South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Parliament has re-opened the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill for public comment until Friday October 1. The decision to reopen the bill follows on from the Constitutional Court’s recent decision and definition of hate speech (in the Qwelane matter). The bill – for the first time in SA’s history – criminalises certain […]
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng whose 10 year term as the head of South Africa’s judiciary comes to an end on October 11 is embarking on a series of public meetings to share on what God has called him to do in the next season of his life The first meetings […]
When Cape Town evangelist Tamryn Klintworth’s husband André Britz suggested in 2016 that she consider conducting crusades in Ethiopia, the couple had no idea how strategically the Holy Spirit was directing them. “Up until that stage we were doing the majority of our crusades in South Africa and starting to […]
Just two months after celebrating its 50th anniversary of serving the persecuted Church, Open Doors Southern Africa appointed its first woman head when Lynette Leibach succeeded Jan Gouws as executive director. In an interview with Gateway News yesterday, Leibach, who became executive director in July, said it is also her […]
In less than two weeks the United Nations will be hosting an event in New York to mark the 20th anniversary of the Durban World Conference Against Racism. So far, 13 nations have said they will not attend the so-called Durban 4 conference because of its antisemitic agenda. Vivienne Myburgh […]
The “cruel and callous” assassination of Gauteng Health Department corruption whistle blower Babita Doekaran was aimed at silencing and frightening those “who still stand for integrity, ethical values and leadership”, says the Health Commission of The Evangelical Alliance of South Africa in a media. statement. Commending the murdered senior finance […]
The David and Jonathan Foundation (D&J) recently “put its feet back in the Jordan” to see if people would once again turn out for an afternoon event in Cape Town. With careful conformity to Covid restrictions and held as before at the Logos Gemeente, the gathering on Saturday August 21 […]
Hundreds of Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders who have not been able to open their churches or earn an income to sustain themselves and their families during the prolonged Covid-19 lockdown will be affirmed and appreciated by fellow local church leaders on September 11 and 12. During the so-called Celebrating […]
DA mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg in the upcoming local government elections Dr Mpho Phalatse says she is committed to living her life according to Ephesians 2:10 which says: “We are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God has prepared in advance that we […]
How to pray for Afghanistan today — see prayer points at bottom of page As the world watches the West scramble to pluck its nationals and allies from the tightening grip of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the lives of local Christians and missionaries who suddenly find themselves within the noose […]