South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Sixteen months ago Dale and Natalie Smyth and their two young boys Jack (3) and Jamie (1) set out for the sort of journey that legends are made of. Their plan was to sail their small yacht, the Shining Star, from the southern tip of Africa right up the west […]
An increase in unusual deaths at Polsmoor Prison, Cape Town has prompted the Commissioner, Ntoblelo Mketshane, to call on pastors and churches in the city to turn out in large numbers to attend a prayer crusade and service at the prison on Sunday. He says there objectives are to pray […]
In a major victory for religious rights and the autonomy of the Church in South Africa, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) this week held that “… a proper respect for freedom of religion precludes our courts from pronouncing on matters of religious doctrine, which fall within the exclusive realm […]
A music concert, soccer match, film festival and a gala evening are all part of the International Human Trafficking for Africa Conference from October 13 to 17, 2014 at the Rocklands Centre in Simonstown, Cape Town. Organised by MeCHAT (Media Campaign Against Human Trafficking), the conference aims to motivate individuals […]
The Beyers Naudé Centre for Public Theology and the Faculty of Theology at Stellenbosch University (SU), in collaboration with the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, present a two day consultation on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, says SU Communication and Liaison in a media release. Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu […]
Last weekend, Christians from different sectors and interest groups in society gathered in Stellenbosch to learn about Christian advocacy and be equipped to bring about godly change in their different spheres of influence. The Advocacy course, which was presented by the Stellenbosch Theological Institute (www.stionline.org.za), gave excellent opportunity to identify […]
Two Mighty Men breakfast gatherings are being held — on Saturday, October 4, in Port Elizabeth and on Saturday, October 11, in Cape Town — ahead of next year’s Karoo Mighty Men Conference in April and the Western Cape Mighty Men Conference in September 2015. The Cape Town breakfast will […]
About 170 students from local schools attended an Anglican Youth Fellowship (AYF) event at St Laurence Anglican Church in Du Noon, Milnerton, Cape Town last weekend in an initiative aimed at motivating Grade 12s from Inkwenkwezi High School ahead of their matric examinations and to pray for smooth examinations countrywide. […]
With moves afoot to ban religion from schools and secular, humanistic values governing society at the expense of Christian norms based on God’s word, it is an important time for Christians to gain advocacy skills that will allow them to respond in an effective manner to the daily infringements on […]
The positive response to a full page pro-Israel advertisement in the Sunday Times of August 31 “has exceeded all expectations” says Vivienne Myburgh who initiated the Christian-funded advertising campaign to counter recent negative media on Israel. “We have been inundated with emails from the Jewish community in SA and from […]