South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Rev Erlo Stegen, the influential founder and director of the KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) died yesterday at the age of 88. “Fondly known as Baba Mfunsdisi”, Stegen was born on the farm, Paardefontein, in KZN and responded to “the call of God at a very early age”, going on […]
The united leadership of Nelson Mandela Bay has called on the majority parties — the ANC and DA — in the metro to convene new local elections “in order to create a more productive balance of power” capable of addressing dysfunctional local governance structures. “Alternatively, the church leadership urges the […]
It is time for Christians in South Africa to rise, say the organisers of an ambitious mass outdoor gathering which will take place at Wilde Als farm outside Bloemfontein from 4pm on Friday October 6 to 12pm on Sunday October 8. “It is about uniting the body of Christ in […]
The founding president of the IFP and traditional prime minister of the Zulu monarch‚ Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi‚ who died last Saturday, aged 95, will be laid to rest tomorrow [Saturday September 16] at an official state funeral in Ulundi. In a message of condolence to his family, the leader of […]
The small Eastern Cape town of Kareedouw will be hosting a “Speak Jesus” event for the second year running, on Saturday September 23, said Christo Vorster who arranged last year’s event in obedience to detailed instructions he said he received from God. “The heart of the event is just to […]
Time2RiseSA this week announced arrangements for buses it has lined up to take people to its “Uniting for Change” event at Wilde Als farm outside Bloemfontein from October 6 to 8. Buses from Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and Mossel Bay, will take passengers on a return trip […]
The ACDP is hosting protests in Cape Town and Pretoria on Friday against the controversial Single Marriage Bill that aims to consolidate all existing marriage laws and which does not retain the words “husband” and wife”. In Cape Town, they invite citizens to join their picket outside Parliament (near the […]
The Simunye Challenge is where mistrust and distrust between race groups stops, say the organisers of the new campaign launched by Christian nation-building movement Time2Rise SA. “Biases and negative stereotypes are usually borne out of ignorance and not knowing the richness of each others’ cultures,” says Dr Pearl Kupe, a […]
Originally published in SABC News The South African Council of Churches (SACC) in Gauteng will this morning hold a memorial service for the victims of the Albert Street fire in Johannesburg’s city centre. Last week, a fire gutted a five-storey building, killing over 70 people and leaving scores of others […]
Barbara Kolver spoke to Nelson Mandela Bay prayer coordinator Pastor Joan Keeling about their last month-end prayer warriors’ gathering God has always been faithful to “fill the chairs” at the monthly prayer warriors’ gathering held at the GAP (Greenacres Presbyterian Church) in Gqeberha, says Transformation Christian Network prayer coordinator Joan […]