South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The sentencing of Oscar Pistorius for the death of Reeva Steenkamp was the most trending international news item this week. After Judge Thokozile Masipa announced the 5 year sentence for culpable homicide many people rushed to social media platforms to share their views on the sentence and on what had […]
With Heritage Day having just passed I thought I should have a go on the subject of culture. I am also spurred by an incident that occurred on a Christian resort my wife and I stayed in while on a brief holiday in George. While we were having a meal […]
The resignation of advocate Pansy Tlakula as the chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) amid allegations of a conflict of interest in the IEC’s procurement of office space in Centurion leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. Advocate Tlakula is someone who has been with our electoral body since […]
I have just returned from attending Fired-Up 2014, an outreach mission at Pretoria University. The mission with the tagline “Can you stand the heat” is taking place from August 24 to 29, 2014. I spoke on Monday the 25th on the subject ‘Should We Consult the Dead?’ and was encouraged […]
With August being women’s month, a few days ago I posted a question on Facebook to solicit people’s views regarding women’s roles and position in society and whether or not the biblical instruction for wives to submit to their husbands has been understood properly. I also asked about gender roles […]
A significant event occurred in Port Elizabeth today (Thursday, July 31, 2014) when close to 100 Christian leaders and workers came together for a breakfast in one of the city’s oldest townships. This breakfast meeting which was held in Kwazakhele began in the 70s amongst ministry friends who saw a […]
The Bless the Nations Conference that was held recently has awakened something in me regarding the importance of missions. I have attended many conferences but I am ashamed to admit that this was my first time to attend a conference whose whole focus is on how the church could be […]
The lives of women are not improved because the month of August is dedicated to them and neither should we expect any improvement in the lives of young people in this current month of June, known in South Africa as a youth month. Why then do we have these different […]
A few weeks ago Gateway News carried a story of an interaction I had at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference with Everall, a man who harboured racist views towards black people. It was after I was finished with my ministry that a gentleman involved in security came to the speakers’ […]
By Afrika Mhlophe — Pastor, author, Gateway News columnist [notice] See More articles in the ‘How should Christians vote?” category[/notice] As we stand in the eve of one of the most important elections in South Africa I consider the issue of loyalty to be very important for Christians right now. […]