South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]The annual Global Day of Prayer initiative which began in Cape Town in 2000 moved into high gear today as hundreds of thousands of Christians around the world begin to particpate in the 10 Days of Prayer initiative (download prayer guide) which runs from Ascension Day until the Day of […]
Music Review by Joana Woods LINDSAY McCAUL: If it leads back to you WOW!, is how I would like to start off this review. Never having heard of this artist before, I was more than pleasantly surprised with this CD! Lindsay’s piano driven acoustic sounds, flow into beautiful melodic songs […]
Church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) have requested a meeting with the re-elected regional chairman of the African National Congress, Nceba Faku, to discuss the “culture of recalling” elected leaders, and the possible ousting of the Executive Mayor Zanoxolo Wayile. The church leaders’ request, made in a letter that […]
Backpacks of Blessing, an international Christian ministry that blesses underprivileged communities by providing schoolchildren with backpacks containing stationery and basic school supplies, recently completed its first outreach in the Eastern Cape. Ministry representatives Louis Foord and Carel Strydom scompleted a 2 000km road trip between Port Elizabeth and Alice in just […]
The Faith Film Festival 2012 , featuring six of the latest Inspirational releases, all of which have a Christian or faith-based message, will run in 13 Nu Metro cinema sites around the country from Friday, May 18 to Thursday May 24 2012. All the films featured are suitable for family […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych[/notice] “Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.” Proverbs 19 verse 20. My husband likes to teach me things. For instance, I could be minding my own business, slaving over the hot stove while cooking him a […]
Originally published in Charisma News Thousands of the world’s Christian leaders are in Indonesia seeking God’s guidance on how to transform the nations with Christ’s message of love. It’s a historic prayer gathering in many ways, not the least of which is Indonesia’s decision to host the event. The huge […]
The Deputy Minister of Social Development, Bongi Ntuli launched the ‘Green Paper on Families’ for public engagement and comment yesterday (May 15) to coincide with International Family Day. “The Green Paper emphasises the need to build strong families that protect the most vulnerable members of society. It was approved by Cabinet last […]
e.tv complies with advertising code regulations and takes internationally accepted measures to ensure that children are protected from harmful content, says e.tv channel head, Monde Twala. He says this in an email sent today in response to questions asked by Gateway News following yesterday’s Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s support of abortion and his endorsement of the work of the Marie Stopes Clinic (a chain of abortion clinics) will be discussed at the Anglican Diocesan Synod in Port Elizabeth next week. The pro-abortion-on-request stance of the former leader of the Anglican Church of South Africa is […]