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- Why faith is on the rise in Africa
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Religion has been left to bridge the inequality divide created by corrupt political elites, writes Catholic priest Anthony Egan.
- The slow and steady death of the Dutch Reformed Church
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It was once described as the National Party at prayer. But the Dutch Reformed Church numbers are dwindling. Charles Leonard finds out why.
- Preaching the gospel of bling
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Zimbabwe's new prophets are packing large arenas with promises of riches and redemption and, boy, are they bringing in the cash.
- Boko Haram: Killing in God's name
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The Islamist group may have jihadist overtones, but its rise and power lies in Nigeria's failure to deliver to its citizens adequately.
- Suffer the little children
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Humanist Leo Igwe has taken on popular pastor Helen Ukpabio over the hunting of "child witches" in Nigeria.
- Shembe's spiritual legacy lost in the battle for control
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With five factions and counting, secular judgments have failed to heal the divisions that have fragmented the Nazareth Baptist Church.
- The revolution threatening to divide SA's Muslims
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Some Muslims in South Africa have begun taking on tradition. And that is where things are getting heated with divisions bubbling to the surface.
