Celebrated South African Gospel artist and Jesus lover Israel Mosehla died unexpectedly last Sunday at the age of 50. News of his death after a short illness sent shock waves throughout South Africa on Monday morning with many of his followers sending their condolences on social media. Mosehla was considered […]
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Surge in revival, healing prayer outside hospitals across Cape Town
Christians across Cape Town have recently been turning out in numbers to pray outside hospitals for revival and for the healing of Covid-19 victims. Part of the citywide hospital prayer surge appears to be a resumption of initiatives which were started in an earlier lockdown phase last year but at […]
The love of Jesus can pre-empt persecution, says Jan Gouws
The best way to counter potential violent, anti-Christian extremism in South Africa is to “spread the love of Jesus”, said Jan Gouws executive director of Open Doors Southern Africa (ODSA) during a virtual media conference today. He was responding to the question: “What is the possibility of Islamists persecuting Christians […]
ACDP condemns ‘indiscriminate shooting of Christians’ by police at Sebokeng church
The ACDP condemns the “indiscriminate shooting of Christians who were praying at a church in Sebokeng by SAPS members yesterday morning”, says party president Rev Kenneth Meshoe in a media statement released today. “It has been reported that an old lady was allegedly shot by police with a rubber bullet […]
Mogoeng honoured amidst global criticism over prayer against ‘evil’ vaccine
Despite ongoing criticism of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s recent prayer at the Tembisa Hospital, a special Zoom meeting was hosted by the Healing Campaign on Monday to honour Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng for his courageous leadership — especially for not compromising on his Christian beliefs. Mogoeng has been under fire […]
Crosswalkers take time-out after 1 400km due to Covid
1 400km into their 2 000km walk from Cape Town to Musina a group of crosswalkers have had to pause their Gospel trek after two of them were struck by the Covid-19 virus. Team visionary Reini Coetzee and David Smith landed up in hospital in Midstream, Gauteng after they were […]
Reconciliation and repentance on Senekal Prayer Hill – ‘a blueprint for South Africa’
Community members of Senekal gathered on “Prayer Hill” outside Senekal yesterday morning for a special thanksgiving and repentance prayer meeting in response to God’s help in the town during a time of crisis in October Senekal pastor John Mathuhle, who believes God intervened miraculously in the town to turn the […]
Webinar tackles tough conversations on race
A panel of well-known South African speakers participated in a webinar on December 9 in which they tackled tough issues of race in the country. Billed “Courageous Conversations – Reflections on the Lessons Learnt from Senekal and Brackenfell”, the event was hosted by SACLI (South African Christian Leaders Initiative) and […]
Foster parents rescue teenage mom and her unborn son off abortionist’s table
A month after having a double mastectomy during an ongoing battle against breast cancer would not typically seem like a good time to start a ministry of fostering problem children — especially when you are already mom to two little girls and run a demanding ministry to the destitute. But […]
Church leaders urge president to intervene in Nelson Mandela Bay crisis
Senior church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay sent an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa today urging him to intervene directly in the metro which they say is facing a potential law and order crisis due to a collapse in local governance. The resultant instability in the major metropolitan hub […]