Two petitions have been launched calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to respect Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s right to express his Christian views on Israel. Figures from both petitions will be combined and South Africans are encouraged to sign either petition. In a petition published yesterday, its author, Rebecca-Leigh Cantor (you […]
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Christian TV channel shut down by Israel threatens legal action
Originally published in CBN News GOD TV’s Hebrew-speaking channel Shelanu TV is threatening to take legal action against the chairman of Israel’s media oversight council, the latest development in the Messianic channel’s battle with the Israeli government over its desire to broadcast its faith-based content to the Israeli public. The […]
Israel shuts down Christian TV channel in rare move
Originally published in Fox News Israel is pulling the plug on a new GOD TV channel for failing to disclose its evangelical missionary agenda, local regulators announced Sunday. The Hebrew-speaking “Shelanu” channel, which began airing at the end of April on GOD TV as part of a seven-year deal, will […]
Mighty Men Canada invites men everywhere to join them at weekend
What began as an outreach to the men of Canada has grown into a worldwide simulcast — and “our greatest hope is for a spirit of awakening”, said Candian evangelist Jef Zak who is organising an online Mighty Men Canada event with South African farmer evangelist Angus Buchan and Northern […]
Veteran church leader poised to lead Malawi after historic election re-run
Rev Lazarus Chakwera, president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), is set to become the nation’s new leader, with unofficial results showing he has amassed nearly 60% of votes in what will be Africa’s first change of power following a presidential election re-run ordered by the courts over irregularities. More […]
Christian groups criticise ANC attack on chief Justice Mogoeng for his remarks on Israel
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has come under fire from the ANC and anti-Israel activists who want him to be disciplined or to resign over remarks he made in a webinar on Tuesday in which he lamented the South African government’s adoption of a lopsided attitude toward the Israel-Palestinian conflict which denied […]
Baptist president denounces ‘hijacked’ BLM group, but says it honours Jesus to say ‘Black Lives Matter’
J D Greear, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention in the US on Tuesday, implored Southern Baptist members to accept and promote that “black lives matter” as a Gospel issue but criticised the Black Lives Matter organisation in his 2020 presidential address to church members. Speaking from his office […]
Positive response to past prayers in parliament stirs faith for answers to Africa Day intercession
On days when events that shape the course of our history take place, it always seems to be just an ordinary day like many others, with the sun rising and going down in the same direction. It is always when we look back that we begin to appreciate the magnitude […]
Retired SA bishop pens prayer inspired by George Floyd killing in US
The killing of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States has triggered racial justice protests across America and in many nations, including South Africa. A former Anglican Bishop of Port Elizabeth, Eric Pike, has been moved by the tragic incident to write a prayer which is published […]
WATCH: ‘Releasing Jesus from prison and restoring Africa’
It is one thing to hear God declare his plan for restoring Africa. It is another thing to respond to what you believe God has said by buying land and starting to build new villages. But that is what he did, veteran Ugandan pastor and intercessor Laban Jjumba told fellow […]