South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Christian blogger Solomon Izang Ashoms has begun a 20-day jail term for repeatedly failing to comply with an order to refrain from making defamatory remarks about Alleiluia Ministries pastor Alph Lukau. In a Youtube video clip which he recorded in front of prison last week — before beginning his sentence […]
‘The Blood of Jesus will not save you from Covid’ says a large yellow banner that was raised last Thursday on the steeple of the Central Methodist Mission, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town. “Get vaccinated. Protect our healthcare workers” continues the banner which forms part of the church’s “Yellow banner theology” […]
Originally published in Daily Maverick The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) and a group of community organisations have filed papers at the Pretoria High Court to stop the roll-out of the one dose of the Pfizer vaccine to children between the ages of 12 and 17 According to papers before […]
Dr Isak Burger, former president of the AFM Church of SA, sent his thoughts on this hot issue to Gateway News. Below is a translation of his article which is written in Afrikaans. You can read the Afrifkaans version here The kneeling and clenched fists at the T20 World Cup […]
In the last episode missionary Lydia Venter shared how God brought good out of a brutal attack on them. But there were also darker, lingering consequences of the attack that had to be faced and overcome, she writes in this week’s episode For the first month or two after our […]
Originally published in Vox. On October 29, Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention will start enforcing a rule requiring all health care workers in the state to be vaccinated against Covid-19 — unless the Supreme Court intervenes to stop it. Does v. Mills is the first significant case to reach the justices […]
The community-based South African aQuellė spring water is the proud winner of a global award for its sports and power drink, ViV, the latest addition to its product line. Winners of the Zenith Global 17th Global Drinks Award was announced on October 20 with Viv winning in the category “Best […]
ALSO SEE: Cricket SA needs better strategy to show united stand against racism Originally published in ClubcricketSA Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has explained the decision to withdraw from the Proteas’ XI for this week’s T20 World Cup match against the West Indies. “I would like to start by saying sorry to my team-mates, […]
Originally published in the algemeiner Pro-Israel advocates in South Africa this week launched a billboard campaign highlighting the fulsome support of the country’s late President, Nelson Mandela, for Israel’s right to exist as a sovereign, independent state. The billboard poster was unveiled on Monday on the M1 North highway in […]
A diplomat in Paris, an IT professional in Holland, and now an independent mayoral candidate in Parys (Ngwathe Municipality), Free State. Both in Europe and back in SA Selma Kok has been active in initiatives to uplift and empower communities. We hear more from her in this Q&A interview You […]