The Hate Speech Bill, which threatens to criminalise what it defines as hate speech and suggests jail sentences of up to eight years, is open for public comment until 1pm on May 12. The bill defines hate speech very broadly and according to Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) is […]
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It’s time to stand up — Vivienne Solomons
Every Monday morning, the team I work with meets in-person. This is the time when we discuss our projects and take the opportunity to ask for any advice or assistance we may require since for the rest of the week we work mostly from home. Typically, before we even discuss […]
To whom shall we go: conservative Anglicans discuss divorce from Church of England
Rwanda gathering of Gafcon conservatives draws 1 300 from 53 nations as Global South fellowship moves toward merger By John Sandeman — Christianity Today A “revived, renewed, and reordered” Anglican Communion will be the core message delivered tomorrow to 1 300 conservative Anglicans from 53 countries meeting this week in […]
Over 5000 Nigerian Christians killed last year, NGO estimates
Originally published in The Christian Post At least 5 000 Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2022 and over 1 000 were killed in the first three months of 2023, according to estimates released this week by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety). The Anambra-based […]
Judge gags preacher on social media for posting Bible verses in online protest
Originally published in CBN News An online Christian preacher has been ordered by a Washington County judge in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to stay silent on social media for five years after he expressed his moral and religious concerns in posts about a church that endorses same-sex marriage and a public drag […]
Tony Sperandeo from Israel speaking at annual conference of Messianic Testimony in Cape Town
The Western Cape soon sees the arrival of another excellent pastor-preacher from Israel together with his wife Orna. Pastor Tony Sperandeo is an international speaker and author and also a well-known songwriter. Sperandeo is the senior pastor and founder of “Ha Mayaan Congregation”, (The Assembly of the Wellspring), a Messianic congregation […]
Michael W Smith visiting SA for Waymaker tour
Multi award-winning winning Gospel artist Michael W Smith, will visit South Africa with the Waymaker tour in June 2023. Tour hosts Radio Tygerberg 104FM say there will be only two performances in SA — at Moreleta Park, Pretoria on June 9 and at Grandwest, Cape Town on June 10. “It […]
‘Jonah 3’ national reconciliation tour launched in Western Cape
A nationwide tour to draw attention to a national restoration project, kicked off in the Western Cape earlier this month, says the project visionary Erna Goedhart. The so-called “Jonah 3” tour was launched on Elohim’s Farm, Paarl at 3pm on April 8 and continued on Sonshine Estate in Atlantis, Cape […]
As Tehran threats intensify, Iran’s exiled crown prince stands with Israel on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Originally published in CBN News As Israel pauses to remember the Holocaust, it also faces an ongoing threat of extinction from Iran. In a surprising twist this year, Israel is hosting the most prominent Iranian ever to visit the Jewish State: Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the former […]
Middle East ‘foes’ find reconciliation in Jesus — Charles Gardner
With so much misinformation circulating in the media about the ongoing Middle East conflict, where Israel is perennially portrayed as the great bully, there is another story! Amidst the storm of Temple Mount riots, along with mass anti-government protests and brutal terrorist murders, believers in Yeshua (Jesus) from all over […]