Nearly three-quarters of a century has passed since the Red Army liberated the notorious Auschwitz death camp on January 27 1945, a date now marked by the annual Holocaust Memorial Day here in Britain and elsewhere. It is held with the intention of ensuring that it never happens again. But […]
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Hundreds worship Jesus on Clifton Beach
Hundreds of believers gathered on Clifton beach last Saturday night to declare Jesus’ Name and to worship Him under the stars, dedicating the New Year to Christ, reports Gillian Fraser in Joy!News The event was organised by Almost Sunday, a Cape Town band who “exist for the Creator Himself”, as […]
Help needed to light up cross at MMC Eastern Cape
A new, 14m-high steel cross crowns a hill overlooking the new venue of the Mighty Men Conference Eastern Cape on the farm Mooi Uitsig near Jeffreys Bay. The inspirational structure was completed in time for the MMC EC from March 8 to March 10 through the commitment of a team […]
Selection of new, daily devotionals — Book review
At the beginning of each year, many of us are looking for some structure to guide our times spent with God. So I am starting my year of book reviews with an overview of daily/weekly devotionals. There are nine books in total; I have three favourites which I mention below. […]
Divine relief from violence, serious crime in Winelands
Since early December peace and unity has been reigning in a region of the Western Cape Winelands that has a history of ongoing taxi violence, murder and serious crime — and the community says the change is a result of divine intervention following a breakthrough prayer event. In an email […]
Prayer and blessing on Clifton Beach
Rozanne Visagie reports on a recent mission to Cape Town’s Clifton beaches It was a beautiful summer day in Cape Town on Wednesday January 9 at 6pm. We prayed, listened to Gospel music and holy exitement was tangible in the car as we (four prayer warriors –Afrikaans, Portuguese, Ndebele and […]
Zimbabwe: churches slam state shootings; pastor charged with treason
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) yesterday urged the government to stop using state security agents to indiscriminately shoot at protesting civilians who were exercising their constitutional right to demonstrate, reports NewsDay. And in another development linked to this week’s bloody protests in Zimbabwe over 150% fuel hikes, popular pastor […]
Opportunity to learn from biblical template for political development of nations
“Prophetic Seasons in the Political Development of Nations” is the intriguing name of a 1-day seminar in Pretoria on January 31 to prepare Christians for the upcoming national elections. During the seminar Segun Olanipekun, a pastor, author and student of biblical nation building, will facilitate interactive discussion on about 15 […]
Christians hold key to SA’s destiny — Meshoe
2019 will be a turning point towards having a godly government in South Africa — if Christians step up to do God’s work, says Rev Kenneth Meshoe, leader of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP). “People were saying in 1994 the ACDP does not have experience in governance. But we […]
New year, new Christian voting options
South Africa heads to the polls in 2019 and already two new Christian-based political parties have put their hands up, with more expected to come to the fore before the national ballot takes place. To date, the Renewed South Africa Party (RSAP) and the African Covenant (ACO) party have registered […]