South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Early last Saturday morning a team of about 150 members of Dare to Love (DTL), a Pretoria group that regularly reaches out to destitute people with the love of Jesus, arrived in the heart of the city’s CBD with brooms, bags and gloves to clean up a massive mess left […]
The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) should take urgent and appropriate action to withdraw its approval of a gay lifestyle, says Christian leader Dr Arno van Niekerk in a letter of concern to the leadership of the DRC. In a letter sent to the DRC synod last week on behalf of […]
With next week’s week of prayer in Malawi coinciding with events on the streets and in court, which could provoke riots over allegedly rigged presidential elections, prayer week organisers have called on intercessors everywhere to pray for their country now. The special week of repentance and prayer for peace which […]
We have all heard of city prayer walks but a 200km prayer route that touches every sector of a city and tells the story of the past and present role of the church in the city has to be pretty unique. The Nehemiah Prayer Route through Nelson Mandela Bay (Port […]
In the latest of seemingly never-ending reports of deadly violence in Nigeria comes news that suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 65 people at a funeral in a village in the north-east of the country last Saturday. In the past decade tens of thousands of people — mainly Christians […]
Pray he will follow our Queen in acknowledging a far greater authority By UK Correspondent Charles Gardner As a Christian who believes in God’s great eternal purposes for Israel as spelled out in the Bible, I welcome the choice of Boris Johnson as Britain’s new Prime Minister. And I will […]
This month Port Elizabeth pastor and men’s movement founder Zolile Dayimani, 52, survived a terrifying hijack ordeal and a heart attack. It has also been a time in which his calling to restore the dignity of men caught up in crime and abuse has shifted from theory to practical, leaving […]
A Cape Town Gospel house music DJ caught my attention today when he sent me a WhatsApp with some serious name-dropping cred. Listen to the sound byte below to hear who DJ Prophet 777 landed to do a “drop” for him on Wednesday. What do you think of the DJ’s […]
Intercessors around world urged to join campaign Christian leaders in Malawi have called a national week of repentance and prayer for peace in response to ongoing civil unrest in the nation following allegedly rigged national elections on May 21. The theme of the week from August 5 to August 11 […]
People who would like to participate in a Bible Reading Marathon in the Despatch Town Hall from October 25 to October 28 are invited to book their slots now — and judging by the success of last year’s inaugural event, would-be participants would be wise to act fast to avoid […]