South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Churches and prayer networks across South Africa are calling for an urgent, nationwide time of prayer and fasting from September 22 to 24 in response to critical issues facing the nation, including gender violence and xenophobic attacks. The prayer focus for the three days, culminating on Heritage Day, is: Ask […]
A 98-year-old Holocaust survivor, Elle Blumenthal, told a Cape Town gathering last night how she literally escaped from a Nazi death camp gas chamber when its doors, which had been closed already, were opened due to new orders coming through regarding the number of people to be gassed that day. […]
The growth in the number of Jews in Israel who recognise Jesus as their Messiah represents the beginning of spiritual resurrection in the nation, say pioneering Messianic leaders Benjamin and Reuven Berger. Andre Viljoen interviewed them in Jerusalem last week at the 4th Africa Leadership Summit attended by leaders from […]
Originally published in UG Christian News A top Tanzanian official has instructed nightclub owners in the capital, Dar es Salaam to allocate 30 minutes to church leaders interested in frequently conducting preaching sessions at their venues. According to the EastAfrican Newspaper, Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda said church […]
News of Benny Hinn’s rejection of prosperity gospel teachings broke last week while Gateway News was on a short publishing break. We are posting the news this week — see report below by The Christian Post — as well as independent opinion pieces by an African writer, Tawia Acheampong from Accra, […]
The Mighty Men Western Cape from September 20 to 22 and the Mighty Women Western Cape from Friday (September 13) to Sunday (September 14) will both be taking place on the new MMC WC venue on Sandringham Farm Estate at Stellenbosch. “We are a mighty move of God and not […]
The US surgeon general Jerome Adams, together with top public health officials, have made a series of announcements about the dangers of dagga (cannabis or marijuana), particularly for pregnant women and youth, says Doctors For Life International (DFL) in a media release. DFL says it was delighted and encouraged that […]
In the message to South Africa below, Rev Jannie Pelser of SA Mourns issues a call on citizens to participate in a national day of mourning on Friday by wearing black refuse bags over their clothing, to mourn for evils in our land, and to be part of the […]
“Church is not the mission field but the mission force.” This is according to Fresh Africa, an organisation that is encouraging churches to embrace a new way of “doing church”, which entails going out and serving communities in order to win souls to Christ, as opposed to inviting people […]
ACDP Member of the Western Cape Provincial legislature made a strong call in the assembly this week for Christians in SA to stand with Dr Jacques de Vos who has been charged by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) with unprofessional conduct related to his pro-life views. In the video […]
