Pastor Ray McCauley's wife Zelda is going to divorce him, the Rhema Bible Church said on Thursday. The McCauleys have been married for 10 years.

South Africans may see a rejection of politics as usual under the presidency of Jacob Zuma, church leader Ray McCauley said on Thursday.

Opposition parties have accused Rhema of being biased towards the ANC after it refused to allow their leaders to follow in Jacob Zuma's footsteps.

Most South Africans believe religion and politics should be kept separate, a recent Human Sciences Research Council survey has revealed.

Jacob Zuma's visit to Rhema goes beyond politics -- it's about forgiveness.

In these economically trying and troubled times, religion, it seems, is good business.

Rhema's hosting of African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma gave the church an opportunity to "minister", the Rhema church said on Monday.

ANC president Jacob Zuma asked for prayers for a peaceful election during a service at the Rhema Bible Church, in Randburg, on Sunday.

African National Congress member Carl Niehaus does not owe Rhema money, the church said on Monday.

The xenophobic attacks in Gauteng appeared to have subsided, a provincial spokesperson said on Wednesday. However, KwaZulu-Natal police are monitoring a possible outbreak of attacks there. "There are no new reports of attacks," said Thabo Masebe, deputy director of communications for the provincial government.