South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Christian and community leaders and victims of sexual violence sought God’s mercy together last Saturday in an all-nations prayer service against gender-based violence and femicide in South Africa and neighbouring states. The event was inspired by the Lord as she spent intimate time with Him while deeply troubled by a […]
By Ps Sipho Mahlangu, president Soweto Ministers Fraternal “Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon cannot hear the falconer; things fall apart; the centre cannot hold. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world” – The Second Coming by WB Yeats The illustrious Chinua Achebe famously quoted this passage as […]
Originally published in oikoumene.org On Monday a delegation led by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit met with the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and cabinet ministers in Johannesburg. The high-level delegation of the WCC with 16 representatives from all over the world, are […]
In the message to South Africa below, Rev Jannie Pelser of SA Mourns issues a call on citizens to participate in a national day of mourning on Friday by wearing black refuse bags over their clothing, to mourn for evils in our land, and to be part of the […]
The ACDP has called on members of parliament to take action to protect women and children from sexual violence by blocking proposed legalisation of online pornography. In a speech in the House of Assembly on Tuesday on the Films and Publications Amendment Bill, ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley noted that one […]
Angus Buchan was one of four “legends” honoured at the finals of the prestigious Gauteng government-sponsored SA Men of the Year Awards at Carnival City Casino, Johannesburg on Wednesday night — and he was blown away by the love of Jesus he witnessed at the event. “I have never heard […]
It was refreshing to hear Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa admit HIV thrives in “situations of unequal gender relations.” The trade unionist-billionaire businessman- politician made his remark as part of a speech at the country’s main World Aids Day event in KwaZulu-Natal. Although Ramaphosa pointed out that the virus infects and […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] From November 20 to 22 2014 the International Ministers Fellowship (IMF) held their annual conference for the SADEC region in Pretoria. There were delegates who came from many different parts of the world. The IMF is a living, loving and functional network […]
With August being women’s month, a few days ago I posted a question on Facebook to solicit people’s views regarding women’s roles and position in society and whether or not the biblical instruction for wives to submit to their husbands has been understood properly. I also asked about gender roles […]
The Government of the small nation of Namibia needs special mention for declaring March 6, 2014 as a National Day of Prayer on Gender-Based Violence countrywide, says INcontext Ministries in its latest World In Motion newsletter (Number 95) published yesterday (March 20). The newsletter report notes that all religious denominations […]