South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in RNS The leader of Anglican churches in South Africa thanked the American head of the Episcopal Church for refusing to resettle white Afrikaners in the United States who have been deemed refugees by President Donald Trump’s administration, arguing the government’s justification for taking in members of the group is […]
Originally published in Church Times The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) failed to mitigate the “serious risk” that John Smyth would continue to groom and abuse young men during his time in South Africa, an independent panel has concluded. The Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba, who commissioned the […]
Originally published in All Africa News Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Monday announced an inquiry into whether the Anglican Church in Cape Town has met its obligation to keep its members safe from abuse. He was preaching in Cape Town after the publication of a report in Britain that a former […]
A decision by the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) to declare Israel an apartheid state “is highly concerning” as it “portrays a false view of the conflict between the Palestinians and Israel,” says Bafana Modise, head of communications at South African Friends of Israel (SAFI). In the resolution passed […]