South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published by Independent Online In a bid to get to the bottom of large-scale corruption involving Covid-19 emergency funds, the SA Council of Churches (SACC) has announced a partnership with civil society groups to mobilise “a comprehensive societal response against corruption”. The council said it would work with other […]
Originally published in ‘Response’ July 2 2020 — from the Parliamentary Advisory Office of the SA Catholic Bishops’ Conference Two days ago, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo delivered an unexpected lecture. It came at the end of testimony by Popo Molefe, former chair of the board of the Passenger Rail […]
South Africans came in numbers to hear Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng speak on business and leadership at a breakfast meeting at Rivers Church in Sandton, Johannesburg last Friday. Looking at the diverse crowd who were clearly hungry for hope and direction in the midst of the current leadership crisis in […]
A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan I am busy at the moment reading the book of Daniel and again, have been so challenged by the life of this man. My dear friend, as we live in our beloved South Africa in these times, honesty […]
Originally published in Rappler.com Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, opposition leader Raila Odinga and their deputies last Thursday exchanged hugs and apologies, cementing their pledge to promote unity after a fractious and bloody election. The unusual scene unfolded at the country’s annual national prayer breakfast. It came eight months after Kenyatta’s […]
Last year was a very special year in the realm of prayer with a notable breakthrough regarding corruption, said long-time Cape leader of Jericho Walls International Prayer Network Daniel Brink at the Cape prayer networks’ annual 24/7 prayer summit on Wednesday. The prayer for righteousness and justice to prevail had […]
Originally published in Premier Christian Radio A senior cleric from the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused the West of deliberately ignoring the extreme violence in the country. Fr Apollinaire Cikongo, executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Kananga, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) […]
The leaders of two mainline church denominations in South Africa this week both spoke out strongly against evils in South African society which they say demands action from citizens. In an article headlined “We can’t sit by and do nothing” Methodist Church of Southern Africa presiding bishop Zipho Siwa says […]
Two years ago there were hardly any church leaders speaking out against corruption in government but this week church leaders were at the forefront of marches against corruption throughout the country, ahead of Tuesday’s no-confidence vote which President Jacob Zuma survived by a narrow margin. Nowhere was this remarkable shift […]
A campaign has been launched to get 10 000 churches to call on parliamentarians to vote with their consciences when a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma is debated in parliament later this year. The campaign is backed by the Save South Africa campaign, in partnership with The Evangelical […]