South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The sweet sound of God’s grace filled the air at It’s Time Pretoria on Saturday as accomplished British trumpeter Dan Newell played Amazing Grace from the platform. There was an awed hush over the grounds as Newell, who plays for the Royal Opera House, London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra, trumpeted […]
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan delivered a forthright word from the Lord to President Cyril Ramaphosa during the It’s Time Pretoria prayer meeting on Saturday. Speaking to the large crowd of believers, who he had earlier led through prayers of repentance, he said South Africa has tried and exhausted many different […]
All roads lead to Rhino Park airfield east of Pretoria as planes, trains, buses, taxis, cars, bicycles and takkies are readied to get the faithful together at what is expected to be South Africa’s biggest prayer meeting ever on Saturday. Gateway News will be at It’s Time to join believers […]
Two months ago Cape Town missionary Juan Van Tonder said the Lord told him it was time for a new season of evangelism in Africa and it was to be all about the Kingdom of God. This month he and his wife Nikki took part in a 10-day evangelism campaign […]
There are still a few slots left to participate in the Bible reading marathon in Despatch from 5am on Friday October 26 to some time on Monday October 29. “Most of the registered slots were filled by random individuals, save for families of Despatch which booked a few group slots at […]
Originally published in IOL The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has spoken out weeks after private dagga use was legalised in South Africa in September. Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana of SACC, said last week various church federations met to discuss the pastoral implications of the Constitutional Court legalising dagga. “This […]
The Angolan government has given 1 106 “illegal” churches a 30-day ultimatum — which ends on November 4 — to regularise their operations or be shut. The move is the latest government response to improper commercial activities and human rights abuses it says are being carried out by certain churches […]
Originally published in SACC News The shocking cross-examination ordeal of courageous rape victim Cheryl Zondi in the Omotoso trial has prompted the South African Council of Churches SACC to urge justice authorities to establish special courts for rape cases to protect rape survivors, says the SACC in a media statement […]
South Africa was brought into dramatic focus at the recent CAP 2018 Conference in Miami, Florida, when Shawn Bolz, a prominent United States prophet and author, had a significant word for the nation as well as words of knowledge for a Southans at the event. Saying that he felt he […]
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 […]