South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] As South Africa once again celebrate Women’s Month in August, this year’s anniversary is particularly special as it marks 60 years since the 1956 Women’s March to the Union Building where 20 000 women marched against proposed pass laws that threatened to restrict the […]
Nominations for this year’s 9th SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards are now open. The closing date will be on September 30 2016. This is a call for gospel industry troupers, i.e. singers, producers, promoters, writers, managers, radio stations, TV stations, etc, say the organisers, World Gospel Powerhouse. The main event […]
Senior Port Elizabeth church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay this week called on the metro’s newly elected councillors to turn voters’ faith in them into action. In an open letter issued yesterday on the eve of today’s first meeting of the new council headed by the DA’s Athol Trollip as […]
After winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 23:03 seconds for the 400m Wayde van Niekerk lost no time in telling the world about the God he worships. Below you can view his trackside interview with BBC Sport after he broke Michael Johnson’s 1999 record by 15 […]
Competitors help each other to complete race Originally published in Christian Today A pair of athletes have been lauded for embodying true Olympic spirit after helping one another when they fell during the 5 000m qualifier in Rio on Tuesday. New Zealander Nikki Hamblin fell during the race, tripping up […]
[notice]A story in two parts of God’s relentless pursuit and guidance of one of His sons. Read Part 1[/notice] Open doors After JP Flugel took a bold step of faith in 2008 and resigned his well-paid job to serve Bluewater Bay Community Church full-time, God responded at once, creating a […]
Originally published in Christian Today Pastor Evan Mawarire has been arrested, faced abuse, smears and even death threats. But now that he has gone to the United States and his plans are not clear, some of his supporters are turning on him saying they are “confused and betrayed” by his […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Popular worship leader Israel Houghton has had quite the rough ride after announcing his divorce earlier this year. Despite all the controversy, he is giving marriage another shot and has asked his new girlfriend, Adrienne Bailon, to marry him. Houghton took to Instagram on […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor. Nigerian Christians displaced by Boko Haram are beginning to return home. They are being encouraged by the government, which has won back territory from the insurgents but which is also struggling to provide enough aid. World Watch Monitor received a first-hand account from church […]
[notice] A monthly column in which Kwakanya Nazo shares stories, interviews and testimonies of young people from all walks of life who are radical for Jesus and live to see change and transformation in and around them.[/notice] This month on Chosen Kwakes’ corner we speak to Viwe, a daughter of […]