South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
According to AGRI SA, “2015 was declared the driest year in South Africa, in over a century.” Farming is a long-term investment, therefore it is understandable how recovering from a drought, particularly one of significant proportions, is no quick fix. Farmers who experienced hardship in 2015 continue to struggle as […]
Hot on the heels of its cinema run, South African movie Beyond the River, is set to hit the international circuit. Requests for the movie, which will be available on DSTV’s Box Office from June 24, and on DVD for rental or retail from mid-July, have been received from as […]
[notice]A monthly column on purpose, passion and power in Jesus.[/notice] So. Let’s talk about this trumpeting, charging elephant in the room: Racism in South Africa. It came into the spotlight again as most of us took sides and very loudly stated our opinions on the recent Spur incident. I too […]
JUSTICE CONFERENCE PERSPECTIVE Adèle Christian searches her heart — and the Lord’s — after two emotion-stirring days at the Justice Conference Written by A Seeking Heart So, Lord, here I am spending time with You on the first morning of “The Justice Conference”. Father God, please help me to make the […]
JUSTICE CONFERENCE PERSPECTIVE Social entrepreneur Johan de Meyer reports that the Church in SA was taken to task by young Christian activists who accuse it of avoiding festering social injustices South Africa’s young church did not mince its words when it comes to social justice issues at The Justice Conference […]
The Justice Conference in Cape Town last weekend challenged young Christians to address tough and uncomfortable issues in South African society. Pastor, author, columnist and Gateway News board chairman Afrika Mhlophe shares one of three perspectives we publish on this first-of-its kind conference in SA. I just came back from […]
EFF leader Julius Malema’s recent tirade against white South Africans has left me wondering if his future unguarded speeches will fall foul of the proposed Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. This bill, which was published for public comment, makes provision for perpetrators to spend up […]
Originally published in Anglican Communion News Service. The Bishop of Johannesburg, Dr Steve Moreo, has criticised EFF leader Julius Malema after he appeared to call for the murder of white people. Malema said on Monday (November 7): “We are not calling for the slaughtering of white people – at least […]
Watch, share and engage society with a Christian perspective This week I decided to share a video of a talk I did at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on March 18 2016. The subject I spoke on was ‘Black Pain, White Guilt, and Issues of Identity’ and it was […]
The South End Museum — which preserves the story of a once-vibrant, multicultural Port Elizabeth community that was subjected to apartheid-era forced removals in the 60s and 70s — will be the venue for a special service on the Day of Reconciliation (December 16 2016) at which the Church in the […]