South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Our job as Christians is to preach the Gospel — not to judge the world or force a Christian worldview on those outside the Church, says Andrew Selley, leader of Joshua Generation Church and the Four12 partnership of churches, in a Facebook video clip made to answer the question: “How […]
Tears of joy were shed by some of those gathered at the Apostolic Fath Mission of Africa (AFMA) branch in Pimville, Johannesburg on June 4 to witness the handover of a brand-new 68-seater bus that was purchased exclusively by church members for Gospel missions in Africa. “We thank God, who […]
The Concerned Clergy of the Western Cape (CCWC) says in a media statement it has decided to support a call to boycott Woolworths stores during June over the company’s gay pride campaign. Pastor Barry Isaacs chairperson of the CCWC says the group of Christian leaders emphasises the sanctity of marriage […]
Last week news media and some on social media poked fun at Christian singer and pastor, Heinz Winkler, when he posted on a Somerset West community Facebook group that posters on street poles promoting a weekend sex expo should be removed immediately. The Sexpo organisers also mocked Heinz’s objections and […]
Originally published in Business Day An urgent application was lodged yesterday with the Constitutional Court by One Movement SA (OSA) to have sections of the Electoral Amendment Act declared invalid and unconstitutional. This follows a similar application lodged in May by the Independent Candidates Association. The respondents in the OSA […]
The Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) has ruled that Judge Siraj Desai conducted himself in a manner unbecoming of a judge and has given him a written warning censuring him for involvement in political controversy in support of the BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment, Sanctions) movement. The ruling, released yesterday, has been welcomed […]
The cholera death toll in Hammanskraal could be as high as 50, more than double the official count of 24 deaths, local Christain activist and advocate Moafrika Wa Maila told Gateway News today. He said the additional deaths were reported by community members this morning at a meeting in a […]
Errol Naidoo director of the Family Policy Institute has called on Christains to take a stand against retail chain Woolworths over its campaign to celebrate ‘Pride Month’ In a Facebook video he warns of “dire implications” of the “anti-family” policy stance that Woolworths has taken in order to join many […]
The organisers of an upcoming church mental health conference in Johannesburg aim to make a positive impact on the state of mental wellbeing in South Africa. The Made Whole conference which is taking place at the New Covenant Church, Bryanston (NCCB) on June 22 and 23 is addressing a health […]
Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development John Jeffery announced in Parliament this week that the department will not table the “Prostitution Bill” this session due to concerns about its constitutionality. “This means that we will not be able to, at this point, proceed with the bill in its current […]