South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The Christian Women Business Network (CWBN) Build and Grow rebranding event took place virtually on June 11. CWBN was established in 2017 and the goal has remained the same to create a safe place for Christian business and professional career women to they can come together to connect, network, support, […]
By Dr Michael Louis, One South Africa On Tuesday a conference was held entitled “Real power to the people” with the theme “Electoral Reform for Community Based Governance.” The hosts were the School of Social Innovation and Governance, One South Africa Movement and the School of Governance. The facilitator was […]
Frankie Simpson editor of iindaba, the newspaper of the Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth, and the Rev Canon Robert Penrith pay tribute to former Bishop of Port Elizabeth Eric Pike who died on June 17 at the age of 84 Frankie Simpson writes: How does one write about a saint […]
Confusion arising from two related but separate processes The Department of Home Affairs has published a draft Marriage Policy for South Africa, for public comment by no later than June 30. The purpose of the policy, the first of its kind in a democratic South Africa, is to “establish a policy foundation […]
Communities in towns and cities across South Africa should register community forums with the IEC now in order to take back their municipalities in the local government elections in October, said the visionaries of Raising Righteous Rulers (RRR) at a media conference in Midrand, Johannesburg yesterday Introducing RRR to the […]
Originally published in News 24 It is not possible for government to have a different disaster management dispensation for faith-based organisations, especially in the third wave of Covid-19 infections, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said. On Tuesday, several religious leaders complained to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative […]
On Youth Day, June 16, Christians in Port Elizabeth kept prayer and worship going on the square in front of the City Hall from 7am to 7pm as a number of churches and ministries in the city led half-hour slots. “We had a wonderful prayer meeting,” said Richard Crompton, senior […]
Gansbaai has begun a journey in which people of all races and ages are committed to working together to eradicate crime and poverty and transform the community, says Chris Swart, a pioneer of Project South Africa in the Western Cape coastal town. Chris believes that over the past few years […]
The attack on Chief Justice Mogoeng’s right to express his Christian views on Israel is not new but a continuation of an ancient battle spoken about in Psalm 83 which says that those who hate God will attack the very people of God, said Vivienne Myburgh, national director of the […]
This Youth Day on June 16, 22 church leaders from across Nelson Mandela Bay will each pray over the city from the City Hall Square between 7am and 7pm. Prayer topics are:1. The end of the Covid Epidemic2. Rain3. Revival among the Youth 4. The scourge of Crime to End5. […]