South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The ACDP in the strongest possible terms condemns the beating and lynching of a Christian couple in Pakistan accused of desecrating a Qu’ran, says ACDP President Rev Kenneth Meshoe in a media statement released today. The unfair targeting and killing of Christians, particularly in Iraq and Syria has been in the news for […]
Two international events to bless Israel are taking place in Cape Town next week: the media launch of Africa Bless Israel which aims to change Africa’s heart towards Israel, and the All Nations Convocation – Cape Town Breakthrough to Jerusalem which is hosted by the Jerusalem House of Prayer (JHOP). The […]
The South African National Prayer Movement For Change National Conference will take place at God’s Tabernacle Christian Family Church in Polokwane, Limpopo from Thursday, November 27 to Saturday, November 29. Continuing with last year’s conference theme of ‘raising a Godly priesthood through teaching and prayer’ the conference will “cry out […]
Originally published in Eyewitness News Relief organisation Gift of the Givers says it has received confirmation from al-Qaeda leaders that kidnapped Bloemfontein teacher Pierre Korkie is still alive. The group’s leaders are reported to be responding positively to correspondence from parties trying to secure Korkie’s release. Korkie and his wife Yolande were […]
Originally published in Christian Today A campaign by the South Africa Football Association (Safa) to get rid of illegal guns from the country in the wake of the murder of national captain Senzo Meyiwa is being backed by the Archbishop of Cape Town. Meyiwa was gunned down at the home […]
Originally published in Christian Today Republicans rode a wave of voter discontent to seize control of the US Senate on Tuesday, dealing a punishing blow to President Barack Obama that will limit his legislative agenda and may force him to make a course correction for his last two years in […]
Originally published in The Guardian A Muslim mob beat a Christian couple to death in Pakistan and burnt their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked for allegedly desecrating a Qur’an, police have said. The attack in Kot Radha Kishan, 40 miles south-west of Lahore, is the latest example […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Over 1 000 ancient Christian documents have been saved by a Dominican priest who escaped Islamic State militants in Iraq. According to a Kurdish news agency, Father Nageeb Michaeel, previously director of the Digital Centre for Eastern Manuscripts at the Mar Behnam Syriac Catholic […]
South Africa’s premier Christian television channel rebranded on November 1, 2014 from TBN Africa to FAITH BROADCASTING NETWORK. This name change and branding strategy is a direct result of the Board’s innovative approach to keep Christian television fresh and relevant in today’s society, says Media Director, Waldo Malan. Since its inception in […]
Originally published in LifeSite News Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with incurable brain cancer, committed assisted suicide at her home in Portland, Oregon on Saturday evening by swallowing a fatal dose of barbiturates. She had previously acquired the drugs legally by prescription under Oregon’s controversial assisted suicide law. “Goodbye […]