South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice] A fortnightly column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice] A critical component of any economic system and business environment is the banking sector. As part of the work we are doing to look at Kingdom economic structures and a Kingdom based business environment I would like to share […]
Originally published in Channel 24 The South African Council of Churches is planning to prevent Lady Gaga from performing in South Africa, reports Afrikaans daily newspaper Beeld. Lady Gaga is set to perform two stadium shows in South Africa and will be in Johannesburg on November 30 at the FNB […]
Originally published in Charisma News On the day after President Barack Obama was re-elected, the Rev. Billy Graham will be celebrating his 94th birthday. “I never expected I would live this long, outliving my beloved wife, Ruth, as well as many friends and loved ones,” Graham said last week. “I […]
Originally published in Lifesite News A Catholic charity that has provided adoption services since 1865 will no longer be able to offer that service while adhering to its moral principles. The UK’s Upper Tribunal, the equivalent of the High Court in the administrative justice system, rejected an appeal by Catholic […]
Christian students are aware of a calling on their lives but may not be equipped to live out their calling at work, suggests the latest report released by Christian marketplace initiative Call 42. The report based on an online survey of 1 300 Christians, including more than 400 students, highlights […]
Originally published in Channel 24 TopTV has sold advertising space to website AshleyMadison.com, a dating service aimed at people already in relationships or marriages who are looking to have affairs. The embattled pay-TV service, which recently underwent business rescue, is the only South African broadcaster airing an advertisement for the […]
[notice]Writing in his news and commentary blog African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Provincial Leader in the Western Cape, Grant Haskin, takes the City of Cape Town to task for its inadequate response to illegal abortion advertising on the city streets. He also calls on the City to drop the R2500 […]
Urban Brew Studios is launching a new home-grown gospel channel called Dumisa TV. The channel, which is aimed at the traditional and indigenous South African church market will officially launch on November 13 on DStv Channel 340. Dumisa TV gives a unique insight into South African church culture and will air […]
Originally published in Christian Post A pastor was killed and 11 others were wounded in Garissa in eastern Kenya on Sunday after suspected Islamist extremists attacked a church during the worship service with a grenade or other explosive. The blast took place at the Utawala Interdenominational church in the Administrative […]
This week — the third in our four weeks of great Christian media giveways — the prize is a copy of the novel, Courageous, which is based on the popular and inspiring movie of the same name. The movie about four tough cops who discover that it takes more courage […]