South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
In this call for public participation, Robbie Hift, a member of the Mighty Men Eastern Cape organising team spells out some little steps that can go a long way towards preparing the ground for the March 2020 event. “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you […]
The ACDP is not convinced by the response it has received from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to the important question regarding the content of the new Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) curriculum, it says in a media statement released yesterday. “As a result, we have requested a meeting with […]
Ruling seen as blow to religious freedom The Constitutional Court on Wednesday morning ruled unanimously that it is unconstitutional to spank your child at home. Dismissing an appeal by Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA), against a High Court ruling outlawing corporal punishment at home, the judgment declared that […]
Originally published in Vryheid Herald At precisely 16 minutes past 3pm on Saturday afternoon, an airplane flew over Vryheid High School’s rugby field. Below, a massive crowd of Vryheid’s residents looked up and saw “JOHN 3:16” boldly printed beneath its wings and cheered as it soared above them, in celebration […]
The sixth annual MeCAHT international human trafficking conference will be taking place at Liberty Church in Randburg, Johannesburg from November 13 to 15. With its lineup of international and national speakers addressing the theme of “Unveiling the Complexities of the Human Trafficking Conundrum and Exploring a Multi-Sectoral Response”, the conference will […]
Churches and prayer networks across South Africa are calling for an urgent, nationwide time of prayer and fasting from September 22 to 24 in response to critical issues facing the nation, including gender violence and xenophobic attacks. The prayer focus for the three days, culminating on Heritage Day, is: Ask […]
“For this reason I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe [with confident trust] that you have received them, and they will be given to you.” — Mark 11:24 (AMP). The Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay 2020 team are appealing to the community […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]