South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
A seven weeks campaign of non-stop prayer for revival which began in Cape Town on September 1 is due to conclude in the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) on Sunday, October 19, says NMB Prayer Network Coordinator, Pastor Joan Keeling. She urges all believers, churches and schools in NMB to participate […]
Originally published in Christian Newswire In another major milestone, the wildly popular and free YouVersion Bible App has expanded to more than 1 000 translations of the Bible in over 700 languages. “It’s unprecedented in history having so many Bible versions in the palm of your hand—something we never imagined […]
Originally published in Times Live Woolworths has shrugged off recent protests about the Israeli products on its shelves.And the social media campaigns against the upmarket retailer, and the general nastiness in the media. ”It won’t change what we do,” said Susie Squire, Woolworths’ head of corporate affairs. Woolies was not […]
Sixteen months ago Dale and Natalie Smyth and their two young boys Jack (3) and Jamie (1) set out for the sort of journey that legends are made of. Their plan was to sail their small yacht, the Shining Star, from the southern tip of Africa right up the west […]
An increase in unusual deaths at Polsmoor Prison, Cape Town has prompted the Commissioner, Ntoblelo Mketshane, to call on pastors and churches in the city to turn out in large numbers to attend a prayer crusade and service at the prison on Sunday. He says there objectives are to pray […]
Opportunity to sponsor students After more than 40 years in education Mart and Toy van Vuuren sensed God was giving them a vision to uplift disadvantaged students. Mart, a former Teacher Training College lecturer and Toy, a former High School Principal, spent three busy years preparing to launch a Grade […]
Asisithi Mbewu, the 23 year old facilitator and trainer of Focus on the Family’s No Apologies programme, is passionate about the “abstinence works every time” message that has already reached 1,5 million learners in South Africa and beyond since 2002. No Apologies is a character based life skills curriculum that […]
In a major victory for religious rights and the autonomy of the Church in South Africa, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) this week held that “… a proper respect for freedom of religion precludes our courts from pronouncing on matters of religious doctrine, which fall within the exclusive realm […]
A music concert, soccer match, film festival and a gala evening are all part of the International Human Trafficking for Africa Conference from October 13 to 17, 2014 at the Rocklands Centre in Simonstown, Cape Town. Organised by MeCHAT (Media Campaign Against Human Trafficking), the conference aims to motivate individuals […]
Men at the Cross is hosting its 3rd annual Restored conference at Gateway Church International, eMalahleni (Witbank) from Friday, October 17 to Saturday, October 18, 2014. The Goal of Restored 2014 is to help men realise their inherent Godly potential and capacity and to achieve Kingdom impact and influence as […]