South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said last night that even before he had finished reading through a Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) finding against him regarding remarks he made in a webinar last June, God gave him “rock solid” grounds for appeal. At first he was shocked by God seemingly giving him […]
We will publish a detailed report on this matter tomorrow, Monday March 15 During an online thanksgiving service this evening Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng announced he will be appealing against the findings against him by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) and its order that he apologise unconditionally for remarks he […]
Originally published in Christianity Today A Malaysian court ruled on Wednesday that non-Muslims can use the word Allah to refer to God, in a major decision in a divisive issue for religious freedom in the Muslim-majority country. The High Court decision squashed a 35-year-old government ban on the usage of Allah and […]
At face value last week’s unprecedented decision by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) to order South Africa’s chief justice to retract and apologise for remarks he made about Israel appears to be the outcome of a fair and transparent disciplinary process. The committee’s speedy investigation of an official complaint against […]
While many parts of South Africa have experienced abundant rain recently, some areas — mainly in the Eastern and Northern Cape — are still in the grip of a prolonged drought. And so, when Eastern Cape farming couple Tommie and Carine van Kerken both independently sensed God tell them to […]
Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been ordered to apologise for, and retract, pro-Israel comments he made during a webinar in June last year. The Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) found Mogoeng guilty and ordered him to apologise unconditionally for becoming involved in political controversy through his remarks in the online seminar […]
Understanding the times and the season we live in can be found in the Bible excerpt “A Tree Known by its Fruit”: “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Brood […]
Lesedi Community Centre in Heidelberg, Gauteng is doing a remarkable job of uplifting destitute people and uniting citizens in becoming the answer to local challenges. Andre Viljoen spoke to the centre manager Jaco Kritzinger When Jaco Kritzinger suddenly lost his senior corporate management job during a company restructuring in 2018 […]
Andre Viljoen spoke to Grant Dryden of Farming God’s Way about a new home food production programme called ‘Gardens of Faithfulness’ which is bringing fresh hope across the nation because it is feasible for poor people to undertake and it offers opportunities for churches, NGOs and individuals to make a […]
On Monday Gateway News celebrated a decade of “telling the God stories of Africa”. Editor Andre Viljoen shares some reflections on why we should care about the news we consume For many years an old Barlow Wadley shortwave radio receiver gathered dust at the bottom of my wardrobe, a forgotten […]