A broad-based civil society group which aims to tackle municipal chaos in Nelson Mandela Bay held separate virtual meetings on Tuesday with leaders of major political parties whose ongoing power struggles have rendered the metro incapable of delivering basic services to communities and businesses. The two meetings followed a press […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
Department of Health has been deleting emails, says FOR SA
With just three days left for South Africans to comment on controversial draft health regulations indications are that the government will face multiple challenges to its plans to perpetuate executive rule after the lifting of the state of disaster, says Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) executive director Michael […]
Great gratitude at Douglas rain thanksgiving event, says Angus Buchan
“This was not a case like in the Bible when Jesus said: ‘I prayed for 10 and only one came back to say thank you. Where are the other 9?’” said evangelist Angus Buchan of a service he led in Douglas in the Northern Cape last Thursday to thank God […]
EDITORIAL: Last week to have your say on health regulations that threaten your freedoms
South Africans have until April 15 to comment on draft health regulations which, if passed, could effectively plunge our country into a permanent state of disaster in which the health minister can drastically limit your constitutional freedoms without any parliamentary oversight. One positive that is coming out of this is […]
Durban church shares Gospel with giant billboard
“Live for me. I died for you,” proclaims a striking, giant, illuminated billboard depicting Jesus on the cross to hundreds of thousands of people daily on Durban’s busy M4 Southern Freeway. An Easter project of The Worship Tabernacle (TWT) church in Shallcross, Durban, the 18m x 5m billboard was erected […]
Highway Ministry founder calls on believers to reach out to road users over Easter Weekend
The Easter weekend countdown is upon us and Jan de Bruin executive director of Highway Ministries is calling on South African Christians to reach out to motorists during this annual peak traffic period. De Bruin has been ministering full-time to road users for 26 years with a clear call from […]
Pro-life doctor finally allowed to practice medicine — after being barred for nearly 5 years
After almost five years of being barred from practicing medicine, pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos has been allowed by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to continue with his career. Dr De Vos was suspended from completing the gynaecology rotation of his internship at 2 Military Hospital in […]
Online platforms overwhelmed as citizens reject bid to extend disaster rule through health regulations
More than 160 000 people had already sent submissions on controversial draft health regulations through the Dear South Africa website by last night, said Rob Hutchinson, managing director of the public participation platform during a Zoom meeting. He told the meeting last night that the system, which at the time […]
LISTEN: Keep focus on draconian draft health regulations, not Zuma’s interim measures, says FOR SA
With South African social media abuzz with conflicting messages about what action to take as the state of disaster comes to an end only to be replaced by likely worse health regulations if government gets its way, Michael Swain executive director of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has […]
Big crowd at prayer meeting led by Angus Buchan at Kouga Dam amidst E Cape drought, locust crisis
About 2 000 people attended a gathering at the Kouga Dam on Saturday afternoon led by farmer evangelist Angus Buchan who was invited by church leaders in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) and Jeffreys Bay to pray for rain in the drought-stricken area. Most of the people in probably the biggest […]