South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]An occasional guest column by Esther Labuschagne, ZUMAT (Zululand Missions Air Transport) public relations practitioner, about people she meets in off-the-beaten track places of KwaZulu-Natal.[/notice] It was a typically hot and muggy day in Ingwavuma, a small KwaZulu-Natal town on top of the Lebombo Mountain range overlooking Swaziland and Mozambique. […]
Africa is experiencing explosive growth in media and technology and as “the beating heart of world Christianity” says influential writer, filmmaker and media consultant Phil Cooke, who will be keynote speaker at the Association of Christian Media (ACM) conference in Gauteng from June 7 to June 9. “The combination of […]
Jacaranda FM radio station has been ordered to apologise to Die Beweging vir Christelik Volkseie Onderwys (BCVO) after “satirical” remarks by a presenter about matric results at BCVO schools backfired. The order, by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) follows a complaint by the BVCO about remarks made […]
Holy Spirit revival has broken out in the Cape Town township of Mitchell’s Plain according to reports reaching Gateway News today. Pastor Mark Bloemstein of the Westridge Evangelical Community Church, which is at the epicentre of the current move of God, said they were into their fourth week of exciting […]
Red Bull breached the code of advertising practice by flighting a television advertisement that deliberately portrayed Jesus Christ in a disrepectful and offensive way, said the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa. In its ruling against the energy drink company, ASA rejected its argument that the ad was just a […]
The ANC Women’s League has a plan of action aimed at decriminalising prostitution in South Africa, notwithstanding expected opposition from churches. According to a report in City Press, ANCWL treasurer and Higher Education Deputy Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize, said the league had planned its approach carefully because it expected resistance. The […]
[notice] SPECIAL REPORT by Pastor Bongani Mgayi on a Cape Town stadium prayer day yesterday at which leaders of taxi associations (CATA and CODETA) who were once sworn enemies asked the public to forgive them for the harm they had caused through their bitter rivalry. Faced with the challenge of […]
Recent allegations that Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng sought to impose his religious beliefs on judges by inviting them to a seminar addressed by leadership expert John Maxwell were disingenuous, African Christian Democratic President Kenneth Meshoe said in a press statement today. “The latest attacks on Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng are […]
[notice] International worship and revival movement Jesus Culture visited South Africa in March 2012. Here is what they posted about their SA tour on the official Jesus Culture blog.[/notice] The trek to South Africa alone is worth remembering. Our team had a series of flights consisting of 3 long legs […]
South African newspapers this week were quick off the mark to criticise and in some cases misrepresent Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng for “inviting” judges to attend a leadership conference hosted by top Christian speakers. Several newspapers, including the Star, City Press and Breaking News Africa incorrectly reported that Mogoeng “ordered” […]