South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Andrew Johnson and Johnny Vermeulen played for Eastern Province Rugby together. They were in the Murder and Robbery Squad together. But they were not close friends and their lives were poles apart. When they met again after more than a decade, Andrew did not know that Johnny was in the […]
Special report by Tebello Matsela and Ryan Smit On June 19 2024, a team of seven from South Africa, Lesotho and the United Kingdom travelled to Namibia to present a Wilberforce Academy (WA) pilot programme – the first of its kind in Africa outside of South Africa. The two and […]
“The Church must teach South Africa God’s Kingdom culture of love, peace, racial integration, and forgiveness. A teaching priesthood (apostolic and prophetic) must take responsibility for instructing South Africans in the ways of the Almighty God” Extract from invitation to national consultation on blessing SA and GNU South African Christians […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News “As food has grown scarce, the nuns have boiled tree leaves for the children to eat, and many of the adults have skipped meals.” Excerpt from report Around 80 people are taking refuge inside the Dar Mariam mission, a Catholic church and school compound […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) has expressed its “deep disappointment” at the General Synod’s vote to continue the process towards introducing standalone services of blessing for same-sex couples. Monday’s vote also saw the Church of England move closer to removing current restrictions on […]
South Africa got a reprieve from the threat of legalised prostitution in June last year when the government withdrew its “Prostitution Bill” because of concerns about its constitutionality. Will SA’s lawmakers take note of a major new UN report which finds that prostitution is a system of gruesome violence and […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Christian leaders in Nigeria expressed shock and dismay at suicide attacks in Gwoza, Borno state on Saturday June 29 that killed both Muslims and Christians. “We are concerned about the resurgence of suicide bombing in our country and the threat it poses to the lives […]
Originally published in Thrive!News Evangelist Daniel Kolenda of Christ for all Nations (CfaN) and his team faced considerable spiritual opposition from radical religious groups and witch doctors during their recent trip to Uganda for extended crusades throughout Africa. Nonetheless, God’s presence triumphed, sparking miraculous healings, liberation from demonic oppression, and […]
Reformers often convey a message centred around change, improvement, or transformation of existing systems or practices, says Janet Brann-Hollis in this week’s Transforming a Nation podcast. Each week we publish the latest episode of the podcast which can be viewed at the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5hLMkCPnQ9TfBC-mbDNiUw
On June 27 I attended a networking event aboard the Logos Hope ship and wrote a report that would lead to an unexpected opportunity. Moved by my article, a special lady and sister, Barbara Jaftha, blessed me with a complimentary ticket to a women’s business networking engagement, where she was […]