South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Unplanned , a powerful film that tells the real-life story of Abby Johnson, the former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic who became an anti-abortion activist opens in South Africa, Namibia and Zambia on Friday February 28. Below you can listen to an interview (with questions in text and answers in […]
Bernard Victor Roebert, a pioneer of Christian television in Africa, passed away on February 7 at the age of 83. “A godly man who blessed everybody’s lives he came across in one way or another”, he oversaw Faith Terrestrial, the oldest Christian TV station on the continent that was founded […]
Originally published in Christian Today A New York City subway singer hoping to be the next winner on “American Idol” took a moment during her nerve-wracking audition to put the spotlight on God. During the audition, Samantha Diaz, who goes by the stage name of “Just Sam”, plucked up the […]
The founder of the world-acclaimed traditional, cultural, scathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Dr Joseph Shabalala passed away on the February 11 2020 at Life Eugene Marais Hospital in Pretoria at the age of 78. Joseph Shabalala was born in 1941 and was the eldest of eight children. This eldest son […]
The Gospel edition of the Magic Music Sessions due to be held on April 25 will feature Grammy Award-winning recording artist/songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard. Concert promoters Vertex Events have assured that the singer will perform at this year’s Magic Music Sessions despite a recently cancelled tour by another concert […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Justin Bieber’s new YouTube series Seasons released two episodes this week showing footage from his and his wife, Hailey’s wedding day. During the episodes Bieber revealed that he “was shaking” when he proposed to Hailey in the Bahamas in 2018. “I was like, ‘I […]
Dozens of online petitions and campaigns inspired Downtown Entertainment and TruthTV to join forces to show the blockbuster pro-life movie Unplanned in selected theatres in South Africa, Namibia and Zambia, say the joint promoters in a press release. Regarded as the most influential prolife film ever made, Unplanned is finally reaching African […]
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Originally published in Christian Headlines Pat Barrett’s song Build My Life and Hillsong Worship’s What a Beautiful Name were the most popular worship songs within churches in 2019, while Sinach’s Waymaker could make the list for 2020, according to a new report. Faithlife Proclaim, a church presentation software from Faithlife, […]
Powerful, blockbuster pro-life movie Unplanned launches in South Africa, Namibia and Zambia on Friday February 28. The film, scripted by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, the writers and producers of God’s Not Dead, tells the inspiring true story of Abby Johnson, former director of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in the […]