With less than 30 days to go before the Maluti Mighty Men Conference kicks off in the Eastern Free State, Angus Buchan urges every man to write this event in his diary, because “it will be life-changing”. The second Maluti Mighty Men Conference takes place from April 12 to 14 […]
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SA going ahead with downgrade of Israel embassy, says Ramaphosa
‘Won’t further peace efforts’ — SA Jewish Board of Deputies Originally published in Jerusalem Post President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa is going full steam ahead with its process of downgrading its embassy in Israel to a liaisons office. A year ago, the country’s ruling party, the African […]
Spirit-filled weekend at Jeffreys Bay Mighty Men Conference
On Friday morning the rain poured down in solid sheets on the farm Mooi Uitsig, Jeffreys Bay, as we prepared for the opening of the Mighty Men Conference that evening. The roads were a sea of mud as heavy earthmoving graders and trucks struggled to repair them just hours before […]
‘New CRL Commission needed to rebuild trust between state, religious communities’
The South African government must wisely choose new commissioners for the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights (CRL) in order to regain the trust of religious communities, says religious freedom scholar Professor Christof Sauer. “The actions and attitudes of the Commission in the past five years […]
DRC judgment doesn’t force all churches to marry gays, but sets dangerous precedent
Last Friday a full bench of the Pretoria High Court ruled that a 2016 decision by the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Synod to reverse its 2015 decision to remove the celibacy requirement for homosexual ministers and to solemnise same-sex civil unions, was both procedurally and constitutionally unlawful. While technically nothing […]
Application for right of individuals to stand for elections delayed
Originally published in News 24 The application to hear the rights of individuals to stand for national and provincial elections independently was delayed in the Western Cape High Court when Judge Siraj Desai insisted that political parties represented in the National Assembly be joined in the application. The application came […]
Company of Prophets meeting in Cape Town
The annual Cape Town Company of Prophets conference is taking place at Bay City Church, Muizenberg on Friday March 15 and Saturday March 16. The conference theme is Restoring The Glory and the speakers are Paul Bevan, Anita Giovannoni, Sheldon Kidwell and Tony Cooksey. Entry to the Friday session from […]
Court’s same-sex ruling “a big moment for us”, says Dutch Reformed Church
Translated from a report in e-kerkbode Judgment is expected tomorrow (Friday March 8) at the High Court in Pretoria in a court case over a Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Synod decision on homosexual relationships. BREAKING NEWS High Court scraps Dutch Reformed Church decision against same-sex marriages Read more at https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/high-court-scraps-dutch-reformed-church-decision-against-same-sex-marriages-20190308 […]
‘The Spirit-led vote from the Church will cleanse the nation from bloodguilt’
Clementia Pae reports and comments on a prophetic word released by Vuyokazi Matu at the Marketplace Calling International Conference in Johannesburg on February 20 It was during the session, Technology, Digital Innovation and Media, when our moderator asked the first question; I couldn’t answer it, without releasing what the Lord heavily […]
Proposal to outlaw physical discipline at home scrapped
In a major turnaround, a proposal which would have criminalised parents spanking children has been removed from the latest draft of the Children’s Amendment Bill which will be submitted to Parliament for consideration. Unlike previous versions of the Bill, the latest draft makes no mention of “chastisement” or “discipline”, which […]