South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Ecumenical News The new leadership of the African National Congress should replace Jacob Zuma as national president as soon as possible, the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba has said in a Christmas message. Speaking during his Christmas Eve sermon at the St George’s Cathedral, Makgoba […]
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ. Colossians 2:8 The Biblical Worldview Summit is a vibrant and exciting camp programme that practically prepares young people to deal […]
Christian and Jewish voices in South Africa have expressed disappointment at the ANC’s resolution on Wednesday to downgrade the SA embassy in Israel to a liaison office. The anti-Israel decision at the party’s national elective conference in Johannesburg — a day ahead of yesterday’s United Nations General Assembly vote against […]
Who climbed on top of who to get to the very top of the ladder? Who used who? In the words of Toko Xasa, ANCWL national spokesperson, as well as league president, Bathabile Dlamini there has been a lot of blame shifting for the outcome of the results of the […]
The Jewish community of South Africa, through South African Friends of Israel, has called on Christians to pray this weekend for South Africa, Israel and the South African Embassy in Tel Aviv which is under threat of a downgrade to a liaison office. A resolution by the ANC policy conference […]
The SA Christian Leaders Initiative (SACLI) and SA Council of Churches sensed that they needed to send a letter to the Church at this time, says Peter Tarantal of SACLI in an email to Gateway News. “Five years ago we issued a prophetic word called ‘The church speaks — for […]
By Ed Richardson The creation of much-needed jobs in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro can be fast-tracked by taking an “asset-based” approach to poverty alleviation rather than focusing on the negatives, says Bernie Dolley, director of the Ikahla Trust. She was speaking at the metro’s first poverty and unemployment summit […]
Originally published in Geller Report While the Trump administration was hit with a barrage of warnings that is stands to throw the Middle East into chaos if it recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital — which President Trump did in a historic announcement yesterday — the move has garnered support among […]
Stay passionate about food and be grateful for humble beginnings, chef Luke Nair, head chef at the renowned Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, Durban, told graduates at the LIV Village Cullinary School graduation on Tuesday, Nair continued to share his own story of growing up in a township and how […]
African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Member of Parliament, Cheryllyn Dudley, has made history in South Africa where for the first time a private member’s bill brought by an opposition party has been passed. Not only is the bill on parental leave an historic event, but the passing of the bill […]