South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Members of the Inter-Church Council (ICC), representing three mainstream Afrikaans churches, held a historic first dialogue meeting with leaders of the African National Congress at the ANC’s Luthuli House headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday (August 4). Previously the church leaders withdrew from an invitation to meet the ANC on June 9 […]
Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders have sent an open letter to Danny Jordaan, congratulating the South African Football Association President on his recent appointment as Mayor of Port Elizabeth and requesting a meeting with him to discuss challenges facing the metro. In recent years the church leaders have on several […]
The South African Council of Churches has added its voice to a growing concord of outrage over Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s Nkandla Report that absolved President Jacob Zuma from repaying any money for the security upgrades to his home. Slamming Nhleko’s report which contradicts the findings of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, SACC […]
From August 12 to 16, 350 Christian lawyers, academics, legislators, judges, pastors and leaders from all over Africa and around the globe will gather in Cape Town to discuss the escalating threat of religious intolerance and an appropriate response thereto. The conference marks the 11th biennial convocation of Advocates Africa, […]
Five hundred Unashamedly Ethical (UE) commitment forms were signed and many more sign-ups were made online during an exciting 5-day visit to Jamaica by South African businesman and UE campaign founder Graham Power. What began simply a little over a year when John Roomes, CEO of Wycliffe Bible Translators Caribbean […]
The EXPOSED campaign has welcomed G20 action to address key aspects of corruption and unethical tax evasion and financial secrecy, which steal billions from the world economy. In the final communiqué released on Sunday at the Brisbane Summit, leaders said they will implement rules for sharing tax information, they will […]
South African Christian business leader Dr Graham Power will meet Pope Francis next week to discuss how Christians can make a stand against corruption and then he will travel to Brisbane, Australia to participate in a campaign to urge heads of government at the G20 Summit to take determined action […]
Originally published in Anglican News.org President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Anglican Archbishop Eliud Wabukhala to chair the National Anti-Corruption Campaign Steering Committee of Kenya. The appointment of the 14-member committee, which includes Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission boss Mumo Matemu, was announced in the latest Kenyan Gazette. Wabukhala will be deputised […]
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Christian leaders representing over 1 billion people from 170 nations have sent an Open Letter to heads of the G20, calling for urgent action on corruption and tax evasion, reports Micah Challenge International in a media statement released yesterday (June 26, 2014). This historic anti-corruption initiative by the global Church […]