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How the CRL Helped Place Churches on South Africa’s Security Watchlist A Concerning Development for Religious Freedom in South Africa The National Security Strategy (2024–2028), released in July 2025, includes a deeply troubling classification that should alarm every Christian and every defender of constitutional rights in South Africa. Within the section outlining domestic security threats , the document explicitly references the CRL Rights Commission’s report  on Christian

A Dangerous Blueprint for Religious Control A leaked 32-page “First Draft White Paper Framework” , titled “Towards the Prevention and Administration of Harmful and Abusive Spiritual Transgressions within Religious Communities” , has ignited outrage and deep concern within South Africa’s faith community. This 32-page framework, though disguised as a “protective measure,” is in truth a covert plan to regulate, monitor, and control the Church . It outlines how the State could so

📰 MEDIA STATEMENT-WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL CHRISTIAN MARCH SACD calls for the disbanding of the bogus Section 22 Committee and the removal of Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva as CRL Chairperson. The Church is not a state department and will not submit to unlawful control. Join us in Cape Town as we say — Hands Off The Church! 📅 13 November 2025 🕙 10:00 AM 📍 From CPUT (District Six Campus) to Parliament #DefendTheChurch #SACD #HandsOffTheChurch #XaluvaMustGo 📄 Full Media Statement A

A Crisis of Confidence: Churches Reject State Regulation The walls are closing in on the CRL Rights Commission  as a series of major developments shake the foundation of its controversial Section 22 Committee  agenda. Within just a week, some of South Africa’s most influential Christian organizations have begun withdrawing their participation  from initiatives linked to the Commission, signaling a growing revolt against state interference in religious affairs. First, the Grea

As the world drifts further from the foundation of godly order, believers must realize that none of these things are coincidental. The chaos in society, the moral confusion, and the war against truth are not random — they are the outworking of long-laid plans inspired by forces of darkness. One of the key figures in this global deception was Alice Bailey, a major architect of the New Age movement. Her writings and spiritual philosophies have become the ideological backbone of

Pretoria, South Africa — 8 October 2025 On a historic Wednesday morning, thousands of Christians  from across South Africa flooded the...

By the South African Church Defenders (SACD) A Quiet Parliamentary Moment with Loud Implications In 2018, South Africa’s Parliament...

Location:  New Jerusalem Faith Mission, Kimberly, Northern Cape Date:  11 September 2025 The South African Church Defenders (SACD)...

At the Pastors’ & Leaders Breakfast Meeting  held on 25 August 2025, Michael Swain addressed a deeply concerning proposal from the CRL...

The South African Church Defenders (SACD)  will lead the National Christian March  on Wednesday, 08 October 2025 , at the Union Buildings...

Introduction South Africa’s Constitution guarantees every individual and religious community the right to freely practice their faith....

A Renewed Threat to Religious Liberty At the recent South African Church Defenders, Pastors & Leaders Breakfast Meeting, Michael Swain of...

The past televised interview with Professor Reverend Musa Xulu , Chair of the Section 22 Committee , offers significant insight into the...

The South African Church Defenders (SACD) welcomes the recent Parliamentary response by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and...

The CRL Rights Commission has taken it upon themselves to compare churches that sell faith-based products such as books, CDs,...