As Christians we are often unaware of the effect we have on other people and wonder if there is any purpose in much of what we do, said David Cape, who over the last 26 years has walked thousands of kilometres through more than 30 nations carrying a cross and […]
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Glimmer of hope for East London homeless
Lennox Kwakweni lives on the East London Esplanade, more precisely, on the sea side of the little wall that borders the pavement, where there is no protection from the wind and cold coming off the sea. I know him by his Xhosa name but he prefers to use his English […]
Cultural assumptions and consulting the dead
With Heritage Day having just passed I thought I should have a go on the subject of culture. I am also spurred by an incident that occurred on a Christian resort my wife and I stayed in while on a brief holiday in George. While we were having a meal […]
SAPS holding National Prayer Day on Monday
The South African Police Service (SAPS) will hold a National Prayer Day at the SAPS Tshwane Academy in Pretoria West from 10am to 1pm on Monday, September 29, 2014 as part of its observance of September as Police Safety Month. The Police Safety Month which was declared to increase safety […]
Powering up Logos Hope to reach millions more
Last week the crew and staff of Logos Hope welcomed her four millionth visitor aboard. This significant milestone comes just weeks before the ship will begin a six-month period of upgrades to ensure the 12 519 tonne, ocean-going vessel is ready to welcome millions more in the years to come. […]
Sports Roundup — Monday, September 15
Cricket: Source: Super Sport Domingo’s contract extended. Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Saturday that national coach Russell Domingo’s contract has been extended for another year because they were considering the negative impact that uncertainty could have on World Cup preparations. Lorgat announced that Domingo and national […]
Global Leadership Summit 2014 — Weekly Update: Sept 19
The Willow Creek Association 2014 Global Leadership Summit will run in South Africa at 11 venues from October 10. The consistently inspiring two-day leadership training event which is held in 105 countries celebrates its 20th anniversary this year — and its 10th anniversary in South Africa! In future […]
JOYburg into the #Firsts Finals
In August, we ran an article about JOYburg and Sue Jameson’s ambitious plan to ‘call out the gold,’ and transform the city of Johannesburg. We have an update from Jameson regarding the #Firsts competition that she entered. “I am delighted to let you know that I am a finalist. My […]
‘Outrageous’ support for Matthew Lunch for PE homeless, poor
By Graham Ries, organiser of Matthew Lunch By divine design, and divine design only, order will come out of chaos. The Lord has blessed this year’s Matthew Lunch outrageously. Food, clothing and money worth nearly R45 000 has poured in from all over with cash donations ranging from R10 to […]
‘Angels lifted our vehicle’
An eyewitness to a fatal head-on collision on the N1 near Worcester on July 17, 2014, told a local newspaper that a truck attempted to overtake another vehicle and drove into the path of three oncoming vehicles, crashing into the front and back vehicles but not damaging the middle one. So what […]

