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Civil society not giving up fight after National Assembly ignores its pleas and adopts controversial Electoral Amendment Bill

The National Assembly yesterday passed the Electoral Amendment Bill after a debate in which ANC and EFF MPs dismissed with contempt a bid by civil society organisations to persuade parliamentarians to reject the bill which the organisations say is unconstitutional. But despite yesterday’s setback, civil society are not giving up […]

Family raising funds for spinal surgery for daughter whose life was disrupted by rare condition

Paula Jackson was an Oxford University graduate, a passionate dancer, and a caring, outgoing person who aspired to use her education to make a difference, when suddenly, at age 27, a neurological disease stopped her in her tracks. Her symptoms included excruciating pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, nausea, extreme sensitivity […]

Action needed now to oppose Money Laundering Bill’s threat to NPO sector

On Tuesday morning the parliamentary committee on finance considered submissions from ChristianView Network and other organisations on an over-stringent anti-money laundering bill that threatens to financially and administratively strangle most of South Africa’s non-profits, who are unlikely to be able to comply. The good news is that this morning the […]

Mogoeng receives prestigious pro-Israel award at Feast of Tabernacles celebration in Jerusalem

Former Chief Justice of South Africa, Mogoeng Mogoeng was presented with the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem’s (ICEJ) annual Nehemiah Award at the Pais Arena in Jerusalem last night on the fourth day of this year’s Feast of Tabernacles celebrations hosted by the ICEJ. The award, which was presented to Mogoeng […]