When Free State artist Loezytha Maritz saw a photograph of three men exuberantly embracing one another she “immediately knew” she wanted to paint it as her contribution to a prophetic art exhibition at an upcoming Time2Rise event outside Bloemfontein. “I always want to capture emotion in my paintings. I want […]
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E London author launches books on overcoming spirit of Jezebel and tabernacle pattern of prayer
Recently Pastor Perpetua Heart — or Mama Heart as she is known to many — released three books (Power Over Nations — Overcoming the Spirit of Jezebel, Praying the Tabernacle of Moses Volume 1 and Volume 2) at an event in East London where she has been serving as a […]
‘Still no response from Pandor on call to help secure release of two SA women hostages’
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has not yet responded to a call made on it last Thursday to help secure the release of two South African women kidnapped by Hamas, says South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) national spokesperson Bafana Modise. “We still haven’t received any response […]
UN writes to Nigerian government over Christian victims of blasphemy laws
Originally published in Premier Christian News Experts from the United Nations (UN) have sent a letter to the Nigerian government raising concerns over the country’s strict blasphemy laws. The letter is a result of appeals by religious freedom advocates, including ADF International, who say the laws are a violation of human […]
Siya living out his faith authentically but don’t ‘put him on a pedestal’, says sports chaplain
Double World-Cup-winning Springbok rugby captain Siya Kholisi’s “growth as a disciple of Jesus has been amazing,” says Bruce Nadin co-founder of Sports Chaplaincy South Africa and sports chaplain at Stellenbosch Football Club. “It’s so easy to go out on the field, you know, and say, I give all the glory […]
Nigerian Christian university student abducted by Muslim group seeking her forced conversion
Originally published in Worthy Christian News A campus watchdog group has warned that staff at Nigeria’s Kaduna State University assisted in the kidnapping and forced conversion to Islam of a female Christian student, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Twenty-year-old Dorcas Adedayo Adekanola, was a first-year chemistry student at the university […]
Leading Christian apologist to Muslims visiting SA
Leading Christian apologist to Muslims and evangelist Dr Jay Smith will be speaking at various venues in Cape Town from Tuesday October 31 to Thursday November 2, in Johannesburg on November 7 and in Potchefstroom on November 10 and 11. The events are all free. His visit to South Africa […]
Crammed with Heaven: why I don’t believe in a rapture rescue.
What we believe about tomorrow influences how we live today. I once had a teacher colleague who got tested for a rare and devastating disease. Her mother had died young, as had her grandmother, and she wanted to know whether she was destined for a similar fate. When the results […]
Bela Bill passed, DA vows to fight it all way to Constitutional Court
The National Assembly (NA) this afternoon approved the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill which the DA vowed earlier today to challenge “all the way to the Constitutional Court”. At 12.15 today the DA, ACDP, FF+ and civil society groups united outside Parliament to protest against the forcing of […]
SAFI says two SA women among Hamas hostages, calls on Pandor to assist in their release
South African Friends of Israel said today it has learned that two elderly South African women are among more than 200 held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. In a press statement SAFI calls on Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor to use her apparent “direct line” to Hamas to […]