Originally published in Christian Today The Archbishop of Cape Town says he is glad people are offering heartfelt prayers for the recovery of Nelson Mandela but he also welcomes the growing acceptance that the former South African President cannot go on forever. Mandela, 94, is in hospital with a lung […]
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‘Linky’ and phenomenology lead to new perspective on human trafficking
[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] A reading of phenomenology and a recent engagement with Linky*, a modern-day slave who was rescued, compelled […]
Meshoe leaving Parliament to campaign and raise funds
African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) President, Rev Kenneth Meshoe announced today that he is stepping down from Parliament for a while to focus on campaigning and fundraising for next year’s elections. In a media conference to explain his temporary resignation from Parliament he said he aimed to raise election funding […]
US House of Representatives passes nationwide 20-week ban on abortion
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would restrict all abortions nationwide to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. The “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (H.R. 1797), introduced by Arizona Republica Trent Franks, would end abortion after the point when scientists agree unborn children can feel pain. In […]
Iran convicts six Christian converts
Convictions receive little news coverage in election week Originally published in World Watch Monitor Six Iranian converts to Christianity were convicted of crimes related to their membership in a house church, a news service has reported. Mohabat News, which reports on news of Christians inside Iran, published a report on […]
Upsurge in attacks signals growing Islamist threat in Niger
Climate of terror created in Niamey, the capital, say locals By Illia Djadi — World Watch Monitor Four attacks within the last three weeks in Niger have raised the spectre of a growing Islamist threat in the country. In the latest attack on Tuesday (June 11), unidentified armed men attacked […]
Uitenhage school revival fire spreads to Alexandria
Revival fire was spread from school to school in the Eastern Cape on Friday (June 14) when a team from Uitenhage went to minister at a school in Alexandria. Principal of Alexandria Christian Academy (ACA), Gretel Olivier, who invited the team from Fountain Of Life Christian School, which is experiencing […]
A view of the great beyond
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] “This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.” 1 John 2:17 I recently moved into a new home – a lovely apartment in an older part of the city […]
Explosion in attack on church in Kenya injures 15
Originally published in Morning Star News Assailants on a motorbike threw an explosive device into a church compound in southeastern Kenya on Sunday (June 9), injuring 15 people. Two pastors were among the wounded from the explosion at an evangelistic service of Earthquake Miracle Ministries Church in Mrima village, near […]
Mandela continues to recover, but keep praying, says Zuma
Originally published in Sky News Nelson Mandela continues to recover from a lung infection but his condition is still serious, the South African government has said. President Jacob Zuma visited the country’s 94-year-old former leader on Thursday evening at the Pretoria hospital where he has been receiving treatment since Saturday. […]