ChristianView Network yesterday [see YouTube clip at bottom of page] asked the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education to fix problems in the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill that would grab power away from parents. The bill has drawn more public comment than any law since the Constitution. Parents’ backlash […]
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A snapshot of ACDP successes — Cheryllyn Dudley
Can a small party like the ACDP make a difference? ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley lists a number of notable achievements of the party affecting the lives of South Africans in many different spheres. “The voice of the people of South Africa must not only be heard but be seen to be […]
Nigerian Christian leaders urge students to boycott Arabic classes
By Eno Adeogun — Originally published in Premier Religious leaders in Nigeria have called for Christian students to boycott compulsory Arabic classes introduced by the government. Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church and other religious leaders claim the compulsory lesson is an attempt to convert secondary pupils to […]
Scottish teachers’ union demands mandatory LGBT education for children
Originally published in Charisma News Scotland’s largest teaching union has voted for children across the country to be taught about same-sex families and LGBT history. At its annual general meeting in Perth, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) resolved to “affiliate to the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign”. TIE calls […]
Blessing the nation’s education and health systems — Alf James
50 days of blessing the nation through prayer: Week 4 Each week of the #50Days2BlesstheNation Alf James introduces the week’s theme. This week he introduces the week’s focus of “Education and Health Care Systems”. Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. Put […]
October fast — for the ‘education gate’
South Africa has given the enemy legal grounds to use students as pawns to wreak havoc on the nation through the “gate of education”, says Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God (SABTG). In the video clip below she calls for a three-day fast from October 3 to 5 to restore […]
Bibi’s Bible formula — a lesson on what education is all about
Whatever else you may say about Israel – though the cradle of Judeo-Christian civilisation, they are clearly now as secular as the rest of us in the West – they are currently being blessed by a leader who believes in the importance and authority of the Bible. And whereas former […]
From “school in the mall” to “school on the hill” — by the power of God
[notice]In 2010 God provided an unusual setting for the launch of a new Christian school in Jeffreys Bay — a shopping mall [See our earlier story]. To everybody’s surprise the big, glass storefronts enhanced school management and classroom discipline — so much so, that when the Global Leadership Academy team […]
The impact of the Global Leadership Summit: Transforming education in SA
Irené Raubenheimer co-founder of Rogz, a large pet supply company based in Cape Town, South Africa, has been attending the Global Leadership Summit for several years. While attending in 2012, God knocked him off his feet and inspired him with a grander vision. Soon after the 2012 Summit, his company […]
The real key to success
The month of June reminds us of the importance of access to quality education. Right now in South Africa this is a contested terrain. The battle lines are drawn and the protagonists are the government, learners and educators. Parents do occasionally get involved but in the majority of cases they […]