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WATCH: Flower festival inspires hope in midst of severe drought
In spite of the worst drought in generations, a group in the Karoo town, Middelburg, decided to go on with a practice that looked insane in the circumstances — a flower festival in the middle of a severe drought! Middelburg’s annual Flower Festival, organised by the interdenominational ladies group, the […]
Urgent call for cash donations to help feed drought-stricken Sutherland farmers
A distress call has gone out for cash donations to help put food on the table of Sutherland farmers who are struggling to survive in a crippling drought that is now in its seventh year. “Onbeperkte Menswees”, a non-profit organisation which plans to provide grocery parcels to farmers in the […]
WATCH: Why you need to speak up on sexuality education now!
Parents, school governing body and teacher organisations, and political parties are up in arms about the Department of Basic Education’s lack of consultation on implementing Comprehensive Sexuality Education. But the department itself appears to have adopted a dismissive attitude and is happy with its level of consultation, says Freedom of […]
‘I decided to lose my life and find it in Christ’ — Siya Kolisi
Jesus was literally lifted high before the world last Saturday when photographers snapped a photo of Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi displaying the name of Jesus on his wristband as he held up the Web Ellis Cup. Speaking to SportGo Mag just prior to the World Cup, the rugby star opened up […]
WATCH: Cheslin Kolbe says God healed his ankle for the final
Springbok star wing Cheslin Kolbe told a journalist in Japan today that he will not be worrying about his ankle during Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against England because he believes God has fully healed him in time for the game. Responding to a question at a press conference, Kolbe, […]
Surviving — and thriving in — the digital age as a parent
Focus on the Family Africa recently hosted a parenting event in various cities around South Africa called “Surviving and Thriving” to help parents raise their children in the face of challenges created by the digital age. Rob Parsons and Katharine Hill, two well-known parenting experts from the United Kingdom who […]
Tarkastad group plan to share ‘solo time’ message around SA
Robbie Morgan and a group of men from the Karoo town of Tarkastad are planning a series of road trips around South Africa to share on a spiritual discipline they call “solo time’ which leads to a lifestyle of intimacy with God. Sharing the group’s vision, Robbie told me that […]
Couple ready to walk 200km prayer route through Nelson Mandela Bay
On Monday (November 4) Bishop Eric Pike and his wife Joyce, will start a 200km walk through Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) to launch the city’s unique Nehemiah Prayer Route. They may be in their 80s but they have plenty of walking cred — they have both completed the 780km Camino […]
Three Christian environmental-care leaders die in PE car crash
Originally published in Christianity Today The global creation care community is grieving the loss of some of its most prominent evangelical advocates after the top leaders of A Rocha International — cofounders Peter and Miranda Harris and CEO Chris Naylor and his wife Susanna — suffered a fatal car crash […]