South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A talented young Christian artist took a bold step of faith at the recent Grahamstown National Arts Festival by using her first solo exhibition, Inner Necessity, as a platform to share her spiritual journey with God. Chantelle Mullins, 23, said that although she only sold one painting during the 10-day […]
Every Wednesday more than 200 people gather in front of the house of leading South African gospel musician Israel Mosehla and his wife Millicent. They are not there for music for the soul, however, but for food for their empty stomachs. It all began one day in early March, said […]
South Africa will soon start participating in the Israeli Government-backed “People of the World Inscribe the Bible” project which aims to hand-inscribe the Bible in 100 different languages. The completed Bibles will be displayed in a huge museum called the Bible House which will be sited in Bible Valley, a […]
Movie Review by Andre Viljoen BROTHER WHITEGenre: Comedy Drama Brother White is a funny, undemanding, heartwarming, family movie about a significant journey of personal discovery by James White (A.R. White — Jerusalem Countdown, Me Again), one of dozens of associate pastors at a California mega-church run by flashy pastor Johnny […]
A Gauteng woman who helped break a price fixing cartel in the plastic pipes industry says she had acted out of obedience to God who challenged her through the Unashamedly Ethical movement. The role of Michelle Harding, former managing director of Petzetakis, the biggest plastic pipe manufacturer in South Africa, […]
Resolute Cape Town pro-life activist Peter Throp is calling on Christians to take action against the evil of abortion by placing “Value Life” stickers over “the plague” of illegal abortion advertisements all over South Africa. Throp and a small group of fellow activists wearing specially made t-shirts and armed with A6-size stickers […]
In March this year the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) came out in full support of decriminalised prostitution. Policies that failed dismally in other nations were touted as solutions for SA. The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) and their anti-family allies have been lobbying the ANCWL to push for legalised prostitution […]
A church in Port Elizabeth and a family in Middelburg joined hands in a simple but profound act of blessing some needy people with scarves and beanies to help withstand the Karoo winter chill. Lance Walton, a Port Elizabeth-based member of the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) organising team says […]
News that Lady Gaga plans to perform in South Africa in November and December has sparked a Facebook campaign by South African Christians opposed to the tour. A Facebook group called Christians Against Lady Gaga & Beyonce’s SA Tour has attracted more than 2 300 members. According to media reports […]
Old punk rockers don’t just get saved when they turn to Jesus. They set out to redeem punk music — at least that’s the testimony of Don de Necker, 38, one of the band members of Old Timers, whose first album, Soli Deo Gloria, is doing well in some surprising […]