Health minister Dr Joe Phaahla today announced the extension until April 24 of the deadline for public comments on amendments to the health regulations the government wants to introduce following the termination of the state of disaster. Previously the deadline for submissions was Friday April 13. The government will allow […]
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Bottling company assists Ntuzuma flood victims
Bottling company aQuellé is delivering water and mineral drinks to traumatised families in Ntuzuma informal settlement in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal which is facing a severe water shortage as a result of flood damage to water infrastructure and contamination of rivers. More than 40% of the settlement’s population is made up of […]
142 killed and 70 abducted in simultaneous attacks in Nigeria’s Plateau state
Originally published on CSW At least 142 people were killed, 156 were injured and 70 were abducted on April 10 during simultaneous attacks on communities in the Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau state, Nigeria by hundreds of armed assailants of Fulani origin. Survivors from the affected communities, which […]
Civil society coalition tells Nelson Mandela Bay councillors days of ‘winner take all’ are over
A broad-based civil society group which aims to tackle municipal chaos in Nelson Mandela Bay held separate virtual meetings on Tuesday with leaders of major political parties whose ongoing power struggles have rendered the metro incapable of delivering basic services to communities and businesses. The two meetings followed a press […]
We’ll follow Covid-19 rules, but not demand proof of the jab — Bishop Mosa Sono
Originally published in Sowetan Live We will obey God, not men.” With these words, executive board member of the International Federation of Christian Churches (IFCC) Bishop Mosa Sono says their affiliate churches will adhere to the 50% capacity of congregants ahead of the Easter weekend, but will not demand proof […]
Kingfisher FM gets 7-year broadcast license
Special report by Kingfisher FM After 26 years of broadcasting a grace-filled message of hope to the community of Nelson Mandela Bay And surrounds, Christian Community Radio Station Kingfisher FM looks to the future and are thrilled to announce the receipt of our new 7-year broadcasting license which came on […]
J-Bay Mighty Men organisers thank God for success of event despite massive obstacles
Piérre Maré, one of the volunteer organisers of the Mighty Men Conference Jeffreys Bay 2022 provides an insider’s perspective on the life-changing event All Glory goes to God for the successful execution of the recent Mighty Men Conference Jeffreys Bay 2022 which was hosted on the farm Mooi Uitsig from […]
Department of Health has been deleting emails, says FOR SA
With just three days left for South Africans to comment on controversial draft health regulations indications are that the government will face multiple challenges to its plans to perpetuate executive rule after the lifting of the state of disaster, says Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) executive director Michael […]
I’m ‘more than okay,’ says Bobbie Houston
Originally published in Christian Today Bobbie Houston says she is “okay” but “a little winded” after the last few weeks in which her husband, Brian, resigned as global senior pastor of Hillsong, before she herself was reportedly made redundant by the Sydney-based church. In a lengthy Instagram post, she thanked […]
Passover and Easter in divine step this year –Charles Gardner
That Passover dovetails with Easter this year is just as it should be. The two feasts should never have been separated. Thought to derive from an old word for “east” in celebration of the onset of spring sunshine, Easter was introduced as a distinctive Christian feast by the early Church […]