The Constitutional Court recently upheld our constitutional democracy when it dismissed the IEC’s application to postpone the upcoming Local Government Elections, thus avoiding the complications that such a postponement would have brought to our nation Scientists have identified a principle called entropy that basically says that anything left unattended will […]
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DA mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, Dr Mpho Phalatse, shares on her faith
DA mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg in the upcoming local government elections Dr Mpho Phalatse says she is committed to living her life according to Ephesians 2:10 which says: “We are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works which God has prepared in advance that we […]
‘Elections postponement prospect offers silver lining for raising righteous leaders’
The expected postponement of the upcoming local government elections would give South Africa more time to mobilise communities to register community forums to field righteous independent candidates, Dr Michael Louis, a leader of One South Africa (OSA) movement told Christian leaders during an online meeting last week. He said about […]
WATCH: The Church can bring healing, transformation in SA — Frank Chikane
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 […]
Christians called to stand as independents in municipal elections
“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 […]
OSA welcomes local government elections, ready to support independents
“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 […]
Maimane announces plan to support independents in local government elections
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 […]
Rebuilding Nelson Mandela Bay: time for believers to play active role, says Lance Grootboom
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 […]
WATCH: Prayer call for ‘born-again mayors’
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 […]
Time to turn faith into action, church leaders tell new Nelson Mandela Bay council
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 […]