A music concert, soccer match, film festival and a gala evening are all part of the International Human Trafficking for Africa Conference from October 13 to 17, 2014 at the Rocklands Centre in Simonstown, Cape Town. Organised by MeCHAT (Media Campaign Against Human Trafficking), the conference aims to motivate individuals […]
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Lawyers of freed Christian woman Meriam Ibrahim to make constitutional challenge in Sudan
Originally published in Assist News A human rights group says it has learned that the lawyers who represented Meriam Ibrahim, whose conviction for apostasy and adultery was overturned by the Appeal Court on June 23, are currently defending the case at the Supreme Court. They plan to take it to […]
Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, released on bail
Originally published in Christian Today Oscar Pistorius will remain on bail while he awaits setencing on 13 October, having today been found guilty of culpable homicide for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013. Yesterday Judge Thokozile Masipa acquitted him of the two murder charges, but found him guilty […]
Man thanks God after he and his innocent brother are released after 30 years in prison
Originally published in All Christian News.com Two half-brothers who have spent over 30 years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit, one of them living in fear of a state execution, have finally been released back to their families after a North Carolina judge overturned their convictions. Fifty-year-old Henry […]
The ice bucket challenge and the sobering inequality narrative
[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] The ‘ice bucket challenge’ has taken the world by storm. Pictures of celebrities dousing themselves with buckets […]
Dignity and Justice conference in Durban
Glenridge Church, Vineyard Institute and Soul Action Network are co-hosting a weekend seminar in Durban on September 19 and 20 called Dignity and Justice – The Gospel of the Kingdom. The purpose of the event is to equip believers with a solid Biblical understanding of the Gospel mandate to reach […]
Mourners gather for funeral of slain black Missouri teen Michael Brown
Originally published in Charisma News The body of Michael Brown lay in a black and gold casket topped with a St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap on Monday as family, supporters and activists gathered for the funeral of the black teenager killed by a white police officer. The mood was upbeat […]
Social justice and the liquorice moments
[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] For those working in the field of social justice, the presence of both highs and lows of […]
Judeo-Christian order or secular-humanist chaos!
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s remarks at the “African Law and Religion Conference” at Stellenbosch University recently appear to have ruffled the feathers of anti-Christian bigots. The liberal media wasted no time vilifying Mogoeng by distorting his comments and portraying him as a religious nut intent on dragging South Africa’s “progressive” […]
Mogoeng stirs debate urging infusion of law, religion to fight crime
Originally published in Ecumenical News South Africa’s top judge has said corruption and many other social ills are largely due to a failure to infuse law with a measure of religion and morality. Chief Justice Mogoeng Thomas Reetsang Mogoeng said infusing law with religion could help turn around crime, corruption, […]