South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The CRL Rights Commission has indicated that its final report on the “Commercialisation of Religion and Abuse of People’s Belief Systems”, which recommends broad-scale regulation of religion in South Africa, will be presented to parliament in June. At this stage the presentation to parliament will have no immediate legal effect. […]
Welcome to Week 7 of “Bless the Nation 50 Days of Prayer” which is from May 28 to June 4, and focuses on the family. #50Dayd2BlesstheNation. Alf James spoke to Robbie Black about the week’s theme. Pray for God-fearing families with healthy relationships Genesis 1:27-28 So God created man in His […]
Gateway News chairman Afrika Mhlophe and editor Andre Viljoen will be running in the Comrades Marathon from Durban to Pietermaritzburg on Sunday June 4. That’s just over two weeks away. We are excited about this running challenge and our dream is to use the occasion to raise funds for LIV […]
An inspiring update by Port Elizabeth church leader Glenn Weiss on how Christian citizens in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro are running with “What’s Your Story” — Heartlines’ personal story-telling campaign which aims to promote healing and reconciliation in South Africa In the last few months since March when we […]
By Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) Following a three-day hearing earlier this week, the Johannesburg High Court reserved judgment in the landmark case of OGOD (Organisasie vir godsdienste-onderrig en demokrasie) vs 6 public schools. The schools and various “Friends of the Court” (including the SA Council for Religious […]
Though Westley Nienaber is blind the eyes of his heart were flooded with the light of the Lord at the Karoo Mighty Men Conference 2017 (KMMC 2017). Likewise, Joseph Silva once a slave to alcohol was set free. Now, they know and understand the hope to which God has called […]
Gauteng church leader, author and television personality Pastor Enoch Phiri this week published an open letter to CRL Commission chairperson Mkhwanazi Xaluva expressing concerns with the commission’s proposals to regulate religion in South Africa. The CRL which wants laws to regulate faith-based organisations is expected to table a report next month […]
Each week of the #50Dayd2BlesstheNation Alf James is interviewing a leader around the week’s theme. This week he spoke to Pastor Afrika Mhlophe about the week’s focus of “media and sport”. The media and sport are both important shapers of society, because they influence how we think of ourselves, how we […]
50 days of blessing the nation through prayer: Week 4 Each week of the #50Days2BlesstheNation Alf James introduces the week’s theme. This week he introduces the week’s focus of “Education and Health Care Systems”. Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. Put […]
If only for one soul being saved, then all the prayers, sacrifices, time, work and preparation for the Karoo Mighty Men Conference would have been worthwhile — this has been a principle on which the KMMC organising committee has stood in its seven years of bringing the event to the […]