First published by Thislife Online, a not-for-profit magazine sharing stories of hope from Cape Town and beyond. Tumaini Raymond from Arusha, Tanzania, has experienced more trauma and humiliation in her 31 years than many of us do in a lifetime. Yet look at what she’s done with her life! She […]
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Critics of CSE reject DBE’s ‘fake news’ claims, call for wider consultation
Organisations critical of the Department of Basic Education’s handling of Comprehensive Sexuality Education stood their ground this week in the face of DBE statements accusing critics of spreading fake news and causing confusion and anxiety about CSE. Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) dismissed as “utter nonsense” DBE claims […]
WATCH: Man 2 Man — Relationships Part 1
Men’s movement Phila Ndoda continues its Man 2 Man video series with a focus on relationships. Pastor Zolile Dayimani of Phila Ndoda chats with Pastor Russel Thomas Viljoen on this vital life topic.
WATCH: Man to Man — Relationships Part 2
How should men respond when being called trash? In the second and final instalment of Man 2 Man’s sessions on relationships, in which Pastor Zolile Dayimani of men’s movement Phila Ndoda chats with Pastor Russel Thomas Viljoen, we explore the balance between addressing truth and speaking life.
Bloemfontein Christians unite in prayer for rain
Thousands of people — many holding umbrellas aloft in faith — united in a day of heartfelt prayer for rain at the Toyota Vrystaat Rugby Stadium in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Against a backdrop of a serious drought in the Free State, Northern Cape and other parts of South Africa, prayers […]
WATCH: Hour has arrived for SA Church to take a stand on God’s Word — Arno van Niekerk
In the video below marketplace Christian leader Dr Arno van Niekerk makes an urgent call on South African Christians to stand for Truth based on the Word of God in the face of intense pressure to reinterpret Scripture to conform with the standards of the world. Last year Van Niekerk initiated […]
WATCH: Man 2 Man — Men’s Health Part 2
In the second part of Men’s Health Dr Qwesha continues to chat with Pastor Zolile of Phila Ndoda Movement — and he doses out some tough but important medicine. [See Part 1]
WATCH: Flower festival inspires hope in midst of severe drought
In spite of the worst drought in generations, a group in the Karoo town, Middelburg, decided to go on with a practice that looked insane in the circumstances — a flower festival in the middle of a severe drought! Middelburg’s annual Flower Festival, organised by the interdenominational ladies group, the […]
WATCH: Why you need to speak up on sexuality education now!
Parents, school governing body and teacher organisations, and political parties are up in arms about the Department of Basic Education’s lack of consultation on implementing Comprehensive Sexuality Education. But the department itself appears to have adopted a dismissive attitude and is happy with its level of consultation, says Freedom of […]
2 000 decisions for Christ at Kanye concert: Sean Bolz says God busy in pop culture
Prophetic minister and author Sean Bolz pens his thoughts after attending a concert by controversial megastar rapper Kanye West whose new Gospel album Jesus is King has reached Number 1 on the US Billboard charts. In an interview with CBN News (watch below), he estimates that 2 000 people made decisions to […]