South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Last week the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) had its Western Cape launch for the party for the upcoming elections on May 7th and released its list of candidates for election. The party’s premier candidate is Ferlon Christians, the ACDP Leader in the Western Cape, a man passionately concerned with […]
‘FOR SA’ (Freedom of Religion South Africa), an organisation pioneered by Cape Town church leader Andrew Selley, this week succeeded in persuading Parliament to amend the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill, so as to exclude churches and public benefit organisations from the application of the Act. “This is a […]
The life of Nelson Mandela and the Gospel of Jesus Christ will be blended in an epic musical that will open in Cape Town on Freedom Day (April 27, 2014), said the creator of the show, Richard Montez. While the two hour song and dance and drama production, Madiba — […]
Originally published in ioL Newswith additional reporting by Gateway News A14-year-old girl found herself in “modern-day slavery”, in the words of a Wynberg magistrate, when she was sold for R8 000 and forced to marry a man who held her captive and beat her for sex. Last Thursday (February 13), […]
A Stellenbosch pastor who recently attended the Catch The Fire Conference in Toronto, Canada, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ‘Toronto Blessing’ outpouring of the Holy Spirit, says he came out of a 10 year spiritual drought there and received a mandate from God to “go and anoint My […]
I recently spent a few days in George as an observer at a camp that happens once a year at the start of a year-long youth development programme. I came away from the camp bubbling with excitement for the future if we have brilliant programmes like this one for the […]
Doug Spada, Co-author of “Monday Morning Atheist – Why we switch God off at work and how you fix it” will be in South Africa next month to help people who want to find out how to take Christ into the workplace. Spada, who founded the ministry, Worklife, after a […]
Originally published in Times Live The ANC tried to lure churchmen into its ranks at a meeting with more than 200 pastors yesterday – only to be cast out. Said ANC Western Cape chairman Marius Fransman: “For us there is an important role [for the church]. We joined the struggle […]
Christians in Cape Town are invited to a Shabbat celebration on Friday, February 14, hosted by the David and Jonathan Foundation (DJF) which helps South African churches to partner with Messianic congregations in Israel. The Shabbat, at Logos Christian Church, Belville, at 7pm, will take the form of a bring […]
Unashamedly Ethical is calling on members of the public to nominate contenders for its UE Recognition Awards for men and women in the Western Cape who have exhibited great character and ethical behaviour. “If you have had the privilege of coming face-to-face with a person working in grassroots development, education, […]