South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] The Church and the Great Omission! It was one of those rare moments when someone says something profound on the news. So profound that I have not forgotten it, years later. Sadly, the event was a crippling nursing […]
Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders have sent an open letter to Danny Jordaan, congratulating the South African Football Association President on his recent appointment as Mayor of Port Elizabeth and requesting a meeting with him to discuss challenges facing the metro. In recent years the church leaders have on several […]
Originally published in IOL News In the High Court sitting in Pretoria Judge Hans Fabricius on Tuesday granted the government leave to appeal his earlier ruling in which he gave Cape Town advocate Robin Stransham-Ford permission to have a doctor assist him in dying. Is there a place for mercy […]
[notice]A monthly column by Michael Cassidy, evangelist, author, Christian leader and founder of African Enterprise whose ministry in Africa and the world has spanned more than 50 years.[/notice] The decision by the Dutch and Belgian Governments and a few others some years ago to legalise euthanasia or mercy killing put […]
You can help fund a life-saving flight on behalf of the dad in your life! Story by Esther Tredoux, Marketing Co-ordinator at Mission Aviation Fellowship For young children a father is a real life superhero who is able to provide the protection they need. But when a family lives in […]
Ivan van Vuuren, 80, and his wife, Margaret, 72, are getting ready to establish a new church in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, alongside the Kruger National Park. In fact, God has given them a dream to plant several churches in order to reach the lost — and to establish a mission trip […]
The South African Council of Churches has added its voice to a growing concord of outrage over Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s Nkandla Report that absolved President Jacob Zuma from repaying any money for the security upgrades to his home. Slamming Nhleko’s report which contradicts the findings of Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, SACC […]
Reflect the glory of God — This was the message that Michael Whitaker Smith had for fans who attended his concert in Cape Town last night, Thursday, 28 May 2015. There was a thick air of anticipation before the band hit their first note. The start of the concert had […]
The “sweet spot”, this is how Michael Whitaker Smith describes the current stage in his life. With a successful career tracing back to the early 1980s, during which time he has sold almost 20 million albums and won countless awards, Michael says his biggest challenge now is for people not […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Boko Haram has killed dozens of people, including many Christians, in a slew of separate attacks carried out in raids on villages in Nigeria in the past week. The UN has said that the Islamic terror group continues forcing women and young girls to […]