A recurring theme of conversation in Christian circles in South Africa is that it is time for God’s children in every sphere of life to step up and display God’s goodness and wisdom by providing solutions to all manner of problems faced by communities and the nation as a whole. […]
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HLE’s debut hits high note with #1 single on iTunes All-Genre Charts!
Straight off her collaboration with Benjamin Dube, singer, songwriter and former Joyous Celebration lead singer HLE, also known to many as Hlengiwe Ntombela, released her debut solo single Dwala last Friday — and it went straight to number one on the iTunes charts. The iTunes success was achieved amid some major […]
Kingdom Come SA worship leader releases pro-life song with his kids
Originally published in Fox News Sean Feucht is running for Congress in California and will is leading worship at the Kingdom Come SA conference in Johannesburg this week but that hasn’t stopped the 36-year-old Christian artist from making music. Feucht, who leads worship at Bethel Church in Redding, California, last […]
LISTEN: Interview with Abby Johnson whose story is told in the movie ‘Unplanned’ which releases in Africa next week
Unplanned , a powerful film that tells the real-life story of Abby Johnson, the former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic who became an anti-abortion activist opens in South Africa, Namibia and Zambia on Friday February 28. Below you can listen to an interview (with questions in text and answers in […]
Frank Chikane steps down from pulpit
Originally published in Sowetan Live Reverend Frank Chikane is set to step down from the pulpit as the head of Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) church in Naledi, Soweto, at the end of the month. Chikane, 69, will bid farewell to the church after 30 years of preaching and political education […]
Christian media pioneer Bernard Roebert dies
Bernard Victor Roebert, a pioneer of Christian television in Africa, passed away on February 7 at the age of 83. “A godly man who blessed everybody’s lives he came across in one way or another”, he oversaw Faith Terrestrial, the oldest Christian TV station on the continent that was founded […]
Prayer, pleas and protest on second anniversary of Leah Sharibu’s kidnapping
Wednesday marked two years since Leah Sharibu and fellow students were kidnapped from their school in Dapchi, Borno State, Nigeria by Boko Haram. All the girls were released one month later (except for five who died during the ordeal), but Leah, 16, remains in captivity because she refuses to deny […]
Running community radio — not for the faint-hearted
Three weeks ago many Christians in Nelson Mandela Bay were shocked and confused by the news that their radio station, Kingfisher FM was taken off air over a licence infringement. Alan Ahlfeldt, former station manager of Kingfisher FM, shares transparently about the difficult road he and his team walked growing […]
No true reconciliation without land restitution, says W Cape church group
For authentic reconciliation to take place in South Africa some land restitution should take place to compensate descendants of people who were historically dispossessed of land, says Concerned Clergy of the Western Cape (CCWC) in a submission to parliament on the proposed amendment of the Constitution to allow expropriation of […]
The image, the marriage and the purpose — Part 2 — Clementia Pae
An open door of servitude, evangelism and discipleship In Part 1 of this article I related a conversation I had with the Lord, about events in our continent in 2019, which brought us to this topic and this moment of God’s move in our midst. The Lord has been ordaining […]