South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
National restoration and reconciliation visionary Erna Goedhart, aka Nobuntu, has appealed three times to President Cyril Ramaphosa for an audience — and she plans to make seven further appeals. If that reminds you of Moses appealing 10 times to Pharaoh you are on the right track. Goedhart, who has presented […]
A recently-revived civil society coalition with a strong Church component helped to finally get Nelson Mandela Bay’s 2021/2022 adjustments budget passed on Tuesday. The Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition (NMBCSC) succeeded in persuading political parties to attend a special council meeting with the sole purpose of passing the budget […]
No one who knows Joe Niemand from his many Christian worship albums, his ministry at Mighty Men Conferences, or his visionary Daniel The Musical production which was launched in Jerusalem in 2019 would be surprised to hear that he is passionately pursuing another creative project. But many may be surprised […]
By Gerda Potgieter Doctors For Life International (DFL) stepped in last weekend to provide emergency healthcare to flood victims in Nhlungwane Extension, in KwaMashu, KwaZulu-Natal. More than 57 families, including 23 children have been displaced in the remote Nhlungwane area and are being accommodated in the local community hall. Not […]
Judge Hayley Slingers reserved judgment in the High Court in Cape Town yesterday in an urgent application by justice NPO Action 4 Freedom (A4F) to have the public consultation process regarding draft amendments to the health regulations declared unlawful. She said she would make a ruling by not later than […]
Social media became more interesting this week when outspoken billionaire and free-speech advocate Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion (R695 billion rand), thereby transforming the tech giant into a private company. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters […]
Government’s plans to keep on micro-managing citizens’ lives by amending health regulations are falling apart as a result of its failure to follow proper judicial and administrative process, said executive director of Freedom of Religion South Africa Michael Swain. But my message is: “Keep sending in your submissions. Don’t take […]
By Freedom of Religion SA Good news for many churches! Public schools are again allowed to rent out their facilities for religious gatherings. FOR SA has written frequently to the Department of Basic Education to challenge their ban on allowing public schools to accommodate religious gatherings. Literally, thousands of churches across […]
By Yanga Sibembe — Originally published in Daily Maverick At the eleventh hour, the City of Cape Town has issued the final race permit for the Two Oceans Marathon which is to take place over the Easter weekend. Whether the iconic race would proceed as planned was up in the […]
Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla today announced the extension until April 24 of the deadline for public comments on amendments to the health regulations the government wants to introduce following the termination of the state of disaster. Previously the deadline for submissions was Friday April 13. The government will allow […]