South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Lesedi Community Centre in Heidelberg, Gauteng is doing a remarkable job of uplifting destitute people and uniting citizens in becoming the answer to local challenges. Andre Viljoen spoke to the centre manager Jaco Kritzinger When Jaco Kritzinger suddenly lost his senior corporate management job during a company restructuring in 2018 […]
Homeless people are among the most vulnerable at the best of times and the recent announcement of a 21-day protective lockdown in South Africa raised the possibility of more danger for members of this community. But, at least for a diverse group of 27 homeless people in a temporary shelter […]
Rev. Johan Krige, Chief Executive Officer of MES, has announced to the MES Board of Directors his intention to retire with effect from 31 December. This announcement follows a significantly positive contribution and successful tenure of 16 years at MES of which the last 15 was in the capacity of […]
Lennox Kwakweni lives on the East London Esplanade, more precisely, on the sea side of the little wall that borders the pavement, where there is no protection from the wind and cold coming off the sea. I know him by his Xhosa name but he prefers to use his English […]
Sometimes it takes an effort to listen to the stories of the destitute people who take refuge from the streets in the Metro Evangelical Services (MES) shelter in Korsten, Port Elizabeth, says administrator Ian Landman. But every one of the homeless people who ends up in this shelter for any […]