South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
ANC leaders Henrietta Maseko-Jele and Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffrey threatened to use the Hate Speech Bill to silence preachers’ controversial speech in Tuesday’s hate speech debate in Parliament. This provides evidence of the ill intent of the bill, which we have received legal advice will prove useful in […]
In a letter sent “To The People of Port Elizabeth” yesterday, farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan invites everybody in the region to attend the Sunday service of the Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay conference on March 19 which will conclude with concerted prayer for rain. “It will be a Christian service, but all […]
Parliament voted this week to downgrade the South African embassy in Israel in a move seen by critics as posturing that helps nobody and disqualifies SA from playing a constructive role in helping to revolve the Iraeli-Palestinian conflict. The resolution was proposed by the NFP which holds only two seats […]
The Synod of Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa have resolved to craft special prayers for couples in same-sex relationships, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town announced on Monday. However, the bishops were unable to reach consensus on blessing same-sex unions during church services and ruled out church […]
It is that time of the year again, and it’s “all systems go” as the Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay conference is in full swing with preparations for their fifth conference which will take place from March 17 to 19 at the farm Mooi Uitsig. “Our team is ready, and final […]
The downgrade of the South African embassy in Israel will negatively impact South African Christian community, and it will not benefit Palestinians, said ACDP deputy president Wayne Thring yesterday. Speaking in a debate in Parliament on a motion tabled by NFP member Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam calling for the embassy […]
“This wasn’t like any other SCA gathering; the kids were really hungry for the presence of God. A lot of them were on their knees and crying during worship. They weren’t there to socialise, they were there for Jesus.” 14-year-old girl commenting on a recent joint-schools worship night at a […]
By Janet Brann-Hollis, SA Back to God A month ago, while leading my early morning SA Back to God prayer meetings, God gave me an incredible vision of the City of Johannesburg, local governing structures. As we. Know the city has been under much turmoil and local councillors have had […]
At midnight last night a twice-extended Constitutional Court deadline passed for President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign the Electoral Amendment Bill into law or refer it back to Parliament. In an interview this morning Dr Michael Louis chairperson of the Independent Candidates Association (ICA) which has petitioned Ramaphosa not to sign […]
Speakers at the recent Company of Prophets SA (COP SA) 2023 national conference in Johannesburg and Cape Town shared insights on how to partner with God in reviving and reforming society. Paul Guidry from the Bridge Metrowest, Massachusetts, USA, an influencer in government and Church relations, spoke on his encounter […]