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WHAT WE ARE BEING TOLD FROM INSIDE RWANDA Rwanda offers a clear and sobering lesson for South Africa. Over the past several years, more than 10,000 churches in Rwanda have been officially closed . These closures did not come through an outright ban on Christianity, nor through a declaration that faith itself was unlawful. We have received direct confirmation from reliable sources within Rwanda , including pastors and church leaders affected by these regulations, that many chu

Why South African Churches Must Pay Attention—Now As pastors and church leaders gather for the first Sunday of the year, a sobering reality confronts the Christian community in South Africa: powerful forces intent on regulating, controlling, and fundamentally reshaping the life of the Church have made it clear that they do not intend to slow down. These intentions were publicly articulated by the Chairperson of the CRL Rights Commission, Ms Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva , who indic

Whenever the idea of regulating the Church is raised, it is presented as a noble effort to “protect the public,” “ensure accountability,” or “deal with abuses.” But slogans and good intentions mean nothing without hard facts. Any serious discussion about regulating the Church must begin with an uncomfortable but unavoidable truth: the greatest beneficiaries of church regulation would be the state and the regulatory apparatus created to enforce it . Not congregants. Not commun

South Africa is quietly approaching a constitutional crossroads. Under the banner of “self-regulation,” a state-driven process is attempting to redraw the boundaries between church and state, not through legislation, but through committees, councils, and compliance mechanisms. At the centre of this unfolding dispute is the CRL Rights Commission’s Draft Christian Sector Self-Regulatory Framework, a document that claims to protect religious freedom while simultaneously placing

The South African Church Defenders has released an official statement on the CRL Section 22 Ad Hoc Committee’s Draft Self-Regulatory Framework. The Church did not mandate this process. “Voluntary” regulation can become coercive. Abuse is a criminal matter, not a reason to regulate faith. The Church is accountable to God, its members, and existing law - not state-facilitated structures. Full statement attached.

For every generation of believers, there comes a defining moment where the true defenders of the Gospel must stand apart from the pretenders, the infiltrators, and the Judases within the ranks.The Church is most often weakened by voices from within. These voices sound familiar, look trustworthy, and appear devoted, yet their actions quietly work against the worship of Christ and the freedom of His Body. South Africa has entered a moment where this internal distinction can no

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...