The UK government has made existing emergency measures banning puberty-suppressing hormones (blockers) “indefinite” for children aged under 18, following the official advice of medical experts. A press release from the UK Department of Health and Social Care last week confirmed that both the sale and supply of the puberty blockers […]
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Some of the God stories that made headlines in 2024
What a year of change it has been, shaped by elections, Olympics, war, rising antisemitism, prayer and the Gospel! The headline links, images and edited excerpts below reflect a sprinkling of the news we published in 2024. May you and your loved ones experience peace, hope and refreshing in Jesus […]
Christian, homeschooling groups want president’s ear as Bela Act deadline approaches
South Africa’s historic Government of National Unity is feeling the heat as the two biggest members, the ANC and DA, remain at odds over contentious clauses of the Bela Act on the eve of the Friday December 13 deadline set by President Cyril Ramaphosa for parties to resolve their differences. […]
Cape Town kids minister to kids through innovative books, podcasts
By Garth van Niekerk For the past three years, a joyful team of kids and their pastor at Melkbos Fellowship (https://www.thefellowship.co.za/), have been writing and recording Bible stories for young ones (ages 6-13 years). While the focus was on getting the Word to kids “out there”, it’s been a wonderful […]
Wilberforce Academy holds second Southern African pilot programme
Special Report by Ngqobizitha Donga, Stefanie Kotze and Ryan Smit In a generation where success has been intertwined with neglecting individual identity in Christ and conforming to worldly stereotypes, Wilberforce Academy seeks to engraft an understanding of how Christ is the centre of everything, hence building effective ambassadors who will […]
Church urged to get behind national day of prayer for revival at FNB stadium in March 2025
Plans are in motion to host a Christian national day of prayer and repentance at Africa’s largest football stadium – the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on Saturday March 22 next year. The focus of the “Awakening South Africa National Day of Prayer and Repentance” event will be on revival and “on […]
Protesters oppose renaming of Joburg street after Palestinian hijacker
About 300 people protested outside the City of Johannesburg Council Chambers in Braamfontein, yesterday, against the proposed renaming of Sandton Drive after Leila Khaled, a Palestinian activist who took part in plane hijackings in the 1960s and 70s and was linked with the massacre of Christian pilgrims in Israel in […]
Mozambique drops terrorist case against missionary pilot helping orphans
By James Thomson — Originally published in Christianity Today November 8 started off as a normal Friday for Ryan Koher. The 33-year-old missionary pilot was at his desk in a hangar at Mission Aviation Fellowship’s (MAF’s) headquarters in Nampa, Idaho, where he had been working for several months. But then […]
ICEJ warns of ‘chilling’ consequences of ICC arrest warrants against Israeli leaders
By David Parsons, ICEJ senior vice president and spokesman The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is appalled by the shameful decision by the three-judge panel of the International Criminal Court on Thursday to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes […]
Archbishop Makgoba addresses abuse in Anglican Church
Originally published in All Africa News Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Monday announced an inquiry into whether the Anglican Church in Cape Town has met its obligation to keep its members safe from abuse. He was preaching in Cape Town after the publication of a report in Britain that a former […]