South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
It is time to lay the foundation for South Africa’s second democratic transition in which power is handed back to the people, said One South Africa (OSA) movement leader Mmusi Maimane this week in a virtual press conference where he announced a campaign to get behind independent candidates in the […]
Alain Walljee reports on his recent interview with Nelson Mandela Bay ACDP councillor Lance Grootboom, a member of a coalition that supported the election of the DA’s Nqaba Bhanga as Executive Mayor of the metro which has been without a mayor for a year. Bhanga’s election at a chaotic meeting […]
The mayors of the three metros won from the ANC in the recent municipal elections are all born-again, says Janet Brann-Hollis of SA Back to God (SABTG) in an election-update video made in response to requests she has received for post-election prayer guidelines. SABTG was one of a number of groups […]
Senior Port Elizabeth church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay this week called on the metro’s newly elected councillors to turn voters’ faith in them into action. In an open letter issued yesterday on the eve of today’s first meeting of the new council headed by the DA’s Athol Trollip as […]
Most of the votes are in now and some significant shifts in the balance of political power in South Africa are evident. Political analysts will have much to say about the poll outcomes. But what can we see from a Kingdom perspective? Do the various political agendas that have been […]
A contest between value systems Complacency around local government might be a thing of the past if one judges by the huge interest shown in the recently held 2016 Local Government elections. The turnout was impressive and so is the continued interest in the results as they are released by […]
Our way or God’s way: sand or rock What happened? Elections took place in a fairly peaceful climate across the country. Despite the heat in the build-up to the elections between the ANC, DA and EFF, this speaks of maturity setting in among South Africa’s voters and voting system. While […]
Why I voted at this election, why I voted as I did It was a privilege and an honour to once again vote in a democratic election in South Africa. And ‘once again’ I voted African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) because, as a Christian, I am convinced that it is […]
Christians should pray before giving a mandate to a party and then they should vote — not out of fear, but in accordance with their values, said ACDP MP Steve Swart in Port Elizabeth this week. “Make sure that you know the policies of those parties that are mainly secular […]
A mighty covering of prayer, fasting, worship, and prophetic declarations God is stirring up His people to respond to the local government elections on Thursday August 3 with prayer, and fasting and worship initiatives. Here is a roundup of national campaigns as well as initiatives in Johannesburg, Cape Town, George, […]
