Diepsloot Pastors Forum and South African Police Service hosted a prayer session at a mall in Diepsloot, Johannesburg on July 18 as part of a National Day of Prayer, according to a report published in Midrand Reporter today. A senior pastor at Almighty Christian Church in Diepsloot, Eliot Chiworeka, said […]
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God multiplies missionaries’ plan to restock shops hit by looting
“What can we do to help?” Kent and Lyndall Vanderyacht asked after they got over the initial shock of looting that had broken out in their area days before and their hearts went out to people in a nearby township left without food and hope. The next morning — the […]
Our choices affect our democracy — Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders
A media statement released this week by the Nelson Mandela Bay Church Leader Network in response to the anarchy in parts of SA. Also see a NOT ON OUR WATCH video below which church leaders made to promote a mass mobilisation shopping centre tour of the metro which will start […]
Joburg receptionist saddened by looting starts viral clean-up movement
When a young Johannesburg woman posted a message on Facebook offering to help clean up looted stores, she had no idea that her act of kindness would spark a movement that would gather tens of thousands of volunteers within a few days. Emelda Masango, 25, of Crown Mines, said she […]
SACC calls for calm in the midst of violence and looting
SACC media statement — from office of Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, General Secretary of the SACC The South African Council of Churches (SACC) notes with deep concern the violence and destruction of property that is engulfing our nation as we speak. This violence is resulting in untold suffering. This, in many […]