Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane will be the guest speaker at a stakeholder consultation convened by Vuka Africa Foundation in Randburg, Johannesburg on Tuesday February 18. The consultation is a sequel to a widely-representative electoral reform workshop at the University of Witwatersrand on October 17 last year where a decision […]
South Africa
‘Watering-down of Bible to fit liberal agenda’ among topics at Moreletapark summit
The Moreletapark Congregation in Pretoria East is hosting a special national summit on February 25 and 26 to openly discuss controversial cultural and spiritual issues that are troubling Dutch Reformed Church communities in South Africa. The summit is part of a journey that began last year when the large and […]
Schools have choice on scripted lesson plans, says department
One of the issues regarding the Department of Basic Education’s controversial new scripted lesson plans (SLPs) for Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools has been clarified at last — their use by schools is not compulsory. Writing about this issue in a Freedom of Religion SA blog post, FOR SA […]
WATCH: UCT medical student thanks parents for allowing her to live
Shannon Williams, a first-year medical student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), this week shared a part of her life story that she has never disclosed publicly before — about a decision her parents took when she was in her mother’s womb “that’s the only reason I am here […]
Shawn Bolz: Bob Jones told me ‘End Time revival’ would come after Chiefs win Super Bowl
Originally published in Charisma News On Sunday the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the premier American football event, Super Bowl LIV. Now Shawn Bolz says it’s time to see whether a longtime prophetic word from the late prophetic minister Bob Jones will come to pass. Following […]
Deadline extended for public comment on land expropriation legislation
Parliament yesterday agreed to extend the deadline for public submissions on legislation around land expropriation without compensation from today to February 29. The ad hoc committee to initiate and introduce legislation amending Section 25 of the Constitution met yesterday to discuss provincial public hearings which it was agreed will start in […]
Clarity sought following department’s contradictory statements on CSE
By Daniela Ellerbeck, FOR SA legal advisor At the meeting between the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and religious and traditional leaders in Pretoria on Thursday January 23 , the DBE’s Deputy Director-General, Dr Granville Whittle, in no uncertain terms stated that once the pilot phase has been completed, scripted lesson […]
Christian leaders pray for Kingfisher FM after station taken off air by ICASA
Christian leaders at a pastors’ and Christian workers’ breakfast in Port Elizabeth this morning earnestly took up a heartfelt plea from Kingfisher FM board member Leanne Bennett for prayers for the staff and board of the much-loved and respected Nelson Mandela Bay Christian radio station that was taken off air […]
DBE ‘consultation’ with religious leaders was ‘set-up’ to push CSE, discredit Church
Meeting packed with young activists, senior church leaders denied access Christian leaders who attended a meeting on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in Pretoria yesterday hosted by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) say it was not a consultation with religious and traditional leaders as advertised but a calculated attempt to […]
‘Redeeming your city’ training seminar in Welkom
Kingdom Ministries International will be holding a “Redeeming Your City” training seminar for leaders, intercessors and prayer warriors in Welkom on February 7 and 8. “It is time to take our cities by influencing the culture of our local government. This can take place when we understand the spiritual roots […]
