Luxury car brand Porsche came in for some sharp criticism on social media after somebody spotted and shared that a landmark statue of Jesus overlooking Lisbon was missing from a car advert it filmed in the city. About 44 seconds into the advert posted on the company website last week […]
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Israeli president asks Zambian president for help in improving relations with SA
Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema, who is currently on a state visit to Israel, met on Tuesday with Israel’s president Isaac Herzog, and is also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Jerusalem Post reports that Hichilema is the third Zambian president to visit Israel over the past decade. In […]
World Aquatics to establish ‘open’ category for trans swimmers to promote ‘fair competition’
Originally published in The Christian Post World Aquatics is moving forward with plans to implement a separate category for trans-identified athletes to compete in amid intense debate about the fairness of allowing trans-identified male athletes to compete in women’s athletics. The World Aquatics Congress, the body that governs competitive swimming […]
Record-breaking ‘Sound of Freedom’ movie coming to SA
South African moviegoers will be the first outside of North America to see Sound of Freedom, the record-breaking, faith-based thriller movie about a former US government agent rescuing children from sex traffickers, when it releases at cinemas across the country on August 18. Taking Hollywood by surprise, the independent movie […]
International sports summit calls for activism to protect female athletes
From Olympians and lawyers, to everyday people, everyone needs to be a force in the effort to protect women’s sports for female athletes, said leaders of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) and the International Consortium on Female Sport (ICFS) during their International Women’s Sports Summit 2023. The nonpartisan, […]
More than 98 people turn to Jesus during big Satanic event!
Last weekend hundreds of people gathered in Boston, USA, for what was billed as the largest Satanic gathering in history” but things didn’t run according to plan — at least the devil’s plan — as nearly 100 people in the area around the venue surrendered their lives to Jesus during […]
Millions of Christians to mobilise in fasting, prayer for Israel before Pentecost
Next month, thousands of ministries worldwide will unite in prayer for Israel. Many believe this historic initiative couldn’t be happening at a better time. Mike Bickle of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri, explained how this call to intercede began. “We began a call on March 7th, […]
World Rugby letter confirms SA Rugby dumped Israeli team because of threats of violence, says Safi
A letter from World Rugby confirms that the South African Rugby Union (Saru) disinvited an Israeli rugby team from a competition as a result of threats of violence from extremists in SA, says South African Friends of Israel (Safi). Safi spokesperson Bafana Modise says in a press statement that in […]
Namibia rain raises hope, says Speak Jesus organiser
A month ago more than 6 000 people gathered at the Vegkop Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia for a “Speak Jesus” national prayer day led by farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan. “For Namibia, that’s a lot of people coming together at one time, and we thank the Lord for that,” said Romie van […]
George Verwer, evangelist and founder of OM International, dies at 84
Originally published in The Christian Post George Verwer, an author and evangelist who founded the group OM International and was known for his focus on global missions, has died at the age of 84. OM International announced Verwer’s death on Facebook on Saturday, explaining that their founder had died on […]