South Africa

Boycott warning as Beechies glamourises casual sex, drunkenness

[notice]Family Policy Institute(FPI) threatens national boycott campaign unless Beechies withdraws offensive ads[/notice] Christian organisations have reacted strongly to a Beechies chewing gum advertising campaign based on real stories that glamourise drunkenness and casual sex. The campaign, which is aimed at South African youth, first came to the attention of Gateway […]

Drie Afrikaanse kerke reik saam ’n verklaring oor die verkiesing uit

Deur Danie Mouton Die voorsitters van die Algemene vergaderings van drie Afrikaanse kerke het ‘n gesamentlike verklaring oor die komende verkiesing uitgereik waarin burgers aangemoedig word om te stem. Hulle skryf onder meer: Verantwoordelike Christene mag nie die geleentheid om ‘n positiewe invloed op die regeerders van die land uit […]

March is MSA awareness month

[notice]Great need for research and education on rare Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) condition[/notice] March has been designated MSA awareness month in order to draw attention to this rare, currently incurable neuro- degenerative illness that afflicts about one in 400 000 people. MSA if often mistaken for Parkinson’s Disease and the […]

Nuus van Oos-Kaap sendelinge in Japan

[notice ]Hieride berig is van ‘n spesiale uitgawe van die Oos-Kaapse NG Kerk nuusbrief, Grens-Pos, oor die verskriklike aardbewing, voortgaande na-skokke, die tsunami en ontplooiende kernkragkrisis in Japan. [notice] Deur Danie Mouton Drie gesinne met noue Oos-Kaapse bande werk as sendelinge in Japan. Stephan en Keiko Smithdorff, met hul gesin, […]