While the imminent threat of the Covid-19 pandemic to physical health is currently the prominent battle, the virus is not the only invisible enemy we are fighting. The combination of an already-frail economy, the lockdown and uncertainty has contributed to a mental and emotional strain on South Africans from all […]
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President petitioned to send ‘unconstitutional’ Civil Union Amendment Bill back to parliament
By Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has petitioned President Cyril Ramaphosa to exercise his constitutional prerogative to send the Civil Union Amendment Bill, adopted by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on July 1, back to the National Assembly for reconsideration. […]
Farmer after fire: ‘Miracles still happen’
By Esté Meyer Jansen — Originally published (in Afrikaans) in Maroelamedia Junior Ferreira, 30, a farmer from Bethlehem in the Free State says that it is prayer alone that saved his mealie crop and feed bales last Thursday after a controlled pasture burn got out of hand. “I am sharing […]
Prayer warriors worldwide rally to ‘Trumpet Call’ to rise against violence
Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain!…. Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast,…..Call a sacred assembly; — Joel 2:1a & 15 a Christians in more than 36 nations have responded to a trumpet call to humble themselves before God and rise up in […]
All-nations prayer gathering calls out to God over gender-based violence and femicide
Christian and community leaders and victims of sexual violence sought God’s mercy together last Saturday in an all-nations prayer service against gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa and neighbouring states. The event was inspired by the Lord as she spent intimate time with Him while deeply troubled by a […]
Church leaders, believers urged to support Mogoeng petition
A petition calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to publicly support Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s constitutional right to express his Christian views on Israel garnered more than 30 000 signatures in six days, said Vivienne Myburgh national director of International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, South Africa branch (ICEJ SA). The petition sponsors, […]
Cardinal Napier says BLM movement committed to ‘dismantling’ civilisation
Originally published in newsakmi.com Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, the archbishop of Durban, has denounced the hijacking of Black Lives Matter (BLM), which he says is now “committed to dismantling the very values, structure and institutions” central to a healthy society. Napier tweeted at the weekend that a brief study of […]
‘Be The Change NMB’ coordinating emergency support for overwhelmed Nelson Mandela Bay Health Services
“Be The Change NMB” started as a movement just over a week ago as the need for collaboration among various organisations, NPO/NGOs, and private relief initiatives into the overwhelmed Dora Nginza Hospital and other struggling public hospitals in Nelson Mandela Bay became very clear,” says founder Monica Dawson. “Many [relief] […]
‘I will not apologise for anything. There is nothing to apologise for’ — Chief Justice Mogoeng
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng stated unequivocally yesterday that he will not retract or apologise for remarks that he made about Israel during a webinar on June 23. Mogoeng, who has been facing bitter attacks from the ANC and other political and activist groups, and demands that he withdraw his comments […]
Which action area for changing SA are you most passionate about? — Arno van Niekerk
In the call to action below economist, Christian marketplace leader and founder of the Christian Consensus in SA movement Dr Arno van Niekerk urges South African Christians to participate in a survey. The movement was birthed early last year with a survey about what they wanted for SA. WE ARE […]