South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]Pastor and author Afrika Mhlophe reflects on the turmoil on South African university campuses, three of which he has recently visited — as a mission speaker, part of a church dialogue-facilitation team, and observer.[/notice] I am writing from Cape Town where I have just had the opportunity to visit the […]
On Tuesday this week I managed to weave myself into the conflict engulfing Rhodes University and had two sessions to share the gospel during an evangelistic mission hosted by Christians @ Rhodes — an umbrella body that represents all Christians on the campus. Their mission — with the theme ‘Break […]
The protest against Pretoria Girls High hair policy was a tacit indicator that South Africans are no longer prepared to remain docile in the face of discrimination and prejudice. This story sparked a social media storm with many South Africans rallying under the hashtag ‘Stop Racism At Pretoria Girls High.’ […]
In the month of August South Africa makes the right kind of noise regarding women’s issues but what is missing is a concomitant action that brings real and lasting change. Year in and year out we find ourselves with a wide gender gap between men and women. And the high […]
It is back to the drawing board for South Africa’s political parties following what surely must be the most hotly-contested elections in the country’s democratic history. The biggest loser was obviously the ANC, which lost support in many urban centres. This decline in support has been a feature in every […]
A contest between value systems Complacency around local government might be a thing of the past if one judges by the huge interest shown in the recently held 2016 Local Government elections. The turnout was impressive and so is the continued interest in the results as they are released by […]
The upcoming local government elections are one of the most important ones in our democratic dispensation. Whereas in the past some people paid less attention to local government politics I expect things to be different this time. Different because local government is at the coalface of service delivery and there […]
The month of June reminds us of the importance of access to quality education. Right now in South Africa this is a contested terrain. The battle lines are drawn and the protagonists are the government, learners and educators. Parents do occasionally get involved but in the majority of cases they […]
Judge Mabel Jansen’s Facebook posts regarding rape and black culture have predictably made her position as a high court judge untenable. The barrage of criticism that has followed her remarks was inevitable, especially in a country so sensitive to anything with a whiff of racism. But the fact is, she […]
The Constitutional Court finding against President Jacob Zuma on the Nkandla matter is generating a lot of talk and will no doubt continue to do so for some time to come. The judgment was clear and unequivocal regarding Zuma’s failure to fully uphold the country’s constitution and it comes on […]