South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
South African record label Merchant Music were beaming after last weekend’s Crown Gospel Awards in Durban where their artists Retief Burger, Louis Brittz, Helmut Meijer and Neil Buchner, received the award for Best Afrikaans Gospel Album for their album. In Verwondering. Three other Merchant Music artists, Louis Brittz (Psalms 2), […]
South Africa’s rich Gospel music talent was on display at the 5th SABC Crown Gospel Awards at the Durban International Convention Centre on Sunday. Ntokozo Mbambo was the night’s biggest winner, walking away with the awards for the Best Female Artist and Best Gospel Artist, while new gospel music sensation […]
[notice]Hard work balanced by rest and a healthy lifestyle are all Biblical principles that we all agree with but don’t necessarily put into practice. Kayla Evans sent us the graphic below that gets the importance of taking a break across in a fun way. Perhaps some of the statistics apply […]
With the launch of the first-ever complete Bible in isiNdebele at the weekend there will be a complete Bible available in all of South Africa’s 11 official languages for the first time. The launch takes place at the Solomon Mahlangu Stadium in KwaMhlanga on November 24, says the Bible Society […]
Originally published in Charisma News The Church of England’s governing body on Tuesday narrowly blocked a move to permit women to serve as bishops, leaving the church facing more years of contentious debate. Following a daylong debate, opponents mustered enough support to deny the necessary two-thirds majority among lay members […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Islamic extremists from Somalia’s rebel Al-Shabaab militants on Friday (November 16) killed a Christian in Somalia’s coastal city of Barawa, accusing him of being a spy and leaving Islam, Christian and Muslim witnesses said. The extremists beheaded 25-year-old Farhan Haji Mose after monitoring his […]
Originally published in Christian Post Egyptian officials have announced that a cease-fire agreement has been reached between Israeli and Hamas forces, which will take effect at 9 p.m. local time Wednesday. The cease-fire agreement, brokered by Egypt, ends eight days of deadly fighting between Israelis and the Palestinian militant group […]
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] The use of tales and rhymes as catalysts for deeper understanding or bringing across a particular message […]
The African National Congress (ANC) has agreed to a request by opposition parties for a parliamentary debate of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma but insists that the debate be held in February. The ANC is committed to ” robust, open and free multiparty debates” however, in view of MPs’ […]
Report compiled from The Algemeiner, Ynet News, CBN News and Christian Post A Tel Aviv bus was blown up this morning in a terror attack that injured 21, 3 of them seriously. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack took place at around noon Israel time, near the Kirya […]