South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) released a statement today (August 15, 2016) calling for prayer for the nation during Marikana Week which commemorates the death of 34 striking miners shot by police at Lonmin Mine near Rustenburg on August 16, 2012. The SACC statement says: “This week is […]
The Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) has called on financial institutions to show leniency and empathy to mineworkers and their families who are facing extreme financial pressure due to the protracted strike in the platinum belt. “The tragedy currently playing-out in Rustenburg and surrounds is not a natural disaster but a […]
Report compiled from eNCA, News 24 and BD Live National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has urged all South Africans to pray for those affected by the infamous Marikana shooting which marks its first anniversary tomorrow (Friday August 16). Phiyega, South Africa’s first woman head of police, made the call on Sunday […]