South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published by BBC News A church in Ghana’s capital, Accra, has held a thanksgiving service for Chelsea following its recent success in the Premier League. Long-time Chelsea fan Pastor Azigiza encouraged people to come wearing football tops of their favourite team. Standing behind a Chelsea cake on a stage […]
Each week of the #50Dayd2BlesstheNation Alf James is interviewing a leader around the week’s theme. This week he spoke to Pastor Afrika Mhlophe about the week’s focus of “media and sport”. The media and sport are both important shapers of society, because they influence how we think of ourselves, how we […]
A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport. A lot of coaches would agree with me that one of the characteristics that any top sportsman or woman needs is competitive greatness. So what is competitive greatness? […]
Originally published in God Reports While they have never qualified for the World Cup, the national Rugby Union team known as the Cranes finds inspiration for their play with prayer and hymn-singing before and after each game. “If I live a holy life, shun the wrong and do the right, […]
Rugby: South Africa 55-6 Scotland South Africa (19) 55 Tries: Coetzee (2), Le Roux, Mvovo (2), Pietersen, de Jager (2) Pens: Pollard Cons: Pollard, (5) Boshoff Scotland (6) 6 Pens: Weir, 2 Scotland suffered a crushing Test defeat in their final tour match as an inexperienced South Africa side ran […]
Rugby: U20 World Cup: Final England retained their Junior World Crown with a narrow 21-20 victory over South Africa. Wales beaten 31-30 by South Africa after late penalty try South Africa (14) 31 Tries: Penalty try 2, Hendricks, Le Roux Cons: Steyn 4Pens: Steyn Wales (17) 30 Tries: Roberts, Cuthbert, […]
Rugby: U20 World Cup: Semi-Finals South Africa’s under-20 team overcame a shocking TMO decision and a rampant New Zealand team to stage a magnificent comeback and surge their way into the IRB Junior World Championship final with a 32-25 win over the New Zealand under-20 side in Albany on Sunday. […]
Rugby There was no Super Rugby this past weekend due the June Tests starting for the Southern Hemisphere countries. South Africa beat the World XV; the All Blacks edged out England and Australia crushed the French. Here are the results: Wales tour warm-up: South Africa 47-13 World XV South Africa […]
By George Byron — Originally published in The Herald Rugby fans are being asked to pray for the EP Kings ahead of their make-or-break Currie Cup promotion match against the Cheetahs in Port Elizabeth on Friday (October 26). The appeal was made by EP Kings rugby boss Anele Pamba as […]
[notice] A monthly column by CRAIG DUFFIELD[/notice] Our daughter is incredibly observant, if I do not remember what anyone was wearing or what colour something was I ask her and she is able to tell me exactly what I wanted to know and often in great detail too. One of […]