South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
It is difficult to keep track of the many prayer movements that are engaging South African Christians today. Jesus followers are participating in an ever-expanding array of local, national and international networks with significant prayer moves breaking out in churches, homes, workplaces, schools, on the streets and in public arenas. […]
Churches in Nelson Mandela Bay have been asked to ring their bells at 12 noon from Monday to Friday next week to remind Christians to pray daily at that hour for an end to a damaging political leadership crisis in the metropole. The bell-ringing request is made in a letter […]
The Western Cape Mighty Men Conference movement which was suspended following a surprise announcement in February is back on track following a recent constructive meeting between Mighty Men founder Angus Buchan and MMC stalwarts from all over South Africa. At the May 8 meeting on his Greytown Farm, Shalom, Buchan […]
[notice]The annual Global Day of Prayer initiative which began in Cape Town in 2000 moved into high gear today as hundreds of thousands of Christians around the world begin to particpate in the 10 Days of Prayer initiative (download prayer guide) which runs from Ascension Day until the Day of […]
The Deputy Minister of Social Development, Bongi Ntuli launched the ‘Green Paper on Families’ for public engagement and comment yesterday (May 15) to coincide with International Family Day. “The Green Paper emphasises the need to build strong families that protect the most vulnerable members of society. It was approved by Cabinet last […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s support of abortion and his endorsement of the work of the Marie Stopes Clinic (a chain of abortion clinics) will be discussed at the Anglican Diocesan Synod in Port Elizabeth next week. The pro-abortion-on-request stance of the former leader of the Anglican Church of South Africa is […]
An increase in complaints about sms porn commercials on e.tv has prompted the South African advertising regulator to advise the public how to make “meaningful” complaints. The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) says that in terms of its mandate it can only react to public complaints about advertising […]
Jako Meyer was a self-confessed racist with such a short fuse that he had to run his Karoo farm on his own because no labourers were prepared to work for him. “They would start working for me and leave on the same day because they could not take my temper,” […]
[notice]Anglican theologian and author, Dave Doveton was part of the South African delegation at a recent international conference in London attended by Anglican leaders from 30 nations who are united in defending the true gospel. He says delegates left the conference with a fresh, global vision for carrying out the […]
United States President Barrack Obama has announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, saying that his decision was based partly on his Christian faith and his belief in the Golden rule. His decision to endorse the redefinition of marriage to include homosexual partners is a reversal of his longstanding opposition […]