South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Statement by Sacli (South African Christian Leadership Initiative) team facilitating a 10-year journey from racism to reconciliation This week @SteveHofmeyr and @ZindziMandela tweets put our history of unresolved South African pain and prejudice, anger and hatred, rage and violence, on international display — to our national shame. Steve Hofmeyr, not […]
In this series of articles, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) discusses existing legal remedies for abuses or strange practices by religious leaders highlighted by the CRL Rights Commission and the media. FOR SA has consistently cited applicable existing laws as one of its objections to state regulation of […]
The former chair of the CRL Rights Commission, Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, who campaigned vigorously for state regulation of religion, has been excluded from a list of 13 people appointed by the presidency to serve on the commission for the next five years. Earlier this year Mkhwanazi-Xaluva and her deputy chair, Prof Luka […]
In September 2017 I wrote a story about Uganda’s amazing “77 Days of Glory” revival service celebrating its first anniversary. I first learned about this mighty move of God — also known as “77 Dogs” — in August 2017 when I was introduced to a Kampala pastor, Ddiba Assadi, who […]
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo Special report by Clementia Pae who participated in a Kingdom business mission to DRC this month In line with its strategic mandate of “reconstructing Africa beyond limitations” the World Economic Congress (WEC) led a delegation of Christian business leaders and investors to the Democratic Republic […]
In this series of articles, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) discusses existing legal remedies for abuses or strange practices by religious leaders highlighted by the CRL Rights Commission and the media. FOR SA has consistently cited applicable existing laws as one of its objections to state regulation of […]
On March 7 2019, the Pretoria High Court delivered judgment in the case of Gaum and others v Janse van Rensburg and others. In terms of the Court Order, the decision on same-sex relationships adopted during the extraordinary meeting of the General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) from […]
Africa’s first chapter of Proclaiming Justice to the Nations (PJTN) was launched in Johannesburg yesterday by its founder Dr Laurie Cardoza-Moore. PJTN is a US-based organisation that educates, advocates, and activates Christians, Jews and all people of conscience in building a global community of action and prayer in support of […]
Originally published in Herald Live Port Elizabeth’s famous “running reverend” ran life’s greatest race with grace and humility, with a funeral service for the retired St Peter’s Congregational Church minister to be held on Wednesday next week. Deric Derbyshire, who was born in South End in 1946, died on Monday […]
Pastors, cultural leaders and community members took part in a prayer walk in Bethelsdorp Extension 31 last Sunday to take a stand against deadly gang violence in Port Elizabeth’s northern areas. The event, which is to be followed by a youth-led prayer walk along Standford Road from the Gelvandale track […]