A statement by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on Monday, defending its Early Childhood Education (ECE) Toolkit and accusing its critics of “misinformation”, does nothing to allay concerns of SA parents and faith communities, says Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) executive director Michael Swain. “The DBE asserts […]
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How a South African orphan’s faith in God gave him the strength to graduate from medical school
By Christian Stanton — Originally published in Christian Today When Covid-19 interfered with the graduation ceremonies of University of the Witwatersrand’s prestigious medical school in December 2021, Sithembiso Madlala took the change of plans in stride. Madlala had come too far in his journey from a neglected child in a […]
WATCH: Free programme addresses global ‘crisis’ of untrained pastors
More than 90% of evangelical pastors in the world do not have a formal qualification, says Dr Reuben van Rensburg, the director of Re-Forma, a programme that was developed “to address this crisis” by providing a global standard for non-formal ministry training. “We asked experts from around the world: ‘What […]
ACDP pickets for scrapping of draft gender policy for public schools
The ACDP staged a picket outside the Western Cape provincial legislature on Monday to protest against the draft policy on gender identity and sexual orientation for public schools in the Western Cape which it sees as harmful to children and a threat to the constitutional rights of parents, teachers and […]
WATCH: What parents can do about CSE now — FOR SA
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) legal counsel Adv Nadene Badenhorst, talks about comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in public schools in 2021 in the video below. She explains that, while sexuality education is a mandatory component of Life Orientation / Life Skills (a compulsory subject in the CAPS curriculum), […]
God gets glory as PE matric school celebrates 10 years of academic and spiritual breakthrough
Ten years ago, after more than 40 years in education, Mart and Toy van Vuuren obeyed a prompting of the Holy Spirit to start a matric finishing school to uplift disadvantaged youth. Mart recalls she had R30 in her bank account but God promised to protect them and guide them […]
LGBT guidelines for schools unscientific, harmful — Doctors For Life International
In this article, Doctors For Life International outlines its concerns about radical gender and sexuality ideology that the DA Western Cape Government wants to implement in schools in the province. Also see an article in which Christian-based human rights organisation Cause For Justice expresses its concerns. Both DFL and CFJ submitted written responses on […]
ACDP proposes hybrid system as more children return to school
Media release by the ACDP ACDP MP Marie Sukers today called on the government to introduce a hybrid education system to facilitate the successful completion of the current academic year by all children. Noting an announcement by Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, in which she has said that more […]
LGBT guidelines for schools set WC government on collision course with parents — Cause For Justice
In this article, Christian-based human rights organisation Cause For Justice outlines its concerns about radical gender and sexuality ideology that the DA Western Cape Government wants to implement in schools in the province. Also see an article in which Doctors For Life International voices its concerns. Both CFJ and DFL […]
Helping others more than just giving, says Pretoria ministry
What does it take to make a real difference in a community? Most people want to help others but usually revert to only donating money, clothes or food. Although this certainly helps, it is not a sustainable solution to an ongoing problem. Annelien de Jager, from Take Action Ministry, says […]