Originally published in the algemeiner Pro-Israel advocates in South Africa this week launched a billboard campaign highlighting the fulsome support of the country’s late President, Nelson Mandela, for Israel’s right to exist as a sovereign, independent state. The billboard poster was unveiled on Monday on the M1 North highway in […]
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Mandela legacy, Obamaphoria…and misdirected hope — Tshego Motaung
In search of hope, inspiration and leadership South Africans look to Obama – But is this misdirected? South Africans came out in their numbers on July 17 to attend the annual Mandela Lecture. It was a beautiful sunny day and it was indeed good to see about 15 000 South […]
South Africa saved at the cross, says ex-Mandela chaplain — Charles Gardner
South Africa was saved at the cross of Jesus — where enemies are reconciled to one another (Ephesians 2:14-16) — when threatened by civil war at the time of the transfer of power to majority rule in the early 1990s. This is the claim of a former South African Navy […]
25 years after Mandela freed, will his legacy survive SA’s secular slide?
Time for Christians to steady the ship again Twenty-five years ago today (February 11, 2015), Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison in the Western Cape after 27 years of imprisonment. South Africa and the world watched as he took his first steps of freedom and towards building […]
Christian worldview musical on life of Mandela set for Cape Town
The life of Nelson Mandela and the Gospel of Jesus Christ will be blended in an epic musical that will open in Cape Town on Freedom Day (April 27, 2014), said the creator of the show, Richard Montez. While the two hour song and dance and drama production, Madiba — […]
Mandela and issues of idolatory
Now that Former President Nelson Mandela has been buried I thought it appropriate to deal with an issue that was topical during the 10 day period of mourning and this is the issue of idolatry. The period of mourning and ceremonies surrounding Mandela’s death brought to bear issues of cultural […]
The measure of Nelson Mandela
His death was expected but the world’s reaction to it caught many of us by surprise. The measure of the person former President Nelson Mandela was has become clear even to those who consider themselves to be apolitical. Since his passing at 20h50 last week Thursday the name Nelson Mandela […]
Billy Graham on Nelson Mandela
Originally published in Charisma News Billy Graham and Nelson Mandela never met, but the two have been connected in many ways over the years. Both were born in 1918. Both have appeared countless times together on the USA Today/Gallup’s list of “Most Admired.” And the two corresponded with each other through letters during […]
Church leaders meeting to pray, plan Mandela’s funeral
Church leaders from all denominations and groups have been invited to an emergency meeting at the Johannesburg headquarters of the South African Council of Churches today to pray together and plan how to bury Nelson Mandela with dignity as international leaders and celebrities prepare to visit South Africa to attend […]
Nelson Mandela dies at 95
Former President Nelson Mandela. Originally published in Christian Today Nelson Mandela has passed away at the age of 95 last night (Thursday, December 5). The 95-year-old anti-apartheid hero had been frequently hospitalized in the months prior to his death today. Mandela’s death was announced by South African president Jacob Zuma at […]