By Open Doors SA Sudanese government security agents closed down the 500-member Sudan Pentecostal Church (SPC) church building in Khartoum, which houses the Khartoum Christian Center (KCC) on Monday, August 25. They said the reason for the decision is the building was registered as an office, but was used as a […]
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Life or death decisions
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] Ask any husband and father what they want for their families and the answer most times will be: “I want the best for my family”. No man wants to see his beloved family suffer and in pain. The best can take many […]
Court asked to remove Christianity from schools
By Andrew Selley, Founder & CEO of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) This week in national media, news broke of legal proceedings instituted in the Johannesburg High Court against six public schools (two in the Cape, and four in Gauteng), all of who hold to a Christian ethos […]
Christian doctors, medical students undergo pregnancy crisis training
A group of about 50 doctors, nursing staff and medical students from the Christian Medical Fellowship — mainly 4th and 5th year students from universities in Gauteng and Mpumalanga — recently requested and underwent training on how to be better equipped to deal with crisis pregnancies. As Christians, the medical group wanted […]
Jewish community express gratitude for advertisement
The positive response to a full page pro-Israel advertisement in the Sunday Times of August 31 “has exceeded all expectations” says Vivienne Myburgh who initiated the Christian-funded advertising campaign to counter recent negative media on Israel. “We have been inundated with emails from the Jewish community in SA and from […]
Western Cape Mighty Men Conference dates announced
Mighty Men Western Cape this week announced the news that thousands of men in the region have been waiting for: they will be hosting an official Mighty Men Conference from midday on Friday, September 25, 2015 to midday on Sunday, September 27. The WC MMC will be held on Moreson […]
The ice bucket challenge and the sobering inequality narrative
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] The ‘ice bucket challenge’ has taken the world by storm. Pictures of celebrities dousing themselves with buckets […]
Focusing on the BIGGER picture
The game is finished. You feel exited, disappointed, frustrated or you could just be thinking: ‘”If only he kicked the ball” or “If only he did not knock the ball” or “If only he prevented the breakaway”. You now sit and wait for the interview with the captain or athlete […]
Resignations reflect dearth of ethical leadership in SA
The resignation of advocate Pansy Tlakula as the chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) amid allegations of a conflict of interest in the IEC’s procurement of office space in Centurion leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. Advocate Tlakula is someone who has been with our electoral body since […]
Joshua Mills in East London, Pinetown
Joshua and Janet Mills of New Wine International will be ministering at God Adventure(GA) East London at Gathering of the Coals (GOTC) and the annual Supernatural Lifestyle Conference next week. Mills is an international keynote speaker and author, song writer and singer having written more than 600 worship songs. Together […]