South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Three key challenges facing South Africa’s agricultural landscape — ownership, skills and demand for produce — will be addressed by a diverse panel of Christ-centered experts at the third Bridge Building Land Summit in Paarl on October 24. The event is a sequel to the first summit which was held […]
Preparatory events and a 40-day prayer network are well underway ahead of the Love Cape Town City Fest taking place over three weekends from November 2 to 16 in three different locations in Cape Town. The initiative is being organised by African Enterprise (AE), the Luis Palau Association (LPA), as […]
The second leg of a “Kingdom vision” road-trip that recently took Jacques Malan and Mkangeli Matomela through the northern part of South Africa was “very different to the first leg in many ways”, says Jacques Malan. What struck the team was the very-evident hunger of the people who attended the […]
The general synod of the Dutch Reformed Church this week agreed on a way forward which it hopes will stop bitter infighting over members’ differences regarding same-sex relationships and allow all to act according to their beliefs. The agreement was reached after the synod meeting in Benoni decided on Tuesday […]
Recently when I returned from a trip to Israel I had to spend several hours at OR Tambo International Airport waiting for a flight to Port Elizabeth. Fellow travellers who had to wait some hours for another regional connection invited me to join them in a time of intercession in […]
The Constitutional Court’s recent judgment on spanking has perhaps exposed the disconnect that exists between the will of the people and the rules that govern them. While many judgments are passed daily their impact always seems far removed from the reality of many ordinary people. However the spanking judgment affects […]
South African ex-gay activist André Bekker has launched a new, Christian human rights organisation, “Voice of The Voiceless Advocacy” (VOTVA) to give former homosexuals and other sexual minority groups acting within biblical values, the opportunity to express themselves freely and without fear. “Over the past few years, the politically correct, […]
Bethel Music musician and founder of Burn 247 worship movement Sean Feucht who announced last week that he will run for Congress in California’s third district is a familiar figure in worship music circles in South Africa which he has visited regularly over the past decade to inspire local worshipers […]
A senior lecturer in anatomy and embryology who will testify at the disciplinary hearing of pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos later this month is expected to argue that life begins at fertilisation “when genetic code is set and future physical characteristics are defined with precision”. According to his expert summary, Dr […]
The international platform CitizenGO this week delivered more than 19 000 signatures from African citizens, concerned about the fate of South African Doctor Jacques De Vos, who has been suspended for the past two years for his pro-life stance, and who faces an unprofessional conduct hearing convened by the Health Professions […]