South Africa

ACDP demos over plan to label products as from “Occupied Palestinian Territories”

The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) will participate in public protests in Pretoria (Thursday, June 28) and Cape Town (Friday, June 29) to oppose the proposal by Trade and Industry Minister, Dr Rob Davies, to label goods originating from Israel as “Made in “Occupied Palestinian Territories”, ACDP president Rev Kenneth […]

Godly ‘economic freedom’ for SA is focus of Vereeniging conference

Laying a Biblical foundation to unlock the wealth and resources of South Africa and eradicate the scourge of poverty, endemic unemployment and hopelessness, are the objectives of a pioneering economic conference in the Sharpeville Community Hall in Vereeniging on Saturday, July 7. Christians are invited to register online for free […]

Restoring relationships to keep Christian teachers in the profession

Renewed relationships is the focus of a national educational convention that aims to inspire Christian teachers to carry on teaching despite the overwhelming odds against the profession. “We are trusting the Lord to bring breakthroughs and healing in this specific area,” says Karen Erasmus, secretrary of the National Christian Teachers’ […]

“23:59” will challenge young to sacrifice all for Gospel

Calling a new generation to missions in a changing world INcontext Ministries, a ministry focusing on global trends and events from a mission perspective, is bringing a challenging one-day missions conference geared towards youth and young adults to Kimberley, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg in July. “The single biggest challenge in […]

Groupon SA re-evaluating policy on porn

Internet discount coupon company, Groupon South Africa is re-evaluating its policy on “adult content”, says head of sales  Gary Burrows. Meanwhile the company is not accepting new “adult-content merchants”, nor looking to develop that area of its business, he says in a statement released in response to questions from Gateway […]

Key ANC leader in Free State declares Christian faith

Former Free State MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs and current contender for the chairmanship of the African National Congress in the province, Mxolisi Dukwana, declared his faith as a reborn Christian, while addressing an Unashamedly Ethical breakfast in Bloemfontein. Dukwana, who will challenge longest-serving provincial party chairman […]

Christian holidays under threat — call on church to participate in hearings

The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) are conducting hearings in four provinces into whether Christian public holidays in South Africa “unfairly discriminate against holidays of other religions.” The commission said in a media statement that it has  “received a […]

Groupon SA promoting Playboy magazine as parent company stops porn campaigns in US

While Groupon in the United States has reportedly stopped promoting pornographic campaigns, it appears that Groupon South Africa is promoting Playboy South Africa magazine. The Groupon about-turn in America follows an anti-porn consumer action campaign by Christian-based organisation, Morality In Media, which resulted in more than 20 000 people cancelling […]