South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
South African movie goers are in for a rare flurry of major, faith-based feature films. Darren Aronofsky’s controversial ‘Noah’ opened on April 4. Next in line, launching on April 17, is ‘Son of God’ produced by “Touched by an Angel’s” Roma Downey and mega-hit TV producer Mark Burnett of “Survivor” […]
‘Notoriously’ known for his smooth, R&B voice, Loyiso Bala, now gospel artist of note, will perform in a live in concert at the Word of Faith Christian Centre, Port Elizabeth, on Friday, April 18. Loyiso, who graduated top of his class at the prestigious Drakensberg Boys Choir in South Africa, […]
One of the world’s biggest, multi-platinum selling, Christian bands, Casting Crowns, will be live in South Africa this June, in association with Radio Tygerberg, Groot FM and Christian Art Media. The Atlanta, Georgia based group will be in Cape Town on June 26 at the GrandWest Arena, in Johannesburg on […]
[notice]A weekly column in which Pieter Pohl, founder and managing director of Innovation Films, sheds some light on the latest movies. Check in each week for reviews and previews of mainstream and Christian movies at the cinema, on TV or on DVD.[/notice] NOW SHOWING IN CINEMAS: NOAH WARNING: Moderate Violence & […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen THE ARTIST’S DAUGHTER by ALEXANDRA KUYKENDALL This memoir starts with the author’s first meeting with her elderly artist father at the age of eight in Barcelona. Alexandra had high expectations of this meeting and the father-daughter relationship that she assumed would result. Her disappointment in […]
[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] Lately SABC TV3 has shown Andre Rieu concerts, and we have enjoyed immensely their 21h30 slot on Saturday evenings. Andre and his orchestra have the knack […]
By his own admission, former Creed lead singer Scott Stapp has been to hell and back, a difficult and circuitous trip to be sure. Yet, you won’t hear the 40-year-old Stapp complaining about the pain and difficulties he endured on the way to becoming one of the world’s top rock […]
[notice]A new weekly column in which Pieter Pohl, founder and managing director of Innovation Films, sheds some light on the latest movies. Check in each week for reviews and previews of mainstream and Christian movies at the cinema, on TV or on DVD.[/notice] NOW SHOWING IN CINEMAS: The much-anticipated biblical […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen LIFE ON THE LINE: THE STORY OF DES AND ROS SINCLAIR AS TOLD TO AL GIBSON In the first chapter of this testimony of Des and Ros Sinclair’s ministry we are told of Des’ miraculous escape from a West African jail cell after his abduction […]
What an opportunity for a city of believers to unite across cultures on Saturday (March 29), together with a visiting ministry team from Bethel Church in California, for a 7 hour BURN at Good News Community Church in Kwakakhele, Port Elizabeth! So says Burn 24-7 coordinator, Pete Gooch, of the […]