Two years ago there were hardly any church leaders speaking out against corruption in government but this week church leaders were at the forefront of marches against corruption throughout the country, ahead of Tuesday’s no-confidence vote which President Jacob Zuma survived by a narrow margin. Nowhere was this remarkable shift […]
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Half night of united prayer at PE church ahead of no-confidence debate
Church Leadership Group urges PE Christians to join march against state capture, corruption tomorrow South Africa is in crisis and its time to pray, say the organisers of a half-night of united prayer for the nation in Port Elizabeth ahead of tomorrow’s no-confidence debate against President Zuma in parliament tomorrow. […]
Churches urged to call on MPs to vote with consciences in no-confidence debate
A campaign has been launched to get 10 000 churches to call on parliamentarians to vote with their consciences when a motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma is debated in parliament later this year. The campaign is backed by the Save South Africa campaign, in partnership with The Evangelical […]
Christian leaders to lobby ANC MPs to vote according to their consciences
Christian leaders plan to meet all 249 ANC MPs face-to-face to urge them to vote according to their consciences and not along party lines in the anticipated motion of no confidence against President Jacob Zuma, says the South African Christian Leadership Initiative (SACLI). The no confidence debate, originally scheduled for […]