Religion in South Africa varies widely. The people of South Africa follow different religion and customs. During the last twentieth century the Government has taken a lot of effort to encourage Christian belief and customs in South Africa.
In South Africa about 80% of the population follows Christian religion. Most of the Christians are Protestants. There are a number of South African Christian churches and nearly 85% of the people are members of the church.
The religion in South Africa followed by the Khoisan peoples was very complicated. The beliefs and practices followed by them very influenced by the Europeans who came to South Africa. The people of the remote areas of Botswana and Namibia still follow some of the Khoisan religious practices.
Earlier the Khoisan people use to fear one supreme power .They believed that one supreme power controlled the whole world. Rituals and small sacrifices were done by the Khoisan people. They also feared an evil deity which was the reason of pain and misery.
The influence of the religious missionary was felt in the later fifteenth century in the religion in South Africa. In 1799 the London Missionary Society started sending Missionaries to the Cape colony. Soon there was inflow of Glasgow Missionary Society and Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. Missionaries from United States, France, Scandavia and Germany also came.
Religion in South Africa is widely based on the Christian beliefs and cultures.
