South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
“For too long divisions and disagreements have torn the fabric of our society. Now is the time to mend and strengthen bonds between us,” says a press release from the visionaries of an ambitious campaign to pursue unity and healing in Nelson Mandela Bay through three days of fasting and […]
Just over a month ago the South African government announced that it was suspending its bid to push through a controversial bill to decriminalise prostitution. What does this development mean? And what next? Gateway News discussed these questions with Dr Marcel van der Watt, Director of the Research Institute at […]
By Gerda Potgieter, Devoted Mag Veteran politician Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, 94, addressed thousands of young people this week duing one of the highlight sessions at the KwaSizabantu Youth Conference which was held at KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal from June 28 to July 5. Buthelezi, who is a MP, founder […]
By Marie Sukers, MP On Tuesday, the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education heard that 78% of those making oral submissions during the public hearings on the BELA Bill in the Western Cape had rejected the bill. This follows rejections of the Bill in both KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. The BELA Bill […]
Imagine a South Africa in which each one of us regularly comes up with practical, creative solutions to problems facing our nation. That is a picture that Isaiah Engelbrecht founder of the Innovation Army believes aligns with God’s heart and which he wants to impart to citizens, young and old, […]
History was made in the Dutch Reformed Church last week when Tafelberg Congregation in central Cape Town announced that it had suspended its affiliation with the DRC which it accuses of unbiblical practices. Tafelberg, which is one of over 100 DRC congregations in South Africa that have been officially “grieving” […]
By Gerda Potgieter The KHULA Clean Up team from aQuellé joined the Matjhabeng Municipality to clean up the Saaiplaas area in the Free State last Saturday. The campaign was the team’s latest in more than 50 community clean-ups throughout South Africa over the past two years. To date the team […]
Our job as Christians is to preach the Gospel — not to judge the world or force a Christian worldview on those outside the Church, says Andrew Selley, leader of Joshua Generation Church and the Four12 partnership of churches, in a Facebook video clip made to answer the question: “How […]
Tears of joy were shed by some of those gathered at the Apostolic Fath Mission of Africa (AFMA) branch in Pimville, Johannesburg on June 4 to witness the handover of a brand-new 68-seater bus that was purchased exclusively by church members for Gospel missions in Africa. “We thank God, who […]
The Concerned Clergy of the Western Cape (CCWC) says in a media statement it has decided to support a call to boycott Woolworths stores during June over the company’s gay pride campaign. Pastor Barry Isaacs chairperson of the CCWC says the group of Christian leaders emphasises the sanctity of marriage […]