South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
At an online day of repentance meeting on Tuesday Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng urged South African Christians, beginning with himself, to repent of unbelief, fear and complacency and to boldly contend for the full measure of the revival and reformation that God wants to bring at this time Sharing his […]
During a committee meeting yesterday evening, the Select Committee on Security and Justice adopted the contentious Civil Union Amendment Bill which proposes removing rights of civil marriage officers to object to presiding over unions that violate their conscience or sincerely-held beliefs. The committee’s decision followed a media announcement yesterday by Human […]
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 […]
In a groundbreaking judgment today the Constitutional Court declared South Africa’s Electoral Act unconstitutional for requiring that candidates in national and provincial elections belong to political parties. ALSO READ: Victory in Constitutional Court is ‘great reset for SA’ — Michael Louis The judgment, which has been hailed by proponents of […]
By Nonkululeko Njilo — Originally published in Times Live Reyno de Beer has become a household name after the David vs Goliath victory on Tuesday that saw him challenge the government’s lockdown regulations and the High Court ruling that many were invalid and unconstitutional. The father-of-two, born in Edenvale, Johannesburg, […]
By Cause For Justice Parliament is considering a legislative proposal that has major implications for human rights in general and in particular, the rights to equality, human dignity and freedom of conscience, religion and belief.[i] The Civil Union Amendment Bill (the Bill)[ii] proposes the removal of civil marriage officers’ right to conscientious objection[iii] – a […]
As Evangelicals, Charismatics and Pentecostal Churches in the Western Cape, we are alarmed at the events in the USA, and the overwhelming response of Blacks to it in the UK, Australia and other parts of the world, says Concerned Clergy Western Cape (CCWC) in a press release. The press release […]
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 […]
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 […]
Brenda of the Daughters of Eersteriver (DOER) group, filed this report on a Pentecost prayer walk last Sunday in Eersterivier, Cape Town It was just after 6.30am when the first prayer warriors arrived at the Total Fuel station on Stratford Ave, Eersteriver. Very quickly it was just red everywhere you […]