South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A large cohort of civil society organisations gathered at Parliament this morning [Friday September 16] to hand over a formal submission to the Speaker of the National Assembly, outlining their collective stance in rejecting the new Electoral Bill that is currently before Parliament. “This comes with less than 90 days […]
Originally published in Persecution.org The Cyrus Cylinder was dedicated to the City of Babylon in 539 BC by its new king, Cyrus of Anshan. The cylinder is made of clay and is 22.86cm wide by 121.82cm tall. While its size is unimpressive, its inscription and the freedoms it granted are […]
The Fathers Matter film series, which aims to spark a national conversation about fatherhood through compelling movies, premiere’s on SABC 2 and TelkomOne at 8.30pm tomorrow (Saturday September 17) with the screening of Family Portrait, the first film in the six-part series. Family Portrait is the story of a struggling […]