Christian leaders, leaders of farming organisations and representatives of troubled communities came together this week in an extraordinary 5-hour emergency online meeting called by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to seek solutions for problems that are threatening to escalate already-high levels of violence in South Africa. ALSO SEE Critical time to […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
DRC leader facing hate speech charges tells pastors to prepare for ‘ethical challenges’
The Church in South Africa needs to wake up to the reality of “a number of challenges on ethical issues that are coming your way — from secular society and from within your own church,” said Dutch Reformed Church pastor Dr Chris van Wyk to a group of church leaders […]
Victory for pro-life doctor: legal team want his persecutors to be charged
A legal nightmare for young pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos finally came to an end this week when the Heath Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) decided to withdraw all charges against him after more than two years of delays and postponements. “We are delighted — it is victory and […]
A lesson in dealing with loss from my children — Vivienne Solomons
I think it is fair to say that 2020 has turned out rather differently to what anyone could have imagined at the start. This is true not only in South Africa but the world over. A word that is often used in the context of Covid-19 is “loss”, where loss […]
‘My president is the almighty God, and that’s who I serve’ — reborn, veteran ANC fighter, Neil de Beer
White Afrikaner Neil de Beer, 51, this week announced that after 32 years in the ANC he is leaving the party where he served as a military commander in the struggle and as an intelligence chief to head up an organisation called the United Independent Movement of South Africa (UIM […]
Closing, opening of embassies in backdrop of 40-year history of ICEJ Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem
Forty years ago, as all 13 foreign embassies in Jerusalem were being closed in international protest over a law declaring the city the united capital of Israel, a group of Christians responded to the Jewish nation’s hurt by establishing the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) and bringing 1 000 Christians […]
85% of Kenyans are pro-life as abortion pushed on country by international organisations — new survey
Originally published in Right to Life 85% of people in Kenya believe “abortion should never be permitted”, a new survey conducted by Ipsos MORI has revealed. The poll, which questioned 2,050 people across the country, also showed a higher percentage of women than men believe abortion should never be permitted, with […]
WATCH: Mist lifts in SA towns as worship teams take back ‘high places’ with weapon of praise
Worshipers in 21 cities and towns celebrated Heritage Day today by setting out early to praise God from hilltops, mountaintops and other local high points in a campaign to take back the “high places” of the nation. And according to Julita Kok, an exco member of Worship SA which […]
Five men and a cross on ‘trail of blood of Jesus’ across South Africa
Five men from East London set out from Signal Hill, Cape Town last Friday on a mission to wheel a heavy wooden cross nearly 2 000km across the country to Musina to bring hope, restoration and revival to South Africa. I spoke to one of the men, seasoned street evangelist […]
Kingdom nation-builders invited to join visionary online conference next week
Anybody who wants to see the Kingdom of God advancing in every sphere of their nation — especially in the public sector, political realm, and economic and marketplace sectors — is invited to register for next week’s “September Intensive Online” hosted by South Africa’s newly-established School of Governance. So says […]