South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) submitted a Labour Laws Amendment Bill on “paternity leave” to the National Assembly speaker, Baleka Mbete, on Tuesday. The Bill seeks to provide parental leave, adoption leave and surrogacy leave. It also provides for the payment of parental benefits, as well as surrogacy parental benefits, from the Unemployment […]
It is never an easy feat to rally men and keep men them at a single venue where the focus is mainly to discuss and learn more about issues of their manhood that they all face on daily basis. More often than not, it is much easier for men to […]
Originally published in ACNS The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has resolved to study the possibility of withdrawing its investments from companies which exploit fossil fuels. The church’s Provincial Standing Committee, its top deliberative body between synods, resolved at a meeting on September 17 and 18 to ask its Provincial […]
In the face of rising religious persecution of people on the grounds of faith or belief, 67 parliamentarians from almost 50 countries attended an unprecedented summit in New York to discuss ways to advance freedom of religion or belief. South African delegates were ACDP Member of Parliament, Cheryllyn Dudley, who has been a […]
Senior church leaders from a broad spectrum of South Africa’s churches today called on Christians to join the Unite Against Corruption march being organised by civil society groups for 30 September. The leaders – including those from some of the largest Christian denominations – say their plea for members to […]
A wall fell over and kids became sick. These were only some of the occurrences at a Uitenhage school in the Eastern Cape recently, after some pupils played an apparent innocent game called ‘Charlie Charlie challenge’. The game has since been banned at the school. The game however, is not […]
A letter from the Chairman of MMC WC 2015 My dearest Brothers and Sisters. I greet you all in the Mighty name of our Lord and ‘only’ Saviour, Jesus Christ. As the Mighty Men Conference of the Western Cape approaches, Friday 25th – 27th of Sep 2015 we will […]
The annual National Alliance for Life (NAL) Conference and March for Life will take place respectively on Saturday October 3 and Sunday October 4, 2015 in Durban, and other pro-life events will take place in Cape Town, East London and Bloemfontein to coincide with International Life Chain Sunday — the […]
Originally published in Christian Examiner Five Anglican ministers in Kenya have been removed from their churches for engaging in homosexual behaviour, Kenya’s Daily Standard has reported. The suspension of the ministers had already taken place when the bishop of the Mt. Kenya diocese, Joseph Kagunda, announced the church’s decision to remove […]
You are invited to a Garden Morning Tea event at Amato Pregnancy Crisis Centre at 787 Arcadia Street, Arcadia, Pretoria from 10am to 12.30pm on Saturday, October 3, 2015. “There will be testimonies [at the tea] that will stir your heart,” says Heila Chapman of Amato, which is a Christian based organisation […]