South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Martin Luther King Jr is credited for saying: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”. Anyone who has ever lived for anything in any environment would have experienced the brutal betrayal of friends or supporters who fail to stand […]
Originally published in Fox News China’s blueprint for national security in Hong Kong puts pro-democracy activists, including pastors and religious leaders, at risk of being extradited to and tried in mainland China, a Christian persecution watchdog warns. A draft of the new national security laws was passed by China last […]
Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane will be the guest speaker at a stakeholder consultation convened by Vuka Africa Foundation in Randburg, Johannesburg on Tuesday February 18. The consultation is a sequel to a widely-representative electoral reform workshop at the University of Witwatersrand on October 17 last year where a decision […]
A monthly column by Vivienne Solomons who is a legal consultant who passionately believes that God wants His people to make a difference right where they are and to stand up for what is true and just. She is also passionate about encouraging young women to walk victoriously with God […]
“Who would you choose for President if you could?” asks the New Nation Movement (NNM), in a five-question survey aimed at getting people to engage with a new era of democracy that is dawning in South Africa. The survey which also asks respondents to suggest up to 12 new people […]
The New Nation Movement (NNM) — a non-partisan nation-building movement that wants political power to be transferred from parties to people — met with 12 small political parties in parliament on Wednesday ahead of its March 7 date in the Western Cape High Court where it is challenging the government […]
South African voters will be able to vote for candidates of their choice in the 2019 elections, and keep their representatives accountable, if a bill calling for the right for independent candidates to stand for public office is passed. An explanatory summary of the draft Electoral Laws Amendment Bill 2019 […]
The tabling of a private member’s bill with the Speaker of the National Assembly yesterday, that could empower voters to elect the best candidates in next year’s election was a miraculous answer to prayer, said a man who has been waging an 18-months legal battle to reform the Electoral Act. […]
A new, ethical nation-building movement that aims to restore power to the people of South Africa has postponed its scheduled October national launch to early next year after it received an encouraging response from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to its proposed non-partisan participation in next year’s elections. The decision […]
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) this week hosted the first phase of a national convention aimed at reaching broad consensus on public values and standards to facilitate building a just and equitable society. The convention in Johannesburg, attended by various religious and civil society representatives, is a direct […]