South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in NGKOK.co.za “Unload the corrupt from society, send them in peace to jail. They must do so freely. And tell them not to play a Samson on us by bringing the pillars of society down en route to jail, ” Rev Frank Chikane, former director-general of the presidency […]
“Power to the people” is the rallying call of two current initiatives aimed at mobilising Christians to stand as independent candidates in local government elections on October 27. A movement called Raising Righteous Rulers has issued a national call for citizens to act now to raise independent candidates who are […]
“This is the start of a great transition birthing. Green shoots are all around us,” said elated Christian marketplace leader and One South Africa (OSA) movement activist Dr Mike Louis following yesterday’s announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that local government elections are going ahead on October 27. Louis was at […]
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 […]
