A united front of Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) church leaders has called on the State President and other political leaders to take urgent action to resolve a major service delivery crisis in the metropole. In an open letter to the national, provincial and local leaders, the church leaders say that […]
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Israel blames Iran for deadly attack on Israeli tourist bus in Bulgaria
Originally published in CNN A deadly explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists outside an airport in Bulgaria was “clearly a terrorist attack,” Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said yesterday (Wednesday). Key Israeli politicians pointed to Iran as the likely instigator, but Israel’s US ambassador acknowledged they had no proof. […]
Church billboard dispute resolved — ASA
The removal of the word “homosexuality” from a Pretoria church’s billboard has resolved the complainants’ concerns, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Directorate says in a ruling made today. The Light of Nations Church said it would remove the offending word after a complaint was laid with the ASA about the […]
PE petrol attendant reaches out to homeless
Port Elizabeth petrol attendant Hilton Essau has a heart for the poor and uses some of the money that he earns from tips to buy food for homeless people he has befriended. Essau who is also a pastor at Fishers of Men Apostolic Body in Extention 32, in the Northern […]
Terror group targeting local Christians: Bishop
Elite cops are investigating claims that terror group al-Shabaab is behind the murders of 14 Christians in the Western Cape. The killings occurred within a 10-month period across the province, from Mossel Bay to Philippi, Macassar and Paarl. All of the victims were Ethiopian Christians living here and the murders […]
iChurch coming to PE soon!
A vision of a church that has been burning in the hearts of a group of Christians in Port Elizabeth for the past two years is coming to a beachfront cinema soon. iChurch will launch at the Nu Metro cinema at the Boardwalk at 9am on Sunday, August 5. It […]
SA joins nations in project to hand-inscribe Bible in 100 languages
South Africa will soon start participating in the Israeli Government-backed “People of the World Inscribe the Bible” project which aims to hand-inscribe the Bible in 100 different languages. The completed Bibles will be displayed in a huge museum called the Bible House which will be sited in Bible Valley, a […]
Youth leadership developent expert visiting SA to serve local churches
One of the world’s most experienced youth pastors, Australian Tim Hawkins, will be in South Africa in September to equip local churches and organisations throughout the country. Youth pastor, evangelist, international speaker and author Hawkins, will be in South Africa from September 1 to September 14 at the invitation of […]
ASA complaint over church billboard
Originally published in news24 Johannesburg – A complaint has been laid with the Advertising Standards Authority about an allegedly homophobic church billboard in Pretoria. The billboard features the naked torso of a man surrounded by the words “drug abuse”, “promiscuity”, “alcoholism” and “homosexuality”. It is captioned: “whom the son sets […]
Dozens dead in triple attack on Christians by Muslim tribe in Nigeria
Dozens of people, including two politicians, have been killed in a triple attack on a Christian farming community in Plateau state, Nigeria, by Muslim herdsmen. The first incident happened on Thursday morning (5 July) when Muslims from the Fulani ethnic group destroyed 43 Christian-owned farms. Nobody was arrested. They followed […]