Nikki Bolton of One Land Love It (OLLI} reports on the launch of two rhino conservation initiatives on World Rhino Day and calls on Christians to participate in the battle to save the species threatened by relentless poaching The Eastern Cape has seen great success in rhino conservation in recent […]
South Africa
Parliamentary committee snubs public concerns in adopting BELA Bill but ‘fight far from over’
The Basic Education Portfolio Committee adopted the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill on Tuesday after six members voted for its adoption, while the DA, ACDP and FF Plus voted against it. Opponents of the bill accuse the state of pushing it through for ideological reasons, while ignoring the public […]
KwaSizabantu Mission founder Erlo Stegen dies
Rev Erlo Stegen, the influential founder and director of the KwaSizabantu Mission in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) died yesterday at the age of 88. “Fondly known as Baba Mfunsdisi”, Stegen was born on the farm, Paardefontein, in KZN and responded to “the call of God at a very early age”, going on […]
SA Christians uniting for change at Time2RiseSA gathering outside Bloemfontein
It is time for Christians in South Africa to rise, say the organisers of an ambitious mass outdoor gathering which will take place at Wilde Als farm outside Bloemfontein from 4pm on Friday October 6 to 12pm on Sunday October 8. “It is about uniting the body of Christ in […]
Christian leaders pay tribute to late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi
The founding president of the IFP and traditional prime minister of the Zulu monarch‚ Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi‚ who died last Saturday, aged 95, will be laid to rest tomorrow [Saturday September 16] at an official state funeral in Ulundi. In a message of condolence to his family, the leader of […]
Buses lined up for big Time2Rise event in Bloemfontein
Time2RiseSA this week announced arrangements for buses it has lined up to take people to its “Uniting for Change” event at Wilde Als farm outside Bloemfontein from October 6 to 8. Buses from Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and Mossel Bay, will take passengers on a return trip […]
ACDP leading protests in Cape Town, Pretoria, PE, Ermelo against Single Marriage Bill
The ACDP is hosting protests in Cape Town and Pretoria on Friday against the controversial Single Marriage Bill that aims to consolidate all existing marriage laws and which does not retain the words “husband” and wife”. In Cape Town, they invite citizens to join their picket outside Parliament (near the […]
Simunye Challenge urges South Africans to connect across racial divides
The Simunye Challenge is where mistrust and distrust between race groups stops, say the organisers of the new campaign launched by Christian nation-building movement Time2Rise SA. “Biases and negative stereotypes are usually borne out of ignorance and not knowing the richness of each others’ cultures,” says Dr Pearl Kupe, a […]
SACC to hold memorial service for Johannesburg fire victims
Originally published in SABC News The South African Council of Churches (SACC) in Gauteng will this morning hold a memorial service for the victims of the Albert Street fire in Johannesburg’s city centre. Last week, a fire gutted a five-storey building, killing over 70 people and leaving scores of others […]
Entering the ‘Holy of Holies’ in prayer
Barbara Kolver spoke to Nelson Mandela Bay prayer coordinator Pastor Joan Keeling about their last month-end prayer warriors’ gathering God has always been faithful to “fill the chairs” at the monthly prayer warriors’ gathering held at the GAP (Greenacres Presbyterian Church) in Gqeberha, says Transformation Christian Network prayer coordinator Joan […]