A seven-year battle for parental rights in education was set for a public showdown in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature this evening at the last public participation hearing on the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (Bela Bill) before it completes its legislative journey. Philip Rosenthal of ChristianView Network who […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
DBE rolling out transgender ideology to pre-primary, primary schools: Have your say
The Department of Basic Education has covertly started training teachers to introduce transgender ideology in pre-primary and primary schools, reports Freedom of Religion South Africa which has launched a campaign inviting religious leaders and citizens to express their view on the training initiative directly to the DBE. The transgender and […]
Prayer and protest in George march against Bela Bill
Concerned parents, teachers, and community activists in George yesterday mobilised for a peaceful protest march against thes BELA Bill, which seeks to centralise government control of schools and governing bodies. The march took place at 10.30am, commencing from Eden School at the corner of York & Union Streets and concluded […]
Group hosting 40-day elections prayer and fasting campaign to ‘usher SA into new season’
Gatekeepers South Africa, an organisaton that mobilises NGOs, Christian organisatons and businesses around a vision of rebuilding South Africa according to sound family values, is hosting a 40 days elections prayer and fasting campaign from April 22 to May 31. At a time in which political observers are saying that […]
Time2RiseSA calls on Christians to ‘vote our values’ after party unity bid stalls
Talks between seven Christian parties in Pretoria on February 16 yielded “good discussions” but did not result in them taking a united stand around shared biblical values, says Kingdom nationbuilding movement Time2RiseSA (T2R), which hosted the meeting. The aim of a process, called “In One Accord”, initiated by T2R “was […]
Logos Hope visit unites PE evangelists in reaching schools
Nearly 55 000 Gospel tracts were handed out to school children in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) by local outreach teams who joined hands with each other and with the OM ship Logos Hope during its recent 3- and-a-half-weeks stay in the city. Evangelist Suzanne Pillans said she was inspired by God […]
Movement started by sisters during lockdown using creativity to connect people with Jesus
I heard about “Hope City” for the first time recently when an invitation to a “Sunday Sunsets” worship-on-the-beach gathering landed in my WhatsApp. What really caught my attention were classy photos of musicians with a professional-looking sound setup on the beach sand, surrounded by people worshiping God. Was this really […]
Four nations ‘leading charge’ in mobilising prayer for Africa
A campaign to mobilise prayer warriors to pray urgently for the fulfilment of God’s purpose for Africa will be launched via a virtual gathering on Thursday March 21, said Apostle Linda Gobodo of the Healing the Nation of Africa from Cape to Cairo prayer network. Gobodo, who said the Lord […]
‘Hunger, thirst and disease’ a threat to Christians amid Mozambique jihadist attacks
Originally published in Premier Christian News Mozambique is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis as jihadist attacks in the north displace thousands of Christians and Muslims. The conflict has already displaced over 1 million people and claimed close to 5 000 lives, according to the latest figures. Bishop António Juliasse of Mozambique […]
Kim Walker Smith touring SA in June
Renowned Christian singer, songwriter and worship leader Kim Walker-Smith is touring South Africa in June with nights of worship lined up in Cape Town (Missio-Dei, June 13), Johannesburg (Christian Family Church, June 14 ) and Pretoria (Lewende Woord, Brummeria, June 15). Tickets for these events — the passionate US worship […]