South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post The UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide has recorded more than 1 600 religious freedom violations in Cuba in the first six months of this year, highlighting the communist government’s crackdown of churches, especially the beginning of a process which involves confiscation of 1 400 Assemblies […]
Originally published in Anglican Communion News Service The Anglican Church in Southern Africa is to consider blessing same-sex civil unions when its provincial synod meets next month. But the motion, proposed by the Diocese of Saldanha Bay, would not permit clergy to solemnise same-sex marriages. The motion says that clergy […]
Nominations for this year’s 9th SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards are now open. The closing date will be on September 30 2016. This is a call for gospel industry troupers, i.e. singers, producers, promoters, writers, managers, radio stations, TV stations, etc, say the organisers, World Gospel Powerhouse. The main event […]
Senior Port Elizabeth church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay this week called on the metro’s newly elected councillors to turn voters’ faith in them into action. In an open letter issued yesterday on the eve of today’s first meeting of the new council headed by the DA’s Athol Trollip as […]
After winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 23:03 seconds for the 400m Wayde van Niekerk lost no time in telling the world about the God he worships. Below you can view his trackside interview with BBC Sport after he broke Michael Johnson’s 1999 record by 15 […]
Competitors help each other to complete race Originally published in Christian Today A pair of athletes have been lauded for embodying true Olympic spirit after helping one another when they fell during the 5 000m qualifier in Rio on Tuesday. New Zealander Nikki Hamblin fell during the race, tripping up […]
Originally published in Christian Today Pastor Evan Mawarire has been arrested, faced abuse, smears and even death threats. But now that he has gone to the United States and his plans are not clear, some of his supporters are turning on him saying they are “confused and betrayed” by his […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Popular worship leader Israel Houghton has had quite the rough ride after announcing his divorce earlier this year. Despite all the controversy, he is giving marriage another shot and has asked his new girlfriend, Adrienne Bailon, to marry him. Houghton took to Instagram on […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor. Nigerian Christians displaced by Boko Haram are beginning to return home. They are being encouraged by the government, which has won back territory from the insurgents but which is also struggling to provide enough aid. World Watch Monitor received a first-hand account from church […]
“The only thing I can do now is to give God praise,” said Wayde van Niekerk moments after winning a gold medal at the Rio Olympics and breaking Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m record in a time of 43.03 seconds. “I went on my knees each and every day and I […]