South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Six Christian communities in north-eastern Nigeria have announced their intention to take the national Air Force to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its alleged bombing of their communities in December. Lawaru, Dong, Nzoruwe, Pulum, Kodomti and Shaforon — in the Demsa and Numan […]
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) supports the CRL’s call for the institution of a commission of inquiry into the Ngcobo tragedy, says FOR SA in a press release. According to weekend news reports CRL chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva said her commission decided on Friday to propose an inquiry to establish […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A top bishop in the Church of England issued his “Ten Commandments of artificial intelligence,” during a major policy debate in London last week, based on the importance of trust and ethics in the evolving technology. The Rt Rev Steven Croft, the Lord Bishop […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines Orphans in Somalia whose parents were killed for their faith by Islamic extremist, Al Shabaab rebels are becoming more numerous – and hungrier, an underground church leader said. The pastor started a care center for the orphans three years ago in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, […]
Originally published in Faithwire Approximately 700 Churches have been shut down by the Rwandan government for failing to comply with noise restrictions. Most of those closed by officials were small Pentecostal congregations located in Kigali, but one mosque was also ordered to stop hosting services. There has been an increase […]
A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God. In his first address as President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa responded to the various commendations given him by various opposition party leaders. He mentioned the fact that he studied at what is now Limpopo University at the […]
No British royal has ever yet made an official visit to Israel. But now that ‘exile’ is about to end, appropriately enough, after 70 years — the period spent in Babylon by the Jews of old. Prince William, the Queen’s grandson and second in line to the throne, will arrive […]
Some mighty miracles have been taking place on Wilde Als farm near Bloemfontein where South Africa’s first Mighty Families event is taking place in a week’s time, said the farm owner, Ollie le Roux. “It’s been amazing! I really believe Mighty Families is going to be a very joyful festival […]
Each year, an estimated 3.2% of South Africans sustain serious burn injuries and an astonishing 68% of South African children younger than 14 have experienced scalding burns in their short lifetime. For those who have been victims, it is a difficult, sometimes even an impossible, mountain to climb, but for […]
Ashley Cloete continues with his spiritual history of the Cape which he believes is building to a climax, of which the It’s Time Cape Town prayer day on March 24 will be a part. Episode 3: Cape churchmen divinely used in global connections Last week we noted how Magdalena, one […]