In the densely-populated, poor and crime-ridden Gauteng township of Diepsloot, God spoke to the heart of a senior city academic, Dr Darlingtong Mushongera, to use music to uplift people and win souls for the Kingdom of God. “My prayer to God is to use music to draw them closer to […]
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Hate Speech religious exemption won’t protect your casual opinion
Update on the Hate Speech Bill by Philip Rosenthal of ChristianView Network Yesterday, the Department of Justice updated Parliament on their responses to submissions for the Hate Speech Bill. They are proposing up to five years jail sentence for what they call “hate speech”. Currently, the former leader of the […]
Krugersdorp prayer day connects US women with family land and 21-year-old vision for Africa
“You cannot make this stuff up. So, how can we not then have a great expectation for God to do a mighty thing? So, said Vareena Swihart of Dayton Ohio, USA after telling me an extraordinary life story that has presently led her to travel to South Africa to attend […]
Reflections on Joseph as a type of Jesus — Charles Gardner
I have been much inspired of late by precious new insights into the extraordinary life of Joseph, the Jewish patriarch, which clearly point to the role played by Jesus some 2 000 years later. And I am indebted, in part, to an excellent Zoom talk to supporters of the Church’s […]
Church leaders speak of ‘desperate’ need in Pakistan as floods ravage the country
Originally published in Christian News Pakistan Church leaders have said the government is doing very little in response to the flooding crisis and have renewed their urgent appeals to help the millions affected by the catastrophe. Over a third of the country is completely submerged with millions of people displaced […]
Contemplation on Hymn used at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral- Hugh Wetmore
This week I watched the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II at the majestic Westminster Cathedral. You probably watched it too. I was impressed with the imaginative choice of a standard evening hymn as the opening congregational song for her funeral — and that vast congregation knew how to sing […]
Schoolgirls turned into rugby warriors, faith champions
A group of teenage girls who knew nothing about rugby were transformed into sporting warriors in just three months, Eastern Province rugby player and founder of Love Sport Africa (LSA) Athi Mayinje told Gateway News in an interview. The girls from Motherwell High School, who were the first group to […]
What have horses, healing and Heaven got to do with the Speak Jesus national prayer day and revival?
Excitement is mounting as Christians from all over South Africa — and even from distant nations — are preparing to gather at Krugersdorp on Saturday for the Speak Jesus national prayer day which will be led by farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan. And the recent news that God independently inspired a prayer […]
SA hosts historic summit on ending sexual exploitation on African continent
By CASE-SA The Centre Against Sexual Exploitation, South Africa (CASE-SA) is participating in a historic summit on ending sexual abuse and exploitation on the African continent. The 2022 Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation (CESE) Africa Summit is being hosted at the University of South Africa’s main campus in Pretoria, South […]
FOR SA expresses concern about Home Affairs’ remarks on foreign pastors
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) expressed its concerns about recent remarks by Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, before Parliament on Tuesday September 2022. The comments were made while the minister was giving an update on the Bushiri investigation. Motsoaledi said an investigation was also underway to determine how Timothy […]