South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Ivan van Vuuren, 80, and his wife, Margaret, 72, are getting ready to establish a new church in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, alongside the Kruger National Park. In fact, God has given them a dream to plant several churches in order to reach the lost — and to establish a mission trip […]
The South African Council of Churches has added its voice to a growing concord of outrage over Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s Nkandla Report that absolved President Jacob Zuma from repaying any money for the security upgrades to his home. Slamming Nhleko’s report which contradicts the findings of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, SACC […]
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, the Minister of Health, and the National Director of Public Prosecutions have applied for leave to appeal a recent landmark ruling in the high court in Pretoria allowing a terminally ill man to end his life with the help of his doctor. The applicants […]
A motion calling on churches to recruit members to be trained as counsellors and facilitators for hearings of a national initiative called “Hearings for Healing — enabling peace and development” was passed without debate at the Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth held at St John the Baptist […]
Sprit-filled believers told to speak-up and declare Jesus to the world Originally published in The Christian Post In a high-energy parting shot to a gathering of several thousand Spirit-filled believers at the closing session of the Empowered21 Global Congress in Jerusalem, Israel on Sunday, president of the National Hispanic Christian […]
Originally published in Times Live Porn addicts are at high risk of sexually abusing children, including their own. This is according to research by Dr Antoinette Basson, of Unisa’s youth research unit, who interviewed convicted child-sex offenders in prisons in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. The study, which focused on […]
[notice]Neziswa Kanju attended the Ellis Park Pentecost prayer rally and Africa Day celebration on Pentecost Sunday. It was disappointingly more political and interfaith than she expected from a recent pre-event report in Gateway News. But it did conclude with heartfelt Christian prayers for the continent.[/notice] Different religious groups gathered at […]
Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Wayne Sandilands says he once believed that God’s role was to help him perform well but “now I know that my football talent is a means by which I can make much of Christ and lead others to Him.” Sandilands whose soccer credentials include seven appearances for […]
The deadline for submissions to the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) on its proposal to remove Good Friday and Christmas as public holidays, has been extended from May 31, 2015 to June 30, 2015. During a telephone conversation with the SALRC yesterday (Wedensday, May 20) they also confirmed that […]
The united youth of East London are hosting a Mighty Youth Conference (MYC) in the city for the second year running, from July 6 to 10, says Nathan van der Mewe, a co-founder and organiser of the event. MYC will happen at The Cove, Nahoon Dam Road, and will feature […]