Zimbabwean social media activist pastor Evan Mawarire was acquitted in the High Court in Harare today on charges that he tried to subvert the government of former president Robert Mugabe and incited public violence during anti-government protests last year. He subsequently made an appeal to new president Emmerson Mnangagwa — […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
Emmerson Mnangagwa — Christian or crocodile?
Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, Zimbabwe’s president-in-waiting is nicknamed “the crocodile” — in reference to his reputation for ruthlessness as former president Robert Mugabe’s “enforcer”. But a report surfaced in social media in the past week suggesting that the man linked with massacres of political opponents in the 1980s — and alleged […]
Hundreds of Christian leaders praying in parliament on Friday ** UPDATED **
Believers everywhere challenged to spend hour in prayer On Friday November 24 about 250 Christian leaders with national influence will meet in parliament from 1.30pm to 4pm to pray for the nation. “We are all extremely concerned about the erosion of values and key challenges facing our beloved nation,” say organisers […]
Mugabe’s days numbered — but keep praying for peace in Zimbabwe
Yesterday — a day in which Christians in Zimbabwe responded in numbers to a call to participate in “Breakthrough Prayer” rallies in Harare and Bulawayo — 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe stunned his countrymen when he delivered a highly-anticipated “resignation speech” on national television in which he did not resign. Prior […]
Pastor Evan Mawarire calls for unity in Zimbabwe, urges Church leaders to engage with army and politicians
Zimbabwe’s well-known social media activist pastor, Evan Mawarire, responded swiftly to today’s military takeover in Zimbabwe, streaming a “citizens’ broadcast” on Facebook this morning, calling on Zimbabweans to be calm, hopeful, united and prayerful. In his broadcast from Harare, which garnered nearly 60 000 views and thousands of comments in […]
Great expectations for ‘Real Men Follow Jesus’ conference in PE prison
“I am looking forward to seeing hardened criminals and murderers converted and having fathers and sons relationships restored,” said Apostle Donovan Arends — organiser of a family conference in one of South Africa’s toughest prisons. The “Real Men Follow Jesus — Bring Back the Heart of the Fathers to the […]
WATCH: Young men set example of racial harmony, Christian unity in face of SA violence
In a week in which protests against farm murders have highlighted racial tensions in South Africa, a video clip featuring a young white man and a young black man calling for the Church to be united and prayerful in this season, has gone viral on social media. Worship musician and […]
Christian family conference taking place in PE prison
St Albans prison near Port Elizabeth has a reputation for being one of the most violent prisons in South Africa. And 99% of the gangland killings in PE’s northern areas are reportedly orchestrated from its prison cells. It is because of those very problems that God has called for a […]
Stellenbosch getting ready for a ‘Gathering’ of note
For two days in early November there is going to be a gathering of note in Stellenbosch with a remarkable lineup of quality international and South Africa Christian music artists and charismatic US-based evangelist Todd White. The event is called the Gathering — because that’s the name that God gave […]
Church groups urged to challenge ‘untrue’ claims of CRL commission
Freedom of Religion SA has issued an urgent call to church groups to challenge “completely untrue and grossly misleading” claims by the CRL Rights Commission that over 45 million Christians support its recommendations for the compulsory licensing of religion. In its official annual report which it presented to parliament last […]