South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Gateway News questions influential South African author, speaker and Christian leader Afrika Mhlophe about his latest book, Turning from God to Diviners and Fortune-tellers Tell us a little about yourself I am married with two children. I have been preaching the Gospel since 1998 and have been privileged to feature […]
In America, we see what others might call a cathartic response in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. Americans of all ethnicities have taken to the streets to demand justice and an end to police brutality. Floyd’s death has struck something deep within the psyche of many people […]
On Wednesday President Cyril Ramaphosa called for a special joint sitting of both houses of parliament — the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces — to discuss the troubling issue of gender-based violence. In his speech he revealed that “South Africa is one of the most unsafe places in […]
South Africa’s 2019 National elections are done and dusted and the results tell an interesting tale. As to be expected, the ANC took the lion’s share of the vote and will continue to govern for the next five years. What stands out for me is something that took place immediately […]
Book Review by Michael Cassidy It is astonishing to me that a leadership book of this depth and significance can come from the pen of a relatively young leader. The fact is it reveals a depth of maturity and insight which would be rare even in a leader who had […]
Gateway News interviews pastor, author, columnist and public speaker Afrika Mhlophe about his latest book A Passion for Position In your first two books you boldly challenged the prevalence in our part of the world of Christians who also worship ancestors, and believers who care more about their ethnicity than […]
In some of my talks on culture and diversity I am sometimes asked the question: “Can black people be racist?” I have come to learn that this question is loaded and also based on a narrow definition of racism as simply about “superiority”. Racial superiority is a weakness of Western […]
Part 2 of a two-part series on the land issue Read Part 1 I stay in a suburb that seems infested with poisonous snakes. In my garden, I have encountered a viper and boomslang on two separate occasions. When I shared my predicament on Facebook, some users suggested that I […]
Part 1 of a two-part series on the land issue Read Part 2 The land issue has got South Africans into a knot. It has brought a terrible stench and revealed fractures lying below the surface. The debate is opening up old wounds, some say, while others are grateful that […]
In December last year, I wrote a piece about Lethebo Rabalago, a so-called prophet who gained notoriety for spraying his congregants with the insecticide Doom to heal them. Now the latest ‘prophet’ to bring disrepute to the Christian faith is Timothy Omotoso. This Nigerian national was recently the subject of […]