South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) this week hosted the first phase of a national convention aimed at reaching broad consensus on public values and standards to facilitate building a just and equitable society. The convention in Johannesburg, attended by various religious and civil society representatives, is a direct […]
Believers everywhere challenged to spend hour in prayer On Friday November 24 about 250 Christian leaders with national influence will meet in parliament from 1.30pm to 4pm to pray for the nation. “We are all extremely concerned about the erosion of values and key challenges facing our beloved nation,” say organisers […]
35 South African church leaders visited California, USA recently to glean firsthand from what God is doing in churches known for sustained revival. Three of the leaders share on their experiences. Seeking raw power to transform hurting lives — Moss Ntlha For a number of years I have wrestled with […]
Yesterday — a day in which Christians in Zimbabwe responded in numbers to a call to participate in “Breakthrough Prayer” rallies in Harare and Bulawayo — 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe stunned his countrymen when he delivered a highly-anticipated “resignation speech” on national television in which he did not resign. Prior […]
Linda Gobodo of Vuka Africa has been filing significant prophetic words about South Africa for some years. In this article she shares extracts from such words that have been released since 2008 until the present — and calls on the Church — all believers — to take heart and proclaim […]
More than 28 000 people worshipped the King of Kings at the Loftus stadium in Pretoria during the Loftus4Jesus event on Saturday November 11. It was a day marked on the Christian calendar of hope and salvation. “It is time for South Africa to stand together in this beautiful country that […]
In her final special report from Nigeria for Gateway News, Lindy-Ann Hopley of Beautiful Witness Ministries, reflects on the exciting impact of Reinhard Bonnke’s farewell crusade. Fittingly named “Passing the Torch” the legendary evangelist passed the torch to the next generation — releasing the fire of God on hundreds of […]
Pastor Fred Roberts passed away on Monday night, November 13, at his home in Hillcrest. Surrounded by his family he went peacefully into the arms of his Saviour. He was 85. His ministry began in 1954 with his newly-wed wife Nellie. They were married for 63 years and been in […]
Originally published in Crux Christian leaders in Zimbabwe are being cautious after the military took over key areas of the capital, and confined the country’s 93-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, to his home. The Commission of Social Communications of the Archdiocese of Harare issued a statement after the military action, noting […]
Zimbabwe’s well-known social media activist pastor, Evan Mawarire, responded swiftly to today’s military takeover in Zimbabwe, streaming a “citizens’ broadcast” on Facebook this morning, calling on Zimbabweans to be calm, hopeful, united and prayerful. In his broadcast from Harare, which garnered nearly 60 000 views and thousands of comments in […]