Covid-19 lockdown measures affect everyone in South Africa but for foreigners and refugees without citizenship life under lockdown has become a desperate struggle for survival as they are not permitted to receive social grants or food from the government. Macedonian Ministries in Pietermaritzburg has responded to the plight of 47 […]
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Boko Haram has killed more than Islamic State in Iraq and Syria combined
By Julia Bicknell — Originally published in World Watch Monitor Nigerian Wanhena Sheku was working alone on her farm when a group she identified as Fulani herdsmen attacked her in mid-October, 2019. “They told me to place my left arm on a wooden log before they hacked my hand off. […]
‘The Chosen’: Record-breaking TV series about Jesus to begin taping second season despite pandemic
Originally published in The Christian Post The first-ever multiseason show about Jesus, The Chosen, was officially given the green light to begin production of season two. VidAngel, a streaming company that allows users to filter language, nudity and other content from mainstream entertainment, announced on Thursday that the company’s groundbreaking […]
Exodus from racism – overcoming internalised oppression — Alain Walljee
So it was that God sent Moses to deliver the nation of Israel from slavery in Egypt, as the Bible recounts. But God, knowing where He wanted His people to be geographically, in belief and in lifestyle, understood that He had more to do than just take them out […]
Mogoeng responds to complaint before judicial conduct committee on Israel remarks
Africa4Palestine “distorted and twisted” his Bible-based reflections in a webinar last month and sought to take away his constitutional rights to freedom of religion and expression despite failing to highlight any constitutional value or provision that he violated, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says in his response to their complaint against […]
PE church responds to police threat regarding drive-in services
Word of Faith Christian Centre (WOF) in Port Elizabeth sent a lawyer’s letter to police yesterday opposing a threat to charge churches who host more than 50 people at drive-in services. In the letter to SAPS spokesman Col Priscilla Naidu, who reportedly conveyed the threat via a local radio station, […]
‘Time stands still’ as milestone ‘2-hour’ prayer meeting stretches to 9 hours
Chief Justice Mogoeng encourages believers to trust God for fulfilment of prophecies Last Sunday marked 100 Days since the launch of the Hope, Healing and Restoration campaign. In an interesting turn of events, this milestone day, which was also 49 days after Pentecost, was serendipitously ushered in by an online […]
‘The Church has left the building’: outdoor worship spreading across California
Originally published in CBN News American worship leader, Sean Feucht, has gone coast to coast with his outdoor Gospel outreaches and now he’s back in California, ministering to people in Redding, Pasadena, Bakersfield, Fresno, and San Diego. Since California’s government has banned indoor church gatherings, Feucht and his Burn 24/7 […]
Nigeria: Five executed as ‘warning to Christians’, 11 Christian villagers murdered
Islamic extremists have executed five Nigerian men in Borno state, with one executioner saying it was a warning to “all those being used by infidels to convert Muslims to Christianity,” in a video posted on Wednesday (July 22), reports Morning Star News On Monday (July 20) in Kaduna state, Fulani Militants […]
Let’s fight this injustice but there must be a better way — Afrika Mhlophe
In America, we see what others might call a cathartic response in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. Americans of all ethnicities have taken to the streets to demand justice and an end to police brutality. Floyd’s death has struck something deep within the psyche of many people […]