South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Last Sunday, on a cold and wintry Cape Town day, I visited a church that started under a tree at the Brackenfell Station in July 2010. We visited the congregation — still known as Church Under The Tree or Lazarus Ministries – where the members, who include many homeless people, […]
Last week, the Johannesburg High Court handed down judgment in the controversial case of OGOD versus Laerskool Randhart & Others, regarding religious observances in public schools. A copy of the full judgment is available here. Although OGOD are claiming that the judgment is a “victory” for secularism, the truth is that […]
Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God (SABTG) says she was led to issue a special call to prayer for July after she was awoken by the presence of God showing her to pray against calculated plans aimed at devastating various sectors of the nation. She urges Christians to join in […]
A monthly column bringing you frontline testimonies of what God is stirring up across the globe. By international revivalist from South Africa Lindy-Ann Hopley of Beautiful Witness Ministries. What have a cutting tool and an anime necklace got to do with Jesus? Read on to join Lindy-Ann in her latest […]
Durban Christian Centre’s Overflow Jesus Conference begins on Sunday (July 2) finishing on Wednesday July 5 in the Jesus Tent, in Mayville Durban. The featured speakers are Apostle Harunah Goroh, formerly from Nigeria but who now has a thriving church in Windhoek, Namibia; Pastor Nick van der Westhuizen, from Johannesburg, Dr […]
Parliamentary portfolio committees this week heard the conflicting views of the CRL Rights Commission and the religious sector — represented by Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) — on how to deal with commercialisation of religion and other abuses in the religious arena. At a workshop at parliament on Tuesday […]
Originally pubished by World Watch Monitor In a report on June 5, Human Rights Watch noted that “violence in the Central African Republic has fallen from the world’s radar, but that does not mean the killings have let up. Over a dozen armed groups now roam the country, committing a […]
Ntomboxolo Matiwane asked Port Elizabeth businessman and former school friend Thamsanqa Ngamlana to share his testimony. This is his emotional rollercoaster of a story. Having been raised by a single parent under challenging circumstances I will not lie and say I was never a happy child. I had been taught […]
Originally published in forsa.org.za A mere six weeks after the case was argued in court, the Johannesburg High Court this morning delivered its much-anticipated judgment in the case of OGOD v six public schools regarding religion in schools. REACTION TO RULING FEDSAS The Federation of Governing Bodies of South Africa […]
Originally published in CBN News The former Special Forces soldier who ran more than 100m under ISIS fire in Iraq to rescue a little girl said God’s Word inspires him to risk his life to save others. Dave Eubank has become famous for the video and pictures of his heroic […]