South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Many Christians around South Africa took time to celebrate Ascension Day today with marches, worship gatherings, outreaches and special campaigns. While the day, which commemorates when Jesus ascended in exaltation to Heaven, is no longer a public holiday in South Africa, many believers heeded a call to publicly “lift Jesus […]
Remember those movies like Finger of God, Furious Love, Father of Lights, Holy Ghost and Holy Ghost Reborn in which US filmmaker Darren Wilson took viewers on a round-the-world tour filming God encounters in real time? Well, he’s back with a new, unscripted documentary feature film, The God Man, in […]
A flourishing partnership between farmers and taxi bosses in the Eastern Free State is part of a miracle of reconciliation that “just keeps on growing”, said Senekal bridge builder Pastor John Mathuhle. He says the positive relationship between farmers and taxi owners is one of a number of blessings that […]
Originally published in Christian Today Christians in India are urging the government to speak out after dozens were killed in ethno-religious violence and thousands more forced to flee their homes. Most of the victims of the violence in Manipur are reported to come from minority tribes, including the largely Christian […]
Resolute prayer warrior Dr Fay Nqoloba, 72, surprised doctors and her 10 children early last year when she hosted a major “prayer connect” just months after facing a serious case of Covid 19 and a diagnosis of incurable and aggressive cancer. In March this year her children were once again […]
Dutch Reformed Church members unhappy with the liberal stance of the General Synod are gathering in Vanderbijlpark next week to establish an alternative synod within the DRC. Dr Henrietta Klaasing, a member of the executive committee of the Kairos Network, sets the scene for the launch of the “Koinonia Synod”. […]
The National Council of Provinces has extended the period for public comment on the “Hate Speech Bill” from Friday May 12 to 1pm on Monday May 22. Freedom of Religion SA, which requested the extra time to respond to the contentious bill, urges SA Christians to take action now while […]
A month ago more than 6 000 people gathered at the Vegkop Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia for a “Speak Jesus” national prayer day led by farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan. “For Namibia, that’s a lot of people coming together at one time, and we thank the Lord for that,” said Romie van […]
Last week 90 Christian leaders from different sectors of society and different parts of South Africa gathered in Senekal in the eastern Free State where they spent two full days strategising on practical ways to make South Africa better. This week, Gateway News, which participated in the visionary Uniting for Change […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill into law yesterday, calling the move “a significant milestone in the evolution of our democracy”. But the New Nation Movement (NNM) who precipitated a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling requiring the Electoral Act to be amended to accommodate independent candidates, says the […]