South Africa’s Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein has invited all South Africans to join him in prayer for the success of President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of his inauguration on Saturday. “We all need G-d’s blessings at an historic time like this. Prayer has real power to change the world in the […]
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SA going ahead with downgrade of Israel embassy, says Ramaphosa
‘Won’t further peace efforts’ — SA Jewish Board of Deputies Originally published in Jerusalem Post President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that South Africa is going full steam ahead with its process of downgrading its embassy in Israel to a liaisons office. A year ago, the country’s ruling party, the African […]
Angus Buchan delivers word from the Lord to President Cyril Ramaphosa
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan delivered a forthright word from the Lord to President Cyril Ramaphosa during the It’s Time Pretoria prayer meeting on Saturday. Speaking to the large crowd of believers, who he had earlier led through prayers of repentance, he said South Africa has tried and exhausted many different […]
Good news for good governance — Mike Pothier
Originally published in Response October 12 2018 — from the Parliamentary Advisory Office of the SA Catholic Bishops’ Conference This week brought news of two very significant and positive developments as far as standards of good governance in South Africa are concerned. One of them attracted headline coverage while the […]
ACDP slams Ramaphosa land expropriation announcement
“The ACDP is shocked at last night’s announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the ANC intends to amend the constitution to allow expropriation of land without compensation, under certain conditions,” says Rev Kenneth Meshoe in a press release today. “We believe that this decision is irresponsible and premature given that […]
Meshoe challenges president over government snubbing of Israeli drought aid
ACDP president Kenneth Meshoe has accused the Western Cape and South African governments of irresponsibility for refusing offers by internationally-acclaimed Israeli water technicians to assist with overcoming devastating drought conditions in the Cape and other regions of the country. In his response earlier this month to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s maiden […]
Hopeful changes in SA, but more than fine words needed — Hannah Viviers
A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus. What a whirlwind few weeks we’ve undergone as a country! For the first time in a very long while, last week, South Africa seemed united: First in what seemed like an overwhelming majority of the country being ecstatic that former […]
Why the Gupta raid is good for South Africa — Luphumlo Joka
A monthly column by Luphumlo Joka Note: This column was written yesterday — before Jacob Zuma announced his resignation as president and Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as his successor, and before further developments in the Gupta raids saga (see latest updates at going to press — https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/hawks-hunt-three-more-linked-to-gupta-raids-13300061 and http://ewn.co.za/2018/02/16/hawks-call-on-fugitive-ajay-gupta-to-hand-himself-over) I […]