South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published by Voice of the Martyrs On Monday February 28 a verdict was issued by Branch 34 of Tehran’s Appeal Court overturning the convictions of nine Christian converts from Rasht. The nine – Abdolreza (Matthias) Haghnejad, Khalil Daeghanpour, Hossein Kadivar, Kamal Naamanian, Mohammad Vafadar, Mohammad (Sharooz) Eslamdoust, Babak Hosseinzadeh, […]
The government has for a long time employed numerous ways to circumvent meaningful electoral reform in South Africa, said Dr Michael Louis, founder of the Independent Candidates Association of South Africa in an address to Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee today. And now, with 100 days to go until the deadline […]
Article provided by Barnabas Fund SA The conflict in Ukraine is already having a knock-on effect on food supply around the world, especially in the poorer regions that have long suffered from food insecurity and famine. Russia exports more wheat than any other country in the world, while Ukraine is […]
By Errol Naidoo, executive director Family Policy Institute Justice and Constitutional Development Deputy Minister, John Jeffery released a statement on February 8 indicating he has begun “a series of consultative meetings with various stakeholders and interest groups to discuss the possible decriminalisation of “sex work.” The statement says: “The SA Law Reform Commission […]
Originally published in Assist News Service “Unstoppable” local churches in Ukraine and Russia are launching a large-scale humanitarian outreach across Ukraine as war erupts around them and many suffer. Supported by US-based Slavic Gospel Association (SGA, www.sga.org), the church-driven emergency response will provide food, winter clothes, blankets and medicines for thousands of at-risk […]
The case against Simeon Bradley Chetty, a young evangelist who was taken to court by the South African Hindu Dharma Sabha (SAHDS), was settled by mutual agreement between the parties at the Chatsworth Equality Court on Thursday February 24, reports Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA). The SAHDS wanted […]
Originally published in TGC The latest issue of Time magazine features an essay by Jessi Hempel telling the story of her brother’s friend, Evan, giving birth to a son. That opening sentence might catch you off guard, especially since human biology does not allow for biological men to give birth. Such an idea is common […]
Originally published in Faithwire In the days leading up to what is unfolding in Ukraine, Christians and Jews came together in prayer. Anatoliy Raychynets of the Ukrainian Bible Society posted photos earlier this month of Jewish and Christian leaders in Ukraine joining together in prayer. The gathering — an “appeal […]
By Nicola Miltz — Originally published in South African Jewish Report The highest court in the land last week ruled that recently retired Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s so-called controversial Israel comments made during a webinar in 2020 were “nothing more than his religious and personal views”. Earlier this month, Mogoeng […]
CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward encountered a powerful prayer scene Thursday inside Ukraine — and she took to the airwaves, where she called the emotional moment “very moving.” The invocation perfectly captured the painful uncertainty inside Ukraine as citizens continue to endure explosions, chaos, and apprehension amid Russia’s brutal invasion of […]