South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]A monthly column that reflects on living in the Kingdom of God.[/notice] I had decided, with a few weeks left of the year remaining, and Christmas round the corner, that I would end this column for 2015 with a mild sounding article like “5 books I have enjoyed this year.” […]
Is it a fire pool or a swimming pool? According to the ministers whose new portfolio now it is to defend the impugned reputation of President Jacob Zuma it is a fire pool but the Public Protector says it is a swimming and one that cost the taxpayers a sum […]
Something is missing. It is missing in the speeches of the political leaders, it is missing on the celebrity tweets on Twitter and their Facebook status updates and it is definitely missing in the commentary and reports of journalists in the press. This something was certainly missing in the State […]
Are you an optimist or are you a pessimist? Do you see the glass as half full or half empty? I am asking this because of our President’s recent call for us to start seeing the positives about this country instead of focusing on the negatives. The President made this […]
By Cardinal Wilfrid Napier — Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Durban Originally published in the Sunday Independent If I were a true Christian my answer to the question: What is wrong with South Africa, would be: I am. Yes, I am what is wrong with South […]
‘Church needs fixing, Zuma needs prayer’ They say that when a person is desperate he will resort to anything to extricate himself from a tight spot. It is clear that our president is desperate to win the race for the presidency of the ANC in Mangaung. So desperate in fact […]
The African National Congress (ANC) has agreed to a request by opposition parties for a parliamentary debate of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma but insists that the debate be held in February. The ANC is committed to ” robust, open and free multiparty debates” however, in view of MPs’ […]
Originally published in BDlive For the first time since 1994, the majority of South Africa’s opposition parties will table a motion of no confidence against the president of the country, citing Jacob Zuma’s inability to uphold the constitution and the state of the economy, among other reasons. The parties are […]
[notice]Mike Pothier, research coordinator of the Parliamentary Liaision Office (CPLO) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, responds to last night’s State of the Nation Address by President Jacob Zuma.[/notice]Serious crime is down by 5%. Unemployment has reduced from 25 per cent to 23. per cent. Matric passes have increased […]
A bid to force President Jacob Zuma to appoint an inquiry into the controversial arms deal was postponed at the Constitutional Court today. This was to give the President time to respond to information submitted in the application by former banker Terry Crawford-Browne. The case will resume on September 20. […]