South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Worldmag.com Church leaders from the Episcopal, Catholic, and Presbyterian churches have asked to mediate between opposing parties in South Sudan’s latest round of infighting in its army. In a statement read by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu of the Catholic Church, the clergy asked the two parties in […]
Originally published in SA News Residents of Diepsloot, Johannesburg, on Monday gathered for a prayer service at the Methodist Church in Extension 10 to seek divine intervention in the wake of horrific violent acts committed against children in the area. The discovery of a seven-month-old baby’s mutilated body in a […]
South Africa is burning at the hands of strong men. As strikes and protests persist around the country, violence and destruction is on the increase. Reports are flooding in of people being intimidated, assaulted and even killed. In the process property is being destroyed and the expenses to clean […]
“When you strike the women, you strike a rock” was the song 20 000 women sang on August 9, 1956 whilst marching to the Union Buildings to voice their protest against the Pass Law. This event made a great impact and ultimately led to the day being commemorated as Women’s […]
By Thaddeus Baklinski — Originally published in Lifesite News Responding to a groundswell of public opinion, the Supreme Court of India has asked the government to respond to a public interest litigation (PIL) petition that seeks to ban online pornography. The petition comes in the wake of a brutal gang-rape […]
[notice] Vineyard pastor and author ALEXANDER VENTER, writing in his Kingdom Treasures blog, reflects on the root cause of violence in South Africa. And on the solution.[/notice]What is the cause of the unbelievable levels of violence in South Africa – specially in terms of rape and murder – what men […]
Compiled from reports in ABC News and News24 Voting in Kenya’s Presidential election opened today with outbreaks of violence in which at least 17 people have been killed in separate machete attacks near the coastal town of Kilifi. Yesterday, on the eve of the election clerics across Keyna preached sermons […]
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) is “angry and appalled at the public humiliation, violence and later death meted against a Mozambican taxi driver, Mido Macia, at the hands of the South African Police Services (SAPS) personnel”, says SACC General Secretary Rev Mautji Pataki in a press statement released […]