Before starting their Annual General Meeting in Worcester this week Western Cape SANTACO (South African National Taxi Council) members gathered on the N1 to pray for safety on the roads ahead of the Christmas holiday season. “We felt we needed to do that because we understand that we are fighting […]
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Cosatu halt to farmworkers’ strike an answer to prayers
Originally published in Times Live Just hours before the resumption of the Western Cape farmworkers’ strike, farmers in the Hex River Valley gathered at the gates of their farms to ask God for help. Their prayers, it seems, were heard. The area was calm yesterday, in stark contrast to last […]
South African Provincial MP accused of ‘hate speech’ for views on homosexuality
Originally published in Contact Online Weblog Attempts to silence the free speech rights of a Christian provincial member of parliament in South Africa have been condemned by the Christian Peoples Alliance (CPA), a Christian democratic political party in Britain. The Hon Jo Ann Downs faces prosecution by the South African […]
Gospel outreach at Lady Gaga concert
[notice]TARYN HODGSON of Africa Christian Action reports on an evangelistic outreach to Lady Gaga fans outside the Cape Town Stadium yesterday.[/notice] As thousands of Gaga fans descended on Cape Town Stadium yesterday (December, 3), an Outreach Team of 35 people from Christian Action Network, Concerned Young People and Christians for […]
Judgment reserved in pro-life sticker case
Judgment has been reserved in a case in which the City of Cape Town has charged Christian pro-life activist Peter Throp with damaging municipal property by placing pro-life stickers over illegal abortion advertisements in Voortrekker Road, Bellville. Parow Municipal Court Magistrate Phakama Madina yesterday reserved judgment until January 28 in […]
Zuma appeals for the ancestors’ help in Mangaung
‘Church needs fixing, Zuma needs prayer’ They say that when a person is desperate he will resort to anything to extricate himself from a tight spot. It is clear that our president is desperate to win the race for the presidency of the ANC in Mangaung. So desperate in fact […]
Gauteng, SA to be dedicated to Lord on Sunday
An intensive countrywide prayer campaign that was initiated after the African National Congress dedicated South Africa to ancestors in January reaches its climax on Sunday (December 2), with the dedication of Gauteng and South Africa to the Lord Jesus Christ. The campaign which was initiated by the SA Prayer Movement […]
Church in NMB called to “Praying for Our City Event”
Nelson Mandela Bay Christians who desire to see revival in the Church and blessing in the Bay should not miss a special citywide prayer gathering at the Feather Market Centre from 14h00 on Sunday, December 9, says Nelson Mandela Bay Christian Network prayer coordinator Pastor Joan Keeling. A prayer day […]
Coptic Christians sentenced to death for “Innocence of Muslims” film
Originally published in Christian Post Cairo officials ruled Wednesday that seven Egyptian Christians in the US and Canada be sentenced, in absentia, to death for their participation in the controversial “Innocence of Muslims” film, which was published to YouTube in September and resulted in riots and protests among Muslims in […]
School building project in Angolan bush-bush
Building a Christian school in the Angolan bush-bush is a far cry from the broken and worldly life that missionary Juan van Tonder lived before he encountered Jesus. But activities like this have become normal for the former businessman who left Cape Town on a mission outreach to Pomfret, a […]