South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
On a Friday afternoon three weeks ago Gqeberha (PE) couple Toy and Mart van Vuuren were attacked by two gunmen who accosted them in their car in front of a township finishing school. The men whipped open the front doors of their vehicle moments after the couple had locked the […]
The Sudanese Council of Churches has condemned attacks on church leaders and church buildings as the conflict in Sudan rapidly escalates. Churches have been looted or used as military bases, while several have been burned down, prompting thousands to flee, Christians said. In one incident, masked gunmen affiliated to one […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News An archbishop serving in northern Nigeria has revealed he lives with police dogs and armed escorts among rapidly escalating attacks on Christians in the region. Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso of Kaduna works in one of the Church’s most dangerous dioceses. In the last three years, […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A Christian teacher, previously suspended for addressing a transgender boy as ‘her’ says he’s ‘devastated’ to be banned from teaching. In a ruling thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, Joshua Sutcliffe was found guilty of unprofessional conduct and “bringing the […]
The Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition (NMBCSC) calls on political leadership in the metro to stop wasting time and resources on constantly forming and realigning coalitions which have a track record of being unstable. The call, by the coalition which includes strong Church representation, was made today on the […]
This week the team organising South Africa’s biggest, most dynamic annual Christian youth gathering visited a number of Pretoria schools to promote the event at the Lewende Woord main campus in Brummeria Pretoria on Friday June 16. The team and the students literally had a blast as praise and worship […]
The Independent Candidates Association (ICA) says it will be launching a challenge in the Constitutional Court today (Friday May 26) against the controversial Electoral Amendment Act which was signed into law by President Ramaphosa in April. “We remain of the belief that this act is unconstitutional and that it does […]
When ticket sales opened for Michael W Smith’s two scheduled performances on his Waymaker tour in South Africa in June, there was such a keen demand from worship music lovers that the promoters decided to add an extra night in Pretoria. Jan-Hendrik Fourie of Radio Tygerberg 104FM told Gateway News […]
More than 10 000 printed submissions on the controversial Hate Speech Bill were delivered to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) before today’s 1pm deadline for public comments, says Michael Swain executive director of Freedom of Religion South Africa. In addition about 48 000 submissions were made through the Dear […]
Hammanskraal Christian activist and advocate Moafrika Wa Maila has called on Christian and community leaders to join in a prayer campaign on Friday against a cholera outbreak which has killed at least 17 people in the rural town north of Pretoria. Blaming the cholera crisis on nearly 20 years of […]