When we hear about slavery we tend to think of dehumanising episodes of history such as the Holocaust or apartheid, but unbeknown to many of us, criminals still make large sums of money treating humans as a commodity. Human trafficking is a thriving industry worth an estimated $ 150-billion […]
Focus on the Family Africa recently hosted a parenting event in various cities around South Africa called “Surviving and Thriving” to help parents raise their children in the face of challenges created by the digital age. Rob Parsons and Katharine Hill, two well-known parenting experts from the United Kingdom who […]
Ultima Financial Planners hosted a one-day seminar called the FLOW conference in Pretoria recently at Casa Toscana, to inspire the business community to apply biblical principles to their personal and business finances. FLOW stands for faith and leadership over wealth and it was also the theme of the inaugural conference. […]
“Not on our watch!” Bishop Dalton Adams, ACDP member of parliament, said to a big group of riled-up protestors in front of the Department of Basic Education‘s offices in Pretoria last Saturday. A march was held last in the city to protest against the proposed introduction of comprehensive sexuality education […]
Missionary intercessor Paul Mbongelo says the issue of state capture pressed so heavily on his heart during a recent thanksgiving prayer gathering he led at the Union Buildings that he wants to seek a meeting with former president Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa to share with them what God […]
More than a dozen like-minded Christian women recently attended the fourth Confident Women in Business (CWIB) get-together at the Choose Life Church in Pretoria East. These meetings are held to encourage Christian women to find their voice in the world, grow and learn to be the best versions of themselves. […]
One of the biggest and best-known Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) congregations, Moreletapark, in the eastern part of Pretoria, has recently been the topic of controversial news reports after it announced it may renounce its membership of the DRC. Moreletapark’s disclosure was made about two months after the Pretoria High Court […]
A group of students recently completed a 21-day journey from Cape Town to Johannesburg in an effort to raise money for their fellow students who don’t have access to higher education because of financial constraints. The #Walk4Access initiative aims to show local citizens and those abroad the real burdens of […]
Worship songs and heartfelt prayers filled the streets of neighbourhoods across South Africa on Freedom Day last Saturday as believers celebrated their freedom in Christ and prayed for change in the country. Jesus Marches took place in smaller towns like Upington, Parys, Randfontein, Jeffreys Bay and in big cities like […]
Uniting South Africa in Christ Can a nation be born in a day? Statistics show that around 80% of South Africans identify as Christian, but one could then ask, where is the real change? An enthusiastic rainbow crowd of over 400 Christian leaders representing different denominations, age groups, and races […]