‘Three minutes in Parliament that God used beyond expectations’ Many Christians in South Africa and beyond were inspired when Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng called for three minutes of meditation or prayer for the nation in parliament last week and then knelt down to pray. But some South Africans took to […]
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WATCH: Man who transformed ‘murder capital’ of world speaking in PE
Known as the man who transformed the murder capital of the world, Poncho Murguia, of Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, will be visiting Port Elizabeth next week. Poncho will be teaching South Africans how they can play an active role in drastically reducing gang-related violence, the murder rate, extortion and corruption […]
PE residents choose to battle gang violence with prayer
About 500 members of a Port Elizabeth Northern Areas community living in the crossfire of deadly gang violence attended an anti-crime prayer meeting on a sportsfield in Bethelsdorp Ext 31 on Sunday afternoon. While those at the gathering organised by local church leaders called on the Lord to intervene in […]
Christianity in Iraq is ‘perilously close to extinction’, says archbishop
Originally published in Christian Today An Iraqi Archbishop has pleaded with Britain’s Church and political leaders to do more to save the Christian community in Iraq from being wiped out. At an address in London, the Archbishop of Irbil, the Rt Rev Bashar Warda warned that Christians in Iraq face extinction […]
Slain missionary’s family continue his work despite rising violence in Burkino Faso
Christianity growing rapidly despite Islamist persecution By Maria Baer — Originally published in Christianity Today Burkina Faso used to be one of the most peaceful nations in the world. The small West African country of about 19 million people has seen a handful of coup d’etats over its short life, […]
ISIS moves into Africa, preventing churches from fighting Ebola
By Fredrick Nzwili/ RNS — Originally published in Charisma News In North Kivu, an eastern province of Congo, church leaders are stepping up their fight to halt the advance of the 40-month-old Ebola epidemic, even as the Islamic State group increasingly makes its presence felt in the troubled region. Since August […]
NG Moreletapark clarifies status on possible split from DRC
One of the biggest and best-known Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) congregations, Moreletapark, in the eastern part of Pretoria, has recently been the topic of controversial news reports after it announced it may renounce its membership of the DRC. Moreletapark’s disclosure was made about two months after the Pretoria High Court […]
WATCH: President thanks Chief Justice for his unprecedented prayer in Parliament
Originally published in SA People News Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng had a massive task yesterday at the House of Parliament – to preside over the swearing-in ceremony of 400 members from 14 political parties, taking their oath to serve in the Sixth Democratic Parliament. But before he began, the Chief […]
SA orphan village boys make good impression in Monaco
A little bit of history was made on May 10 when seven young boys from an orphan village near Durban stepped onto the prestigious Stade Louis Stadium field (home of AS Monaco Football Club ) to play their first game in the Monaco Sainte Devote Sevens Tournament. The boys, who together […]
A letter to future SA Cabinet on eve of inauguration — Marian Fitz-Gibbon
This message comes to you amidst the flurry and rush of protocol just before inauguration — the letters from security, drivers, designers, hairstylists, make-up artists, nail technicians, speech writers — if you’re the Speaker of the House, or contacts with the press. Then there are the notes of congratulations from […]