The legal team for Doctor Jacques de Vos are preparing for a possible High Court application compelling the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to deliver a verdict in the protracted case in which the young medic was charged with unprofessional conduct because of his pro-life views. Confirming this […]
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Ramaphosa signs unconstitutional Civil Amendement Bill into law
By Freedom of Religion South Africa Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) notes with dismay that President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday signed the controversial Civil Union Amendment Bill into law. The Bill, now known as the Civil Union Amendment Act, 2020 has come into immediate effect. The Amendment Act removes […]
Latest developments in Mogoeng-led initiative to find solutions for SA violence
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng who last week hosted urgent online leaders’ meetings to seek solutions for violence in SA has since sent a report-back to attendees and received inputs back from a number of them. In a letter sent to attendees on Friday, together with his report, he apologised for […]
Integrated safety strategy key to development of SA, says Van Niekerk
Experts in various fields of security who met in Pretoria on Tuesday committed themselves to work together and with other role-players to develop an integrated national safeguarding strategy that will be based on biblical values, said Dr Arno van Niekerk, one of the facilitators of the meeting. He said that […]
Farmers invited to special prayer time in PE on Saturday
Farmers in the Port Elizabeth area are invited to attend a special prayer time for farmers at the crosses at Fountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Newcombe Avenue, Walmer Heights from 3pm to 4pm on Saturday. Blessing Marunga who is leading a 90-days of daily prayer for revival at the crosses […]
Call to join in ‘rebuilding broken walls of education’ in Eastern Cape
Teachers, parents, and members of the community who want to participate in an initiative to “rebuild the broken walls of education” in the Eastern Cape are invited to join the Eastern Cape Christian Educators Forum (ECCEF) says visionary chairperson Nikiwe Apenteng. The forum was launched in January last year to […]
Catch-up with Cape-to-Musina cross walkers
Recently I caught up with Anthony Minter one of five men from East London who are wheeling a heavy wooden cross 2 000km from Cape Town to Musina to bring revival and spread a message of hope in Jesus. They had walked 540km when I spoke to Anthony who rides […]
Soul-winner Rev Lucy Ngobeni turns 100
The Buffelshoek community recently celebrated the 100th birthday of their most senior resident, relentless soul winner and fiery Gospel preacher Reverend Lucy Ngobeni. According to her identity document, “Kokwana Ngobeni” as she is affectionately known, was born in 1918 but she insists that this is the year when she becomes […]
Dutch Reformed Church moderator apologises to pastor who was wrongfully harassed by SAHRC
The moderator of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) Rev Nelis Janse van Rensburg today apologised for not doing more to defend the character of a Port Elizabeth DRC pastor, Dr Chris van Wyk, who faced trumped-up charges of unfair discrimination for more than a year. In a statement released yesterday, […]
Christian and farming leaders seek solutions for violence during emergency online meeting
Christian leaders, leaders of farming organisations and representatives of troubled communities came together this week in an extraordinary 5-hour emergency online meeting called by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to seek solutions for problems that are threatening to escalate already-high levels of violence in South Africa. ALSO SEE Critical time to […]