South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The protest against Pretoria Girls High hair policy was a tacit indicator that South Africans are no longer prepared to remain docile in the face of discrimination and prejudice. This story sparked a social media storm with many South Africans rallying under the hashtag ‘Stop Racism At Pretoria Girls High.’ […]
[notice]A fortnightly column on marriage, family and relationships.[/notice] This week’s column departs from my usual theme, due to elections and an interview. Elections 2016 in South Africa will go down in history as one of the most highly contested elections in the country. With each party promising voters better service […]
With the ongoing racial tension in South Africa one cannot help but silently pray for God’s divine intervention for our nation. Recently we’ve heard people publically using the bible to justify racism that diminishes black people. This makes one wonder — does God choose one race over another? Certainly not, […]
Originally published by Christian Today A South African megachurch pastor has apologised after preaching a sermon that implied white people work harder than black people. Andre Olivier, pastor of Rivers Church in Johannesburg, has apologised for the hurt and offense caused by his controversial comments during a sermon, claiming he […]
To see Bertus Deysel cuddling and kissing a little black child in his arms, it is hard to believe that 22 years ago he was a uniformed member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), a far-right separatist political and paramilitary organisation. Today, he is the loving father figure at the Emmanuel […]
[notice]In recognition of Youth Day today, we publish this moving testimony which appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016. Next week we will publish news about today’s and last Saturday’s events in Soweto to mark the 40th anniversary of […]
[notice]In recognition of Youth Day today, we publish Peter Tarantal’s moving testimony which appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016. Next week we will publish news about today’s and last Saturday’s events in Soweto to mark the 40th anniversary […]
[notice]This testimony penned by Michael Cassidy appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016[/notice]In 1992 in the run-up towards the first South African non-racial elections in 1994, the country was in a terrible state of alienation, almost everyone from everyone […]
[notice]Nqobile’s testimony appears at the end of a 40-days prayer guide for reconciliation — May 7 to June 15 2016[notice] My name is Nqobile, I grew up hearing stories of oppression from the apartheid years. My father told us stories of how they were belittled as young men by white people. They […]
Judge Mabel Jansen’s Facebook posts regarding rape and black culture have predictably made her position as a high court judge untenable. The barrage of criticism that has followed her remarks was inevitable, especially in a country so sensitive to anything with a whiff of racism. But the fact is, she […]