South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
SA’s 5th Democratic Elections was a relatively peaceful event. Voting patterns were mainly along racial lines. The majority of blacks voted ANC while whites, coloured’s and Indians mainly voted DA. The ANC’s support is declining while the DA appears to be growing with each General Election. Some smaller parties managed […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] There are many things that will come to threaten the sanctity of your relationship. When you make your wedding vows to your spouse you have no idea how good or bad circumstances will get in your marriage. We do not think of […]
Originally published in All Christian News.com They haven’t exactly been identified, and it isn’t even known whether or not they are more than one person. But, someone has been travelling all over the US, leaving large amounts of cash as tips for waiters and bartenders. He, or they, leaves the […]
Two dreams have merged in the informal settlement of Zandspruit, Johannesburg, where a group of young, Christian architects have launched a crowdfunding campaign to build a church for a congregation that has been meeting in a tent for almost 20 years. “For me as a Christian it has always been […]
Blessed by the Holy Spirit says Pastor George By Committed Christian* — Special Correspondent for Gateway News Father’s House Church has recently relocated to a 2 500-seat venue in North End, Port Elizabeth to house it’s burgeoning congregation. Gateway News spoke to Pastor George Georgiou to ask where it all […]
Last week in Mpumalanga, South Africa, heaven touched earth. From May 7 to 11, my team and I held a five-day crusade in the precious community of Matsulu, located around 50km from Nelspruit. What wonders we witnessed, what salvations, miracles and deliverances! From beginning to end, our Jesus flooded this […]
Urgent prayer call Compiled from reports in Christianity Today, CNN.com, and World Watch Monitor An 8-months pregnant, 27-year-old Christian doctor has been sentenced to death and 100 lashes by a Sudanese court for marrying a Christian. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, has been imprisoned, along with her 20-month-old son, in Khartoum since […]
Several school principals who attended the prize giving for a schools art competition on human trafficking in Port Elizabeth said they had not been aware that human trafficking happens in their communities and felt empowered to further educate their learners on the issue, reports Amanda van der Westhuizen of the […]
…and why South Africans can be grateful for the election results By INcontext Ministries As the final ballots of South Africa’s fifth post-apartheid election were tallied on Friday 9 May 2014, the governing African National Congress (ANC) celebrated another victory with their resounding 62 percent of the vote. The official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance […]
Corruption in Africa costs R52 000 per second United Kingdom Members of Parliament representing all major parties gave support this week to ending corrupt practices that steal $1 trillion from the global economy every year. The politicians gathered for a photo shoot in the Great Hall of Westminster six […]