Ray McCauley, founder of South Africa’s largest congregation, dies at 75
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Tributes are pouring in for Ray McCauley, an influential, if controversial, pastor and spiritual leader for many South African Christians, who died this week at age 75. McCauley, a former co-chairman of the National Interfaith Council of South Africa, died on Tuesday, 8th October, at home surrounded by friends and relatives, days […]
Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil; churches appeal for it to stop
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or burned shopping malls in South Africa on Tuesday, with dozens reported killed as grievances unleashed by the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma boiled over into the worst violence in years. Protests that followed Zuma’s arrest last week have widened into looting and an […]
Churches at the heart of South African battle to bridge digital divide in COVID-19 vaccination race
Johannesburg, South Africa Thomson Reuters Foundation When Esther Dhlamini went to collect her pension in Johannesburg’s Soweto township, she was surprised to find a local bishop on hand to soothe her fears about COVID-19 vaccination and register her for the jab on his mobile phone. Community “foot soldiers” like the bishop are among numerous initiatives […]
Interview: Dr Tinyiko Sam Maluleke, president of the South African Council of Churches
Among those attending Edinburgh 2010 is Dr Tinyiko Sam Maluleke, director for research at UNISA in Pretoria and president of the South African Council of Churches. He spoke with ANNA MOYLE of the UK Evangelical Alliance…