South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Praise, prophetic declarations mark season for Africa to arise For centuries it has been called the dark continent but 240 South African Christians who participated in a prophetic assignment in Jerusalem in March believe that Africa will be known as the continent of light. The pilgrims from various sectors […]
Tennis Basketball Tennis: French Open: Second Round Wednesday 30 May Results: Men’s Singles: Novak Djokovic (1) (Serbia) defeated Blaz Kavcic (Slovenia) 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 Juan Martin del Potro (9) (Argentina) defeated Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France) 65-77, 77-63, 6-4, 6-4 Roger Federer (3) (Switzerland) defeated Adrian Ungur (Romania) 6-3, 6-2, 66-78, 6-3 […]
Oom Angus and War Piper show Brits how it is done, amidst laughter, tears, straight-talk and pledges A welcome item in my inbox today was a dispatch from the picture postcard Yorkshire town of Patley Bridge where the seemingly tireless War Piper for Mighty Men spent this past weekend at […]
A delegation of Anglican clergy has been appointed to interview Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu about a “report in the media that suggests” that he “has given his support to a clinic that offers abortion on request”. The decision follows a resolution by the Anglican Diocesan Synod in Port Elizabeth on […]
It is difficult to keep track of the many prayer movements that are engaging South African Christians today. Jesus followers are participating in an ever-expanding array of local, national and international networks with significant prayer moves breaking out in churches, homes, workplaces, schools, on the streets and in public arenas. […]
By Vishal Arora — Compass Direct News No arrests have been made since 600 Islamists hurled bags filled with urine and ditchwater at about 100 members of a church in Indonesia last week and threatened to kill its pastor. Police looked on as the mob attacked the Philadelphia […]
The Western Cape Mighty Men Conference movement which was suspended following a surprise announcement in February is back on track following a recent constructive meeting between Mighty Men founder Angus Buchan and MMC stalwarts from all over South Africa. At the May 8 meeting on his Greytown Farm, Shalom, Buchan […]
Church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) have requested a meeting with the re-elected regional chairman of the African National Congress, Nceba Faku, to discuss the “culture of recalling” elected leaders, and the possible ousting of the Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile. The church leaders’ request, made in a letter that […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s support of abortion and his endorsement of the work of the Marie Stopes Clinic (a chain of abortion clinics) will be discussed at the Anglican Diocesan Synod in Port Elizabeth next week. The pro-abortion-on-request stance of the former leader of the Anglican Church of South Africa is […]
Jako Meyer was a self-confessed racist with such a short fuse that he had to run his Karoo farm on his own because no labourers were prepared to work for him. “They would start working for me and leave on the same day because they could not take my temper,” […]