[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. In today’s Kingdom Business he says escalating financial scandals are the start of the collapse foreseen in the Bible. But what does this mean for believers?[/notice] On July 3 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan accused banks and financial institutions of being […]
Business
Intercape driving Gospel through Southern Africa
“Firstly above all, we want to acknowledge our Father in Heaven who created all things. We honour You as the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings” Those were the words of welcome that the Intercape Sleepliner hostess spoke at the start of my recent trip from Johannesburg to […]
Cartel-breaker, Harding calls on SA business leaders to “clean up their act”
A Gauteng woman who helped break a price fixing cartel in the plastic pipes industry says she had acted out of obedience to God who challenged her through the Unashamedly Ethical movement. The role of Michelle Harding, former managing director of Petzetakis, the biggest plastic pipe manufacturer in South Africa, […]
Sacrificial leadership the way to reclaim economic control?
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. In today’s Kingdom Business he sketches a surprising scenario in which churches literally become the key to controlling the food industry.[/notice] In my article 2 weeks ago entitled Kingdom principles key to overcoming economic, financial turmoil I introduced the basic […]
Godly ‘economic freedom’ for SA is focus of Vereeniging conference
Laying a Biblical foundation to unlock the wealth and resources of South Africa and eradicate the scourge of poverty, endemic unemployment and hopelessness, are the objectives of a pioneering economic conference in the Sharpeville Community Hall in Vereeniging on Saturday, July 7. Christians are invited to register online for free […]
Need for Christian standard in business, government
[notice]Forget the solutions of the world, says columnist Pastor Bongani Mgayi; we have the answer that the world needs.[/notice]We all lament the lack of good leaders and organisations that will be above corruption and that will exist to serve society. We even fantasise about ousting the corrupt leaders and supplanting […]
Kingdom principles key to overcoming economic, financial turmoil
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. In today’s Kingdom Business he says that the greed, pride, corruption and materialism that prevail in the South African marketplace today are the fruit of an economic system that serves mammon rather than God.[/notice] The economy is the lifeblood of […]
God’s miraculous coal project bringing hope to poor
In the late 1980s successful, independent coal producer Barry Nel found himself in a position where retirement might have seemed an attractive option. But Nel believed that there was more work for him to do for God’s Kingdom. “I just knew that there was more to give back,” he said. […]
Biblical entrepreneurship training in Joburg, Durban, Cape Town
Biblical Entrepreneurship classes are being offered in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town from May in a programme aimed at promoting a biblical worldview in the business arena, says transformational entrepreneur Patrick Kuwana. The national BE rollout follows an inaugural workshop in Johannesburg in early February during which trainees and teachers […]
Plans to influence business, economy through biblical entrepreneurship training
An inaugural group of Biblical Entrepreneurship (BE) trainees and eight BE teachers were trained in Johannesburg from January 30 to February 4 paving the way for the rollout of the programme throughout South Africa. BE classes will now run frequently in Johannesburg and will be launched around April in Durban […]