Yesterday ACDP President Rev Kenneth Meshoe and Deputy President Wayne Thring submitted two petitions to Parliament aimed at preventing SA from committing itself to a World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic treaty which will be discussed at the WHO Assembly in Geneva from May 22 to 28. The petitions, from the […]
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PEFM, pastors hosting Ascension Day gathering in front of Gqeberha City Hall
PEFM 87.6 Christian Community Radio station, together with various church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay are hosting a third Ascension Day Gathering at 3pm on Thursday May 26 on the Vuyisile Mini Square in front of the Gqeberha (PE) City Hall. Ascension Day was removed as a public holiday in […]
Churches urged to commemorate ‘Persecution Sunday’ on June 12
The ministry organisation Open Doors S.uthern Africa has launched a special campaign to commemorate Persecution Sunday on June 12. The campaign aims to get churches and Christian organisations to take hands in creating awareness about the plight of persecuted Christians. The first Sunday after Pentecost (June 5 this year) is […]
Nurse who disarmed hospital gunman gives glory to God
A veteran nurse who calmly subdued an armed man just after he shot dead three people at the New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town on Saturday May 7 attributes her heroism to prayer and God’s intervention. Sister Diane Seale, who hugged and chatted with the gunman until he agreed to […]
Court cases, confusion over health regulations
On May 4 the minister of health, Dr Joe Paahla published new “interim” health regulations that look a lot like the old state-of-disaster regulations and also extended the time period for public comment on draft “permanent” health regulations. He also said he was extending the time for public comments on […]
Samuel Murrombe: from gangster to international soul winner — Episode 2
Episode 2 of a gripping account in three episodes of how Jesus turned a hardened, violent criminal into a passionate crusade evangelist who is now turning tens of thousands of hearts to the Lord across Africa After receiving Jesus as his Saviour and Lord in prison in late 2000 Samuel […]
Kairos Network has ‘historic meetings’ ahead of July conference
The Kairos Network (KN) — an association of Dutch Reformed Church members committed to preserving biblical truth — had “historic meetings” in the past week with “key players in the reformed world” in SA and abroad, said KN chairman Dr Anton Knoetze in a press release. According to the press […]
Leaders meet to revisit ‘Kairos Document’, reimagine prophetic voice of Church in SA
Pear Kupe reports on a conference in Pretoria on Tuesday and Wednesday this week where leaders reflected on the historic Kairos Document and on the prophetic role of the Church in South Africa today The Kairos Document is a Christian and biblical commentary that was written on the political crisis […]
Samuel Murrombe: from gangster to international soul winner — Episode 1
Episode 1 of a gripping account in three episodes of how Jesus turned a hardened, violent criminal into a passionate crusade evangelist who is now turning tens of thousands of hearts to the Lord across Africa Samuel grew up in a poor home in central Mozambique. As a teenager he […]
Action 4 Freedom lodges appeal against high court judgment over health regulations consultation period
Action 4 Freedom (A4F) has lodged an appeal against a decision by the Western Cape High Court to dismiss its urgent application over the period of consultation regarding draft amendments to health regulations, said A4F’s Conell Loggenberg. “We are also considering other aspects because this notice [new health regulations published […]

