […]

HARARE— Popular Zimbabwean street preacher Talent Chiwenga has provoked national outrage following controversial comments made during a sermon in which he accused the ruling ZANU PF party of deliberately marginalizing Zimbabweans of Ndebele descent since independence in 1980. In the widely circulated sermon, Chiwenga alleged that the Gukurahundi massacres—carried out by the North Korean-trained Fifth […]

South Africa’s first openly gay imam murdered in suspected targeted attack, raising concerns about safety of LGBTQ+ religious leaders. Muhsin Hendricks, 57, founder of Cape Town’s Masjidul Ghurbaah mosque, was shot dead Saturday morning near Gqeberha during what police describe as a planned ambush by two masked assailants. Police report the attackers blocked Hendricks’ vehicle […]

HARARE- Police have arrested Bishop Jimmy Chateerera, 45, of Zvidozvavashe Apostolic Unity Church in Waterfalls on multiple criminal charges following allegations from a congregation member. The incidents reportedly occurred in August at the church leader’s residence. Inspector Luckmore Chakanza, Harare provincial police spokesperson, confirmed Chateerera was already in custody for a separate case when the […]