South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The appointment of Israel’s first ever Christian Arab ambassador is partly thanks to a Jewish musician who, alone among his family, survived the Holocaust. In a recorded speech following his installation as the Jewish state’s top envoy to Muslim-majority Azerbaijan, George Deek paid tribute to the man he named only […]
Can a small party like the ACDP make a difference? ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley lists a number of notable achievements of the party affecting the lives of South Africans in many different spheres. “The voice of the people of South Africa must not only be heard but be seen to be […]
By Mike Burnard, INcontext International Amid chaotic scenes in Johannesburg on Monday evening, December 18 2018, Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC) by a margin of 179 votes over Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the former wife of the South African president, Jacob Zuma. The decision by […]
By Mike Pothier, SA Catholic Bishops Conference Parliamentary Liaison Office The most obvious winner at the ANC’s elective conference last night was Cyril Ramaphosa. Recent opinion polls suggest that his win would have been extremely popular among rank and file ANC supporters too, and most certainly among South Africans as […]
A monthly column by Luphumlo Joka Eye Witness News’s Katleho Sekhotho recently (a week ago) wrote that a top team acting on direct orders from Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have met with President Jacob Zuma about the multibillion dollar nuclear deal with the Russians just before the […]
On the day we heard news of the killing of three Israelis by a Palestinian gunman in the West Bank, the UK media was also reporting on anti-Semitic ‘bullets’ being fired at the annual conference of Her Majesty’s official Opposition. Anti-Israel sentiment has been simmering in Britain’s Labour Party ever […]
Originally published in Christianity Daily Judge Neil Gorsuch was sworn in as the 113th Supreme Court Justice on Monday, filling a seat that has been vacant since the passing of the late Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016. “I am humbled by the trust placed in me today,” Gorsuch, 49, […]
Secular groups criticises May for faith comments Compiled from reports in Charisma News and CBN News Theresa May has said Christians should be able to speak about their faith in the workplace. Responding to a question in Parliament, the Prime Minister said the UK has a “very strong tradition” of […]
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Mayor Athol Trollip promised local church leaders “good, godly, governance” during his term of office. Speaking to church leaders at a breakfast at the Malabar Community Hall on Thursday November 24 he said he and his council members had signed a pledge that they would be “unashamedly […]
[notice]A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus.[/notice] They called themselves, “the silent majority.” The people who supported Donald Trump that is. The world was FLABBERGASTED when he won. Oh! The horror! The absolute mayhem! For days I’d been glued to BBC World, watching the drama unfold. – […]
