South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Bryan Nix, the assistant director of the Beautiful Dream Society in Lesotho, and Palesa Mafisa, a third year law student at the University of the Free State (UFS) are both involved in curbing the modern slavery of human trafficking. While they are engaged in different facets of the struggle against […]
The Freedom Exhibition, The Freedom Exhibition, an art exhibition that raises awareness about human trafficking, will run at Freedom Park, in Salvokop, Pretoria from Saturday October 5 to October 10, during Human Trafficking Awareness Week. The exhibition will feature morning and afternoon workshops, a grand opening gala event on Sunday, […]
You may not be able to participate in hands-on action against human trafficking but thanks to an excellent booklet called ‘Pray Freedom’ you can play a vital role on your knees. I spoke to Esmarie Taljaard of Freedom Climb, a project of OM, which produced the 12-week prayer guide which […]
[notice]Peter-John Pearson, Director of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaision Office (CPLO) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, responds to the new Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act[/notice] Speedy co-operation of state departments needed to make law fully operational as soon as possible The Presidency announced on 30th July […]
South Africa’s premier ‘adult entertainment’ exhibition, Sexpo, has a new exhibitor this year – the Salvation Army. And does God approve? “It is His idea and He is fully on board!” said Major Margaret Stafford, national coordinator of the Salvation Army’s Anti Human Trafficking Desk. Through divine inspiration and extraordinary […]
Maximum penalty of R100m and/or life imprisonment Originally published in SouthAfrica.info President Jacob Zuma has signed the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Bill into law, giving South Africa, for the first time, a single statute that tackles human trafficking holistically and comprehensively. The long-awaited new law provides a maximum […]
The second Anti Human Trafficking Conference in Port Elizabeth on August 31 will ‘raise the bar’ in equipping the Body of Christ to work together against the evil of human trafficking, said co-convenor Major Margaret Stafford. Speakers at the conference at Fountain Vineyard Church are Professor Beatri Kruger (above), of […]
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] A reading of phenomenology and a recent engagement with Linky*, a modern-day slave who was rescued, compelled […]
[notice]The chilling account below is a prayer bulletin written for the Australian Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (AEA RLC) by ELIZABETH KENDAL, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate, and a member of the AEA RLC team. She calls for prayer for victims of evil that is thriving because nobody […]
A long awaited law against human trafficking in South Africa moved a step closer to enactment when the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) adopted the “Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Bill” on March 19. The bill, which has been before Parliament for six years, must now be signed […]