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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

‘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 […]