South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in God Reports She was born into a strict Muslim family in the Middle East. Because she was born in the Muslim month of Ramzan, her parents named her Ramza. “I was a religious girl from my childhood,” she told Bibles for Mideast. “I was always in front […]
Originally published in God Reports After competing in four Olympiads, Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. But after a damaging photo of Phelps emerged showing him smoking drugs through a bong and two DUI arrests, his life hit bottom. “I was a train wreck,” he […]
A mighty covering of prayer, fasting, worship, and prophetic declarations God is stirring up His people to respond to the local government elections on Thursday August 3 with prayer, and fasting and worship initiatives. Here is a roundup of national campaigns as well as initiatives in Johannesburg, Cape Town, George, […]
By Doctors For Life South Africa successfully hosted the latest International AIDS Conference in Durban last week — this time, having a track record of rolling out the largest HIV treatment programme in the world. Indeed, we have come a long way from those disastrous days of Government AIDS denialism […]
Originally published in Breaking Israel News A delegation of African Christian leaders visiting Israel granted an award to Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky and echoed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call for Israel and Africa to return to each other. “As Prime Minister Netanyahu said recently, Israel is returning to Africa […]
Originally published in CBN News Researchers have discovered an ancient illustrated Bible in an Ethiopian monastery, revealing a rich tradition of Christianity in the African country. They are called the Garima Gospels, named after a monk who came to Ethiopia in 494 AD from Constantinople. Beautifully illustrated, the pages are […]
The ACDP has asked the Independent Electoral Council (IEC) to urgently investigate a “fear-mongering-, misleading- and disingenuous” DA advertising campaign which tells voters that a vote for a small party is a wasted vote. The ACDP’s view is supported by political scientist Steven Friedman who says in a Facebook post […]
Deadline for registration — 1pm today There is a shortage of IEC election observers for the upcoming municipal elections on August 3 and churches are requested by the South African Christian Leadership Initiative (Sacli) to provide volunteers to act in this vital capacity. Registration is urgent and must happen before Friday […]
A decriminalised sex industry would be the worst possible policy for South Africa, says the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation SA (CESESA) in a statement released ahead of a report on prostitution law reform which the SA Law Reform is expected to release soon. Responding to “several media articles promoting […]
Giving their 67 Minutes for Madiba at the Boardwalk Hotel, Port Elizabeth on Saturday July 16, 20 of the city’s senior Christian leaders, once again, proved that they do ‘walk the talk’. They were part of the “Stop Hunger Now” initiative and manned a table forming a production line which […]