South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Sky News Nelson Mandela continues to recover from a lung infection but his condition is still serious, the South African government has said. President Jacob Zuma visited the country’s 94-year-old former leader on Thursday evening at the Pretoria hospital where he has been receiving treatment since Saturday. […]
ACDP leader will give reasons at media conference next week The African Christian Democratic Party yesterday confirmed a date for a press conference to be held next week, to respond to speculation about the reasons why the ACDP President, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, will be stepping down ‘temporarily’ as a Member […]
By Conrad Mbewe — via ChristianView Network Even if you try to bury your head in the sand, you can still hear the tremor in the ground of the Western carnival that is coming. The music and dancing are getting louder and louder. It is one of human-rights-with-no-holds-barred. It is […]
Christian women vulnerable due to profound lack of equality, claims new report By Hélène Fisher — World Watch Monitor The conclusion of a new report by the US Hudson Institute researcher Lela Gilbert is clear and unequivocal: gender-based violence plays a key strategic role in the plans of those who […]
Book Review by Val Viljoen THE POWER OF A PRAYING LIFE by Stormie Omartian The Power of a Praying Life is actually a collection of three of best-selling author Stormie Omartian’s most inspiring books. Included in the collection is the book Stormie, an autographical account of a childhood marred by […]
[notice]Musings around children’s ministry. Reflections on week 9 of a 10 weeks teaching stint.[/notice] He believed, hoping against hope, so that he became the father of many nations according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be. — Romans 4: 18 So I’ve come to the last few days […]
Revival has broken out at a Christian school near Tzaneen where for the past few months children have been displaying an unprecedented passion and hunger for God as well as many visible manifestations of the Holy Spirit, reports Bible teacher Andrew Mullek. ‘I am not in charge. God is’ — […]
South Africa’s first Bobby Mighty Men — catering for men and women in uniform — is taking place next weekend at the coastal village of Struisbaai close to the southern tip of Africa. The theme of the conference, which will be led by popular conference speaker, Johnny Louw, is ‘Courage […]
Hundreds of churches in seven Southern African nations will participate in a live simulcast event in September at the launch of a campaign that aims to equip hundreds of thousands of men and women to disciple new leaders. The ambitious Teach Every Nation (TEN) campaign is the dream of US-based […]
[notice] A column by Johannesburg Business Editor, Patrick Kuwana. [/notice]Statistics show that 81% of the South African population is Christian with 56% of the population attending church at least once a week. If this is so – why is South Africa not reflecting a Christian culture in every area of […]