South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes into the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] After a successful twelve years as the popular character “Emma” in the evergreen Afrikaans soap “Sewende Laan”, Bertha Le Roux has decided to close this chapter of her life […]
Christian singer, songwriter Darlene Zschech who has been undergoing aggressive treatment since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2013 says her doctor has just confirmed that there is no sign of cancer in her body. “In the good Dr’s very South African accent he said ‘this is […]
Originally published in Drum Famed South African Gospel group, Joyous Celebration, has released a statement announcing the passing of one of its members – Lihle Mbanjwa. According to the statement, the singer was in a car accident that also left her fellow band-mate and drummer, Sabu Satsha, in a critical […]
Following the recent racial twitter spat between popular Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr and puppeteer Conrad Koch with his puppet Chester Missing a YouTube video emerged from a certain Bouwer Bosch; a spoken word video in Afrikaans titled “Kleurblind”. The video has since gone viral and made headlines in most of […]
Originally published in The New Age The Crown Gospel Awards took place on Sunday night at the Durban ICC. Acclaimed as South Africa’s largest gospel awards, the event hosted local and international Gospel music artists, saluting musicians for their great works and contributions in the Gospel Music Industry. Attended by some of […]
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] Singing on your own sounds thin and raspy … this diminishes your desire to sing with your own voice. It is easier to give up and simply […]
Originally published in Charisma News The most popular book of all time may be celebrating a bit of a renaissance. Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 27, 2014) marks the first anniversary of the Bible App for Kids, developed by YouVersion in partnership with OneHope. The app has been downloaded in 200-plus […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Grammy-nominated Christian artist Kari Jobe got a “taste of heaven” at her wedding on Friday, where she got married to her worship colleague and best friend Cody Carnes. While a wedding is one of the most significant days in a person’s life, the Bible recorded that […]
Originally published by Christian Today An Italian Renaissance masterpiece that English novelist Aldous Huxley once described as “the greatest picture in the world” was saved from destruction in World War Two by a British artillery officer who defied orders to shell the town. Today, Piero della Francesca’s 15th Century fresco […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Justin Bieber is said to be on a mission for self improvement and a new report claims the pop star has enlisted the help of his pastor. The 20-year-old “Baby” singer will reportedly spend two weeks with Carl Lentz, lead pastor at Hillsong New […]