South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] For those working in the field of social justice, the presence of both highs and lows of […]
Meriam Ibrahim could spend 5 more years in prison Originally published in The Christian Post Christian mother turned global persecution icon Meriam Ibrahim could possibly spend another five years in prison after escaping death row on Monday, if Sudanese officials convict her of forging the South Sudanese travel documents she […]
[notice]Pieter Pohl, founder and managing director of Innovation Films, sheds some light on the latest movies.[/notice] NOW SHOWING IN CINEMAS HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2WARNING: Caution advised for younger children due to scary dragons and brief references to pagan Viking gods.IN CINEMAS: FROM 20 JUNE 2014MOVIE TRAILER: http://youtu.be/Z9a4PvzlqoQ MOVIEGUIDE REVIEW: […]
Originally published in The Telegraph Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman released from prison on Monday after worldwide protests at her death sentence for apostasy, has been rearrested with her husband at Khartoum airport after less than 24 hours of freedom. The 27-year-old was arrested along with her American husband, Daniel […]
Originally published in Assist News Yesterday (Monday, June 23, 2014), finally came the news that many around the world had prayed for -– that Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, the young mother, sentenced to death by a Sudanese court for her refusal to renounce her Christian faith — was released along with […]
Rugby: U20 World Cup: Final England retained their Junior World Crown with a narrow 21-20 victory over South Africa. Wales beaten 31-30 by South Africa after late penalty try South Africa (14) 31 Tries: Penalty try 2, Hendricks, Le Roux Cons: Steyn 4Pens: Steyn Wales (17) 30 Tries: Roberts, Cuthbert, […]
This past long weekend (14–16 June) South Africa put the focus on two vital groups in society that are currently unappreciated and neglected – with devastating consequences for the nation. The first group are fathers. The flood of secular humanistic ideology in SA’s culture has not only undermined and diminished […]
Rugby: U20 World Cup: Semi-Finals South Africa’s under-20 team overcame a shocking TMO decision and a rampant New Zealand team to stage a magnificent comeback and surge their way into the IRB Junior World Championship final with a 32-25 win over the New Zealand under-20 side in Albany on Sunday. […]
[notice]Personal reflections by Luke Hulley, an elder in a local church in Cape Town.[/notice] Mixed reactions of Christians to mounting threat Historically, Christianity has always faced persecution somewhere in the world. I grew up in the protestant church and the persecution stories were a part of the culture. We would […]
One hundred and twenty church leaders from different denominations who gathered at the Jericho Walls International Prayer Network (JWIPN) summit in Cape Town yesterday (Wednesday, June 11, 2014) agreed that all churches in every community from Cape Town to Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) must be invited to participate in a […]