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Members of various churches gather for the National Day of Prayer at the FNB Stadium.
A joyous celebration as praise and worship took centre stage at the FNB Stadium in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg, for the 5th annual National Prayer Day.
The day unites all religious groups from all over the African continent to pray for social issues, such as Gender-Based Violence and Femicide and crime.
It’s organised by the Motsepe Foundation to foster stronger unity in a bid to collectively find solutions for the many social ills in South Africa.
The FNB Stadium was filled to capacity with soothing gospel hymns sung by churchgoers from all walks of life. This, as thousands of congregants clad in their respective church regalia gathered against issues including Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, which President Cyril Ramaphosa officially declared a national crisis.
WATCH | The FNB Stadium in Nasrec is packed with various religious groups united in prayer. The National Day of Prayer aims to bring churches together to address the country’s challenges. pic.twitter.com/1gva7Ix1SG
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Multi-award-winning gospel artist Winnie Mashaba says it’s important to lean in prayer, especially against the scourge of GBVF.
“I’m very much concerned because those who are actually perpetrators are people’s sons and daughters, so we need to pray for tolerance because we don’t have it as a nation; therefore, we inflict pain on each other. We need to pray to God for his intervention.”
The stadium is painted in colour by different religious faith groups.
Today we pray for peace, prosperity, unity, compassion, love, the end of gender-based violence, and everything that needs our collective effort.#NationalDayOfPrayer #SABC2 @MotsepeFoundtn pic.twitter.com/19NeBFtkon
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VIDEO | 2025 National Day of Prayer
General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Mzwandile Molo, called for peace and unity during these challenging times of gender based violence.
Chairperson of the South African Muslim Council, Amir Raheem Nkumane, has dedicated this day to victims of crime who have endured the trauma.
Nkumane also extended prayers to leaders of government, asking the Almighty to bless them with courage and wisdom to lead the nation.
