South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
There will be no Mighty Men Conference (MMC) in the Western Cape this year it was announced today but planning for the Bushveld MMC in Limpopo in March and the Karoo MMC in the Eastern Cape in April are forging ahead. Announcing the Western Cape decision today, Radio Tygerberg CEO […]
[notice]Mieneke van der Merwe joined a group of pro-life supporters who gathered in Central Cape Town yesterday to mark the National Day of Repentance — the 15th anniversary of abortion on demand legislation in South Africa.[/notice] ABORTION ON DEMAND On February 1, 1997, against the will of most South Africans, […]
War Piper 4 Mighty Men, James Mc Gowan, aka Piperjames, in full cry outside a court where a Chinese national charged with illegal possession of ivory applied for bail yesterday. Piperjames was part of a group of about 20 people who chanted “Jail, no bail!” to demonstrate their opposition to […]
All churches in South Africa are encouraged to mark Sanctity Life Sunday on January 29 by “observing a solemn and serious time of repentance and prayer for the national sin of abortion”, says Africa Christian Action (ACA) in a press statement released today. Sanctity Life Sunday falls on the Sunday […]
[notice]As a year which has seen significant prayer and worship activity in Cape Town draws to a close, some Christians in the city who have a passion for prayer and worship are encouraged that God is responding with prophetic signs pointing to spiritual revival in the city and the nation. […]
[notice]Pastor Yannis Acavalos of Shofar Christian Church, Franschhoek was bitten by a venemous snake while spending time with God on a mountain. Hours away from his car he called out to God for help: this is his testimony.[/notice] Living in Franschhoek, I often go up into the mountains to spend […]
A wave of top-class holiday entertainment will sweep from Langebaan on the west coast to Port Elizabeth on the east coast in the 10-day Coast-2-Coast Music Fest which starts next week. Aimed at holidaymakers and local residents in coastal towns, the programme features exciting SA bands Kaleidoskoop and Shofarband as […]
A pro-life campaigner who prays outside Mary Stopes Clinic in central Cape Town at the start of every working day says he was shocked one morning when he spotted Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s face and personal endorsement message on a billboard in the clinic. Peter Thorp, who has spent more than […]
By Martha Richards –Originally published in Baptist Press The odors of liquor, smoke and sweat permeate the air. One small bulb lights the alleyway. Traffic is light on the main road, but this side street stays busy. “Mister!” a young woman yells to a car driving past. “You’re the daddy! […]
About 30 Christian protestors picketed today outside Cape Town strip club Mavericks which is embroiled in legal battles arising out of protests over its sleazy billboards and alleged sexual exploitation of women. With placards bearing messages such as “Trafficking – the new slave trade”, “STOP Mavericks Abuse of Women”, “Women […]