South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column. Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs express the variety of genres God wants in our congregational singing. In July, the worship column expanded on variety of genre […]
“It’s going to be in Tshwane / Pretoria. It’s going to be on the 27th of October. And it’s going to be a Watch And Pray meeting,” said a pumped-up Angus Buchan in a special video announcement early this evening. Answering the questions that have been on many people’s minds […]
The Alliance Defending the Autonomy of Churches in South Africa (Adacsa) has been admitted as a “friend of the Court” (amicus curiae) in the Gaum vs Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) case which poses a threat to the autonomy of the Church and broader religious community in South Africa. This […]
Jeffreys Bay, Kwela’s “Dorp van die Jaar 2018″, is bracing once again for the biggest Christian gathering the Kouga region has ever seen: the Mighty Men Conference Eastern Cape. The previous conference, held in March 2018 near Humansdorp, was met with much praise from thousands of attendees. The next conference […]
Groups concerned about proposals to legalise more pornography have made urgent requests for more time for public comment on the Film and Publications Amendments Bill, and for a parliamentary inquiry into the effects of pornography, before the bill enters the next stage of parliamentary deliberations. The Department of Communications has not […]
The Department of Education will be wasting money if it rushes ahead with its plans to promulgate the policy on home education which is flawed as a result of a failed consultation process, said ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley. There has been a misunderstanding between the DBE and home educators, who […]
Liberation struggle icon Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe — widow of PAC founder Robert Sobukwe — died at her home in Graaff-Reinet at 2am yesterday, aged 91‚ following a long illness. The Sobukwe family will remember “Mama Sobukwe” for “her humility and the simplicity with which she approached and viewed life”, the family […]
A monthly column by social entrepreneur and A2B Transformation Group founder Vivienne Schultz. Addiction causes decay of human volition. Addiction cleans out wallets and collapses human potential into uselessness. It happens so easily. Any habitual behaviour that a human perpetuates, soon becomes a compulsion and eventually an obsessive addiction. Like […]
The Amazingrace ride is back again – this time with cyclists pedalling a 300km route, starting in Jeffreys Bay on September 8, to raise funds for Kingfisher FM’s signal and to tell people about Jesus at towns along the way. This year’s ride will start on September 8 and include […]
Originally published in Premier Oz Fox, from Christian rock band Stryper, had a seizure on stage and partner Annie Lobert has set up a page to raise money for his recovery. On Sunday August 12, Fox collapsed during a gig in Las Vegas playing for another band and was taken […]