Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) is widely known as one of South Africa’s busiest manufacturing centres, boasting a busy port with many imports and exports. Even so, the city and its people bear the burden of high unemployment rates, poverty, as well as a lack of education and skills training. Statistics show […]
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Report: ‘China seeks to erase churches’
Originally published in Worthy News China has launched an effort to “erase” all churches and last year saw an increase in the persecution of Christians in the Communist-run nation, according to a new report obtained by Worthy News. ChinaAid, a well-informed advocacy group supporting Christians in China, suggested that Chinese people […]
‘We cannot walk with you unless you repent,’ African archbishops tell Church of England
Originally published in Religion News Service Conservative Anglican archbishops in Africa are challenging a decision by the Church of England to allow clergy to bless same sex couples’ marriages, warning that the move puts the worldwide Anglican Communion in further jeopardy. The leaders are reacting to the Feb. 9 vote at the […]
Christians urged to fast, pray for missionary pilot and friends held in Mozambique
Originally published in Premier Christian News An American and two South Africans who were trying to reach people in Mozambique on behalf of a partner of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), were arrested and unlawfully detained 104 days ago. American pilot Ryan Koher, 31, and South African NGO workers Willem du […]
KwaSizabantu invites all in ministry to its upcoming 40th annual ministers’ conference
By Gerda Potgieter The KwaSizabantu Mission will hold a ministers’ conference at the mission in Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal and anyone involved in Christian ministry is welcome to attend. The conference is planned for March 6 to 8. Attendance is free, including accommodation and meals. The theme for this coming conference is: […]
Priest and churchgoer charged for ‘praying’ outside abortion clinic found not guilty
Originally published in Premier Christian News A priest and a churchgoer who were charged for ‘silently praying’ near an abortion clinic have been acquitted of all charges. Father Sean Gough and Isabel Vaughan-Spruce were both charged of breaking a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) covering the surroundings of an abortion […]
Declaration of a state of disaster: what’s the fuss and why?
By Cheryllyn Dudley, political analyst for DiaLOGOS, SharedFuture, GSKI, author and former MP RSA 1999-2019 The two words God always speaks to my spirit when thinking-about-what-I-am-thinking’ are hope and humility. You, like me, have probably read on social media many passionate calls from all quarters of society for the president […]
Dr Michael Brown: Why ‘Asbury revival’ is ‘exactly what we’ve been expecting’
Originally published in Charisma News America is hungry for revival, and the recent outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Asbury University, already spreading to other college campuses, is proof of hungry hearts yearning for God’s refining fire. As one of the leading ministry figures during the Brownsville Revival in Pensacola, […]
Safi takes legal action to determine who influenced Saru to disinvite team from Israel
Death threats from BDS movement may be factor in SARU’s decision, says Safi spokesperson South African Friends of Israel (Safi) submitted an application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) this morning, to reveal which stakeholders were consulted by the South African Rugby Union (Saru) in […]
‘Standing for truth regardless of consequence is key to breaking shackles of modern ideological slavery’
Wilberforce Academy team members Ryan Smit and Embeth du Toit reflect on the recent inaugural Residential Week of the academy which aims to equip South Africans to apply a biblical worldview in their spheres of influence The name William Wilberforce is inextricably linked to the abolition of slavery in the […]