South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
NEWS UPDATE: Taxi strike in Cape Town called off BELOW WE PUBLISH RESPONSES THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO US BY CHRISTIAN GROUPS IN CAPE TOWN 1.Western Cape Christian reconciliation movement, R8, released a statement [see below] on Thursday on the week-old, violence-ridden taxi strike in Cape Town that has resulted […]
Luxury car brand Porsche came in for some sharp criticism on social media after somebody spotted and shared that a landmark statue of Jesus overlooking Lisbon was missing from a car advert it filmed in the city. About 44 seconds into the advert posted on the company website last week […]
We Christians in South Africa cannot afford to be silent about songs that spread hatred. It is time to speak up and stand for righteousness. So says Pastor John Mathuhle in a passionate video message [watch above] he sent out on social media this week in response to EFF leader […]
Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema, who is currently on a state visit to Israel, met on Tuesday with Israel’s president Isaac Herzog, and is also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Jerusalem Post reports that Hichilema is the third Zambian president to visit Israel over the past decade. In […]
Originally published in The Christian Post World Aquatics is moving forward with plans to implement a separate category for trans-identified athletes to compete in amid intense debate about the fairness of allowing trans-identified male athletes to compete in women’s athletics. The World Aquatics Congress, the body that governs competitive swimming […]
South African moviegoers will be the first outside of North America to see Sound of Freedom, the record-breaking, faith-based thriller movie about a former US government agent rescuing children from sex traffickers, when it releases at cinemas across the country on August 18. Taking Hollywood by surprise, the independent movie […]
About 50 mothers of children with Down Syndrome were pampered and encouraged at a recent mothers’ support day in Bapong Village, Brits initiated by local community stakeholders in recognition of the hard work and emotional toll of parenting special-needs children due to social prejudice. During the event at Rekgonne-Bapo Special […]
From Olympians and lawyers, to everyday people, everyone needs to be a force in the effort to protect women’s sports for female athletes, said leaders of the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) and the International Consortium on Female Sport (ICFS) during their International Women’s Sports Summit 2023. The nonpartisan, […]
Children in Khayelitsha, Cape Town were blessed with warm clothes and 150 toys donated by the ACDP during a Mandela Day outreach last week. ACDP councillor Mongezi Mabungane, who haded the gifts to Yonwaba Educare Centre in Site C Khayelitsha, said it warmed his heart to see the children’s happy […]
Three independent Bible Reading Marathons will take place at different centres in late October and perhaps there will be even more, says Illona de Wit, visionary of the inaugural event in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) in 2018. Illona and her team are looking forward to hosting their sixth annual Bible […]