South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Fifty years after she was paralysed in a tragic diving accident, Joni Eareckson Tada has reflected on God’s faithfulness — even in the midst of suffering. At just 17 years old, the evangelical author, speaker and radio host was paralysed from the neck down […]
Originally published in The New Times Kenyans have intensified prayers for their country as the tightly contested August 8 general election draws closer. Citizens across the East African nation are seeking divine intervention in the election as they pray on the streets, in churches, in public rallies and in […]
A call for you to rise up into a new way of being and living with God. This month we have a special article written by Prophet Zion Matthew for the upcoming tour he is hosting with Ryan LeStrange for GLORYFEST 2017. The tour dates are all at the end […]
Freedom of Religion SA this week repeated an urgent call on the religious community to make submissions on the CRL Right’s Commission’s controversial religious licensing proposals by no later than August 21. “It is absolutely crucial that religious communities make their voices heard on this issue to COGTA [ Cooperative Governance […]
Originally published in Times LIVE The African Christian Democratic Party is proposing a bill to amend the Termination of Pregnancy Act to ensure women receiving an abortion after 12 weeks must first receive an ultra-sound and counselling. The ACDP’s Cheryllyn Dudley said a mandatory ultrasound would show the women visuals […]
The University of Cape Town (UCT) recently issued a draft “Inclusivity policy for Sexual Orientation”, which is likely to set the trend for other universities and colleges (and potentially also, schools) in South Africa on the issue of human sexuality and gender identity. While the policy is presented as an […]
South Africans were too broken to rebuild the nation, God showed Apostle Linda Gobodo, as she pondered why people throughout the nation seemed despondent and unresponsive to business opportunities presented to them by her Vuka Africa Foundation. The Lord then gave her an instruction to develop a booklet with 100 scriptures […]
A recommendation that new laws be introduced to enforce registration of pastors and ministers is overkill and a response that one would expect more from a totalitarian state than a constitutional democracy”, said Stephen Brislin, Archbishop of Cape Town and President of the Southern Africa Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). He […]
A growing partnership between a Durban church and a church in the rural community of Tugela off the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal took another big step forward on Saturday as they held their second, consecutive, annual winter outreach in Tugela. Durban-based Harvest Time Family Church and Ekklesia Christian Fellowship in Tugela […]
This is the story of the “miracle safari” – a recent 4 200km mission-impossible road trek from Johannesburg to Mombasa, to meet a tight business deadline. But, to appreciate this prayer-powered story, we need to step back more than 40 years to the day that Steve Kalue was born in […]