South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Paul Kendall – Originally published in The Telegraph At just after 1.30pm on Thursday, Paul Apowida, a soldier with 1st Battalion The Rifles, marched on to the parade ground at Beachley Barracks, near Chepstow, to receive a campaign medal for his service in Afghanistan. Fresh off the plane from […]
A spiritual journey will be traveled by all those attending the CD launch of one of Eastern Cape’s golden voices, Unathi Luthweyi. The launch will take place in the King William’s Town War Memorial Hall on December 11. According to an EC Talent media release, although this is Unathi’s debut […]
About 30 Christian protestors picketed today outside Cape Town strip club Mavericks which is embroiled in legal battles arising out of protests over its sleazy billboards and alleged sexual exploitation of women. With placards bearing messages such as “Trafficking – the new slave trade”, “STOP Mavericks Abuse of Women”, “Women […]
Port Elizabeth is the next target for a ministry that aims to make the Gospel accessible to every deaf person in South Africa, says Deaf Friendly CEO, Pastor Dirk Venter. During a recent visit to PE, Venter said he received “not one, but four, clear confirmations” that the city would […]
The Rotary Club of Algoa Bay is hosting an interdenominational, family-styled “Carols By Candlelight” evening at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on the evening of December 15. The Nelson Mandela Bay Voices choir, Word of Faith Choir, Buli G, Gino Lee, Seki Mandada, Donna Afrika and Thuba Myeki […]
By Obed Minchakpu — Compass Direct News Fulani Muslim herdsmen along with Muslim soldiers have killed at least 45 ethnic Berom Christians in Plateau state in the past week, Christians in this northern-central Nigerian town said. Smaller attacks beginning on November. 20, reportedly over allegations by Fulani Muslims of cattle […]
[notice]The 17th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) is being held in Durban from November 28 to December 9. And to set the scene for this high profile international gathering, a multi faith rally and concert will be held at King’s Park Stadium on Sunday (November 27). Is the highly […]
Awesome music, arts, food and more will be on offer at the Revolution Youth Bash in the parking lot of the Gelvandale Sports Field in Liebenberg Road on Thursday, December 1 from 5pm. The aim of the event is to impact the lives of youth in the surrounding areas, by […]
[notice] Part 2 of a 2-part series by Port Elizabeth pastor, Afrika Mhlophe [/notice] My introductory article on the subject of Christianity and Culture has stirred up an interesting debate. It is important for us to engage these issues because for many years Christianity has been accused of pouring scorn […]
Popular comedian Aaron McIlroy (The Loser, The Golfer, father in SPUD) will be staging his one-man play The Happy Clapper in East London next week. The show, which is aimed at both Christians and the unchurched, aims, through a combination of humour and “theologically bullet- proof” content, to explain what […]