South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Mission Network News A lot can change in a year. Just ask Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. The organization is reeling from the stunning reversal of power it experienced this summer. They went from being the national darlings post-Arab-Spring to being repressed in the same vein they oppressed other […]
How serious are you about spreading the word of God? No matter how serious you might be, there is a man who can probably give you a run for your money. A trucker in Wisconsin is going throughout his home state buying one billboard after another, working to get people […]
Vinesong’s 5th tour of South Africa starts on Sunday (September 29) and ends on December 8. Vinesong is an international team of missionaries that minister the gospel through worship and the Word throughout the nations. Originating in South Africa in 1982 and now based near London in the United Kingdom, […]
Hartsbegeertes, a new Afrikaans film of hope which deals with the struggles of two families with everyday life and its greater purposes, will be showing at events nationwide from Thursday, October 3. The two main characters, Pieter (Renier Weideman) and James (Jacques Gombault) discover hope, love and a greater purpose […]
The Mighty Men KZN team is expecting a full house and a ‘blistering Spirit-filled weekend’ at the 3rd annual gathering at Southern Cross Farm, Mooi River from Friday October 4 to Sunday October. “This year we have decided to make MMC free, with the option to make a donation, [and] […]
Salvation Army (SA) representatives who spent their first day at the Sexpo sex and lifestyle expo in Johannesburg today (Thursday, September 26) were upbeat about the start of their historic mission. The SA has a prominent stand at Sexpo where they are raising awareness about the evil of sex trafficking. “What […]
[notice]GRAHAM RIES, the visionary and co-ordinator of the Matthew Lunch, reports back on a day of ‘spoiling’ homeless and broken people in PE by Christians from a number of city churches.[/notice] What price can one put on changing another’s life? There is none. The Matthew Lunch 2013 last Saturday (September […]
People from throughout the Western Cape came together last weekend for the annual David & Jonathan Foundation’s Feast of Tabernacles celebration in Bellville, Cape Town. Despite bitterly cold weather, sleet, hail and driving rain, both the Friday and the Saturday had excellent turnouts while Sunday morning the auditorium was about […]
[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 Freedom Exhibition at Freedom Park Modern day slavery is a phenomenon that is increasingly being acknowledged […]
Another year another Heritage Day commemoration but what do days like the 24th of September in South Africa really mean? This is something I reflected on this week as I was considering the varied ways South Africans marked this public holiday. When I peeked into Facebook this week I noticed […]