By Golda Meyer The plight of more than 200 Pretoria city-centre residents who were left destitute after recent outbreaks of xenophobic violence in the area, gave birth to a joint relief movement called #ServeYourCity. Various NGO’s and churches teamed up with the city management to find solutions to the disaster and […]
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Woman, 98, tells Cape audience how she escaped from Nazi gas chamber
A 98-year-old Holocaust survivor, Elle Blumenthal, told a Cape Town gathering last night how she literally escaped from a Nazi death camp gas chamber when its doors, which had been closed already, were opened due to new orders coming through regarding the number of people to be gassed that day. […]
Pro-life conferences and marches planned for first week in October
Representatives from pro-life congregations and organisations in South Africa are invited to participate in the annual National Alliance for Life (NAL) Conference which will be taking place on Saturday October 5 from 9am to 1pm at Gateway Church, Umhlanga. For those in the Cape who cannot participate in the NAL […]
Networking session for Christian women entrepreneurs in Durban
Women entrepreneurs are resilient in their challenging entrepreneurial journey but more support is needed to propel them to even higher levels. So says Dr Natanya Meyer, an entrepreneur and lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences ahead of a networking session in Durban where the Christian […]
Decades after encounter with Messiah brothers are at forefront of move of God in Israel
The growth in the number of Jews in Israel who recognise Jesus as their Messiah represents the beginning of spiritual resurrection in the nation, say pioneering Messianic leaders Benjamin and Reuven Berger. Andre Viljoen interviewed them in Jerusalem last week at the 4th Africa Leadership Summit attended by leaders from […]
Tanzanian official orders night clubs to give slots to preachers
Originally published in UG Christian News A top Tanzanian official has instructed nightclub owners in the capital, Dar es Salaam to allocate 30 minutes to church leaders interested in frequently conducting preaching sessions at their venues. According to the EastAfrican Newspaper, Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda said church […]
Mighty Men and Mighty Women on the move in Western Cape
The Mighty Men Western Cape from September 20 to 22 and the Mighty Women Western Cape from Friday (September 13) to Sunday (September 14) will both be taking place on the new MMC WC venue on Sandringham Farm Estate at Stellenbosch. “We are a mighty move of God and not […]
US surgeon general confirms Doctors For Life’s stance on dagga
The US surgeon general Jerome Adams, together with top public health officials, have made a series of announcements about the dangers of dagga (cannabis or marijuana), particularly for pregnant women and youth, says Doctors For Life International (DFL) in a media release. DFL says it was delighted and encouraged that […]
South Africans urged to join national day of mourning on Friday
In the message to South Africa below, Rev Jannie Pelser of SA Mourns issues a call on citizens to participate in a national day of mourning on Friday by wearing black refuse bags over their clothing, to mourn for evils in our land, and to be part of the […]
‘Fresh Africa’ pioneering new ways of doing church
“Church is not the mission field but the mission force.” This is according to Fresh Africa, an organisation that is encouraging churches to embrace a new way of “doing church”, which entails going out and serving communities in order to win souls to Christ, as opposed to inviting people […]