South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
TWR Africa is partnering with a brand-new Christian satellite network to expand the reach of a popular music and commentary radio programme across most of the African continent. Worship Connection, produced by the African branch of global media ministry TWR (also known as Trans World Radio), will air five days […]
South Africans are responding in numbers to calls from the religious community and civil society to take action against a serious threat to religious freedom and freedom of opinion by commenting on the controversial PEPUDA Amendment Bill So much so that last Friday the Department of Justice email address designated […]
Julita Kok reports on her latest road trip with Jesus — this time to Gauteng God is such an amazing God. Some of you may remember the family I ministered to when I came to Johannesburg a few weeks ago. God set them free from sooooo many things. I posted […]
More than 90% of evangelical pastors in the world do not have a formal qualification, says Dr Reuben van Rensburg, the director of Re-Forma, a programme that was developed “to address this crisis” by providing a global standard for non-formal ministry training. “We asked experts from around the world: ‘What […]
By Dr Michael Louis, One South Africa On Tuesday a conference was held entitled “Real power to the people” with the theme “Electoral Reform for Community Based Governance.” The hosts were the School of Social Innovation and Governance, One South Africa Movement and the School of Governance. The facilitator was […]
A 70-year-old pastor was killed in Uganda on June 11 after a group of radical Muslims stopped him and his wife on their way home from a market. Bishop Francis Obo was the senior pastor of Mpingire Pentecostal Revival Church Ministries International in Odapako village Mpingire Sub-County and oversaw 17 […]
Originally published in CBN News When Richard Scott William Hutchinson was born nearly four months early, he was given a 0% chance of survival. He was so small, could fit into the palm of one of his parents’ hands. Not only did he beat those extreme odds, but he’s […]
Originally published in News 24 It is not possible for government to have a different disaster management dispensation for faith-based organisations, especially in the third wave of Covid-19 infections, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said. On Tuesday, several religious leaders complained to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative […]
Originally published in Christian Today The beach was shrouded in darkness. The eerie silence was occasionally broke by the sound of waves gently lapping the seashore. Hundreds of Christians were silently clustered on the coast of Southern China. They were waiting to take part in what is now considered a […]
Originally published in Christian Today Iran goes to the polls on June 18 to elect its new president. The election has been described as fraudulent and rigged and is likely to be spurned in record numbers by Iranian voters, who consider the outcome a fait accompli. Most of the candidates […]