South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Since early December peace and unity has been reigning in a region of the Western Cape Winelands that has a history of ongoing taxi violence, murder and serious crime — and the community says the change is a result of divine intervention following a breakthrough prayer event. In an email […]
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) yesterday urged the government to stop using state security agents to indiscriminately shoot at protesting civilians who were exercising their constitutional right to demonstrate, reports NewsDay. And in another development linked to this week’s bloody protests in Zimbabwe over 150% fuel hikes, popular pastor […]
“Prophetic Seasons in the Political Development of Nations” is the intriguing name of a 1-day seminar in Pretoria on January 31 to prepare Christians for the upcoming national elections. During the seminar Segun Olanipekun, a pastor, author and student of biblical nation building, will facilitate interactive discussion on about 15 […]
2019 will be a turning point towards having a godly government in South Africa — if Christians step up to do God’s work, says Rev Kenneth Meshoe, leader of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP). “People were saying in 1994 the ACDP does not have experience in governance. But we […]
South Africa heads to the polls in 2019 and already two new Christian-based political parties have put their hands up, with more expected to come to the fore before the national ballot takes place. To date, the Renewed South Africa Party (RSAP) and the African Covenant (ACO) party have registered […]
Persecution of Christians continues to rise with 73 countries showing extreme, very high or high levels of persecution, reports the authoritative Open Doors World Watch List (WWL) for 2019. A year ago 58 countries were listed in those categories. Five years ago, North Korea (#1) was the only country categorised […]
The call for comments on the revised draft of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill has been extended to February 15, reports Freedom of Religion (FOR SA). Commenting on the Bill, FOR SA says clause 4(1) makes “hate speech” a crime– with potentially dire repercussions from […]
Every year we lose more pre-born babies to abortion than the combined death toll of crime and car accidents. Since February 1 1997, over 1 600 000 babies have been killed in South Africa — by abortion — with taxpayers’ money. February 1 2019 will mark the 22nd anniversary of […]
Christians need to take Christmas and the birth of Christ seriously, reconnect with the significance of Christ our Saviour being born, and avail themselves for the Lord’s work in 2019. This is the message from Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, who was speaking to Gateway News from his home this week […]
Rozanne Visagie, one of the organisers of a prayer event on Bloubergstrand, Cape Town on the Day of Reconciliation (Sunday December 16 2018), reflects on this prophetic gathering held 180 years after Voortrekkers made a covenant with God before the Battle of Blood River. (Also see: Day of Covenant to […]