South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]AFRIKA MHLOPHE returned this week from a Government-sponsored conference attended by South Africans of vastly different worldviews. He shares some impressions of this event.[/notice] The CRL Commission, a statutory organisation tasked with the promotion and protection of the rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, held its National Consultative Conference […]
Are you an optimist or are you a pessimist? Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? I am asking this because of our President’s recent call for us to start seeing the positives about this country instead of focusing on the negatives. The President made this […]
Compliments of the New Season! I know that for some people 2012 was a challenging year but we must be grateful that we have made it through. Some did not because they perished on SA’s dangerous roads. What is it about SA drivers? I mean I almost got into an […]
I have just returned from a missionary trip to Eastern Europe where the Spirit of the Lord manifested so strongly in the meetings we held there. In the 11 days my traveling companion and I were in the country of Estonia we ministered in 12 services and did 2 one-hour […]
The road to the ANC elective conference in Bloemfontein is littered with uncertainties. Firstly most of us are uncertain who will emerge as the next president of the ANC when the December conference finishes. As a matter of fact we are not even certain who the candidates are, except the […]
I hope you are patriotic enough to know that the month of September is a Heritage Month in South Africa. This is the time of the year when we should pause and reflect on our rich and diverse heritage with planned festivities leading to the official heritage day, which is […]
[notice]Pastor Afrika Mhlophe says the tragedy at Longmin mine is part of a pattern of violence that will not change without a concerted, national intervention that deals with the root of the problem.[/notice]34 men who are sons, uncles, nephews, brothers, boyfriends, husbands, fathers and breadwinners were mowed down by police […]
What a privilege it was to be part of the 15th Annual All Nations Congress that was held in Nigeria recently. I had been invited to many of these congresses in the past but just never made the effort to be part of any them, until the recent one held […]
Amidst the incessant bombings of Christians by the Muslim extremist organisation, Boko Haram, in the north of Nigeria, there is a thriving Christian community in the south. This community is growing in leaps and bounds and one of the organisations playing a role in this phenomenal growth is Redeemed Christian […]
An “activist” is defined as someone “who works to achieve political or social change, especially as a member of an organisation with particular aims.” For further clarity my clever and “liberal” Oxford Dictionary gives an example of “gay activists.” On the other hand a “conformist” is a “person who behaves […]