South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
With the clock ticking on the June 2022 deadline given by the Constitutional Court for Parliament to reform the Electoral Act to accommodate citizen candidates there is growing concern from civil society groups that current public hearings on proposed changes to the law are merely an ANC ploy aimed at […]
As the war in Ukraine intensifies brave Christian leaders who have remained in the country are playing a unique role bringing practical help and hope to traumatised citizens. Yesterday I spoke to one such leader, Pastor Andriy Takhtay, in the central city of Vinnytsia – where he had just returned […]
The government’s decision on Tuesday to extend the national state of disaster for another month — despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s assurance that last month’s extension was the last — has sparked resistance from opposition parties, health experts, businesses, and civil society groups – and faces legal challenges. Here are some […]
In what probably came as a surprise to many, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced yesterday that he has appointed Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the next chief justice of South Africa with effect from April 1. Why a suprise? Because the president was widely expected to appoint the country’s first […]
The South Africa Council of Churches (SACC) this week launched a national indaba which aims to engage interested parties in a search for solutions to tensions over foreigners living and working in South Africa. SACC general secretary Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana says in a statement that their priority is to create […]
By Piérre Maré With the big day drawing ever nearer, excitement keeps building for the next Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay conference scheduled to take place at the farm Mooi Uitsig from March 18 to 20. At the time of writing this article, the organising committee confirmed that a limited number […]
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan has called on Christians in the drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) metropole – and surrounds to start preparing their hearts to pray in faith for a mighty miracle to be birthed at an upcoming prayer meeting at the wall of the Kouga Dam, the largest water […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought about a spiritual watershed moment that requires Christians to “pray like never before” for doors to preach the Gospel to remain open in the region, said Willem van der Colff, a South African missionary who has been serving in Ukraine for 27 years. In […]
The government has for a long time employed numerous ways to circumvent meaningful electoral reform in South Africa, said Dr Michael Louis, founder of the Independent Candidates Association of South Africa in an address to Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee today. And now, with 100 days to go until the deadline […]
Originally published in Assist News Service “Unstoppable” local churches in Ukraine and Russia are launching a large-scale humanitarian outreach across Ukraine as war erupts around them and many suffer. Supported by US-based Slavic Gospel Association (SGA, www.sga.org), the church-driven emergency response will provide food, winter clothes, blankets and medicines for thousands of at-risk […]