Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has requested the Cultural, Religious and Linguistics (CRL) Rights Commission to assist the religious community by intervening in its conflict with the government over controversial draft health regulations which the state wants to introduce in place of the state of disaster which was […]
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Interim state of disaster regulations are ‘ultra vires’, says FOR SA
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) says it celebrates the termination of the national state of disaster but views Cogta minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s continued regulation of society using the Disaster Management Act as ultra vires. The government terminated the state of disaster at midnight last night but said […]
Online platforms overwhelmed as citizens reject bid to extend disaster rule through health regulations
More than 160 000 people had already sent submissions on controversial draft health regulations through the Dear South Africa website by last night, said Rob Hutchinson, managing director of the public participation platform during a Zoom meeting. He told the meeting last night that the system, which at the time […]
Court dismisses hate speech charges against Finnish MP who quoted Bible
Originally published in CBN News A court in Finland today dismissed all charges of hate speech against a Christian member of Parliament and a Finnish pastor, after they shared what the Bible teaches about homosexuality. On trial were Finnish lawmaker and former interior minister Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana […]
Petition launched against campaign for ‘Ancestors Day’ public holiday
Attorney and marketplace Christian leader Dr Pearl Kupe has launched a petition opposing a petition campaign by the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) to have May 8 declared a public holiday to be called National Ancestors’ Day. Contralesa hopes to have the proposed new public holiday declared […]
LISTEN: Keep focus on draconian draft health regulations, not Zuma’s interim measures, says FOR SA
With South African social media abuzz with conflicting messages about what action to take as the state of disaster comes to an end only to be replaced by likely worse health regulations if government gets its way, Michael Swain executive director of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has […]
Big crowd at prayer meeting led by Angus Buchan at Kouga Dam amidst E Cape drought, locust crisis
About 2 000 people attended a gathering at the Kouga Dam on Saturday afternoon led by farmer evangelist Angus Buchan who was invited by church leaders in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) and Jeffreys Bay to pray for rain in the drought-stricken area. Most of the people in probably the biggest […]
Elijah Scroll handed over from Cape Town to Jerusalem
A journey that started in Bloemfontein in May last year at the end of Passover when a prophetic scroll was handed to two walkers-for-Jesus on their way to Cape Town, and continued when the scroll was opened on Table Mountain on Pentecost Sunday last year, was completed on Table Mountain […]
Archbishop Makgoba calls on SA to publicly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Originally published in Eyewitness News Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called on the South African government to “loudly and clearly” condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its bombing of health centres and places of refuge. Thursday marked exactly a month since Russia waged an attack on the country, killing thousands of […]
Religious leaders call for united action against proposed ‘draconian’ health regulations
Senior religious leaders agreed today that they need to unite to fight government plans to impose “draconian” new health regulations “that threaten the future of Christianity in South Africa”. In a Zoom meeting hosted by Freedom of Religion South Africa, speaker after speaker agreed on the need for a two-pronged […]