In a groundbreaking judgment today the Constitutional Court declared South Africa’s Electoral Act unconstitutional for requiring that candidates in national and provincial elections belong to political parties. ALSO READ: Victory in Constitutional Court is ‘great reset for SA’ — Michael Louis The judgment, which has been hailed by proponents of […]
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‘We’ll keep fighting’: Meet the man who challenged SA’s lockdown regulations
By Nonkululeko Njilo — Originally published in Times Live Reyno de Beer has become a household name after the David vs Goliath victory on Tuesday that saw him challenge the government’s lockdown regulations and the High Court ruling that many were invalid and unconstitutional. The father-of-two, born in Edenvale, Johannesburg, […]
‘Conscience rights under attack as parliamentary legal advisers mislead MPs again’
By Cause For Justice Parliament is considering a legislative proposal that has major implications for human rights in general and in particular, the rights to equality, human dignity and freedom of conscience, religion and belief.[i] The Civil Union Amendment Bill (the Bill)[ii] proposes the removal of civil marriage officers’ right to conscientious objection[iii] – a […]
WC clergy group ‘alarmed’ at ongoing incidents of racism in USA, world
As Evangelicals, Charismatics and Pentecostal Churches in the Western Cape, we are alarmed at the events in the USA, and the overwhelming response of Blacks to it in the UK, Australia and other parts of the world, says Concerned Clergy Western Cape (CCWC) in a press release. The press release […]
Positive response to past prayers in parliament stirs faith for answers to Africa Day intercession
On days when events that shape the course of our history take place, it always seems to be just an ordinary day like many others, with the sun rising and going down in the same direction. It is always when we look back that we begin to appreciate the magnitude […]
Retired SA bishop pens prayer inspired by George Floyd killing in US
The killing of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States has triggered racial justice protests across America and in many nations, including South Africa. A former Anglican Bishop of Port Elizabeth, Eric Pike, has been moved by the tragic incident to write a prayer which is published […]
Pentecost fire with an Africa shape in Eersterivier prayer walk
Brenda of the Daughters of Eersteriver (DOER) group, filed this report on a Pentecost prayer walk last Sunday in Eersterivier, Cape Town It was just after 6.30am when the first prayer warriors arrived at the Total Fuel station on Stratford Ave, Eersteriver. Very quickly it was just red everywhere you […]
WATCH: ‘Releasing Jesus from prison and restoring Africa’
It is one thing to hear God declare his plan for restoring Africa. It is another thing to respond to what you believe God has said by buying land and starting to build new villages. But that is what he did, veteran Ugandan pastor and intercessor Laban Jjumba told fellow […]
WATCH: Powerful testimony of unity, hope in midst of US race protests
Called and anointed to be peacemakers In the past week the news from America has been dominated by reports of a wave of protest and riots that has swept across the nation in response to the shocking killing of a black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis, by a white policeman […]
‘Urgent clarity needed on directions for religious gatherings’ — FOR SA
By FOR SA Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has written to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to request clarification on the Directions relating to Norms and Standards for Religious Gatherings issued on May 28. The letter thanks government for rightly considering the submissions […]