Churches
latest news & developmentsKenya’s Christian cult: 90 bodies found
The bodies of adults and children have been exhumed after a ‘pastor’ told his followers they would go to heaven if they starved themselves
In poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, thieves target churches and priests
Congregation coffers attract desperate thieves as churches are known not to bank their donations
TB Joshua, Nigeria’s contentious Pentecostal titan
The popular televangelist, who recently died, preached a prosperity gospel that promised followers health and wealth if they had faith – and gave money to the church
Q&A Sessions: Frank Chikane on the rainbow where colours never meet
Reverend Frank Chikane has just completed six years as the chairperson of the Kagiso Trust. He speaks about corruption, his children’s views and how churches can be mobilised
Cartoon: Carlos on the opening of places of worship
Churches are not essential
Save us from a deadly mistake
The pastors must be happy. They can peddle their ‘cures’ again to congregating potential Covid-19 cases. Spare us, Dlamini-Zuma
Churches are struggling in lockdown
‘You give us the word, we give you the money.’ Without tithes from congregations, churches find it difficult to pay salaries and do community work
Coronavirus dispatches from smalltown America: Part 2
‘It’s hard to imagine Jesus livestreaming the Sermon on the Mount’
Morals decide the state of the nation
But the church has fallen into the worldly trap of placing money and comfort above God
A pilgrimage to Lalibela’s stone carved churches
For the people who live near this sacred site in Ethiopa, religion is woven into daily life
Take action against church capture by cult leaders
The actions of some pastors and bishops are criminal and damage their followers
Christians close to ‘regulation by reputation’ for pastors
South Africa’s biggest purveyors of counselling and guidance will finally get norms and standards
Pastor Bushiri keeps illegal church a secret, applies to build a kilometre away
Shepherd Bushiri applied for rezoning but did not disclose that he had broken the law.
LGBTI activists face uphill battle in getting churches to see the light
Academics and preachers in Southern Africa are determined to reverse the church’s heteropatriarchic tendencies.
Rivers Church pastor’s bigotry exposes SA’s big black Christian whitewash
The black middle class are turning a blind eye to racism at their churches in the suburbs.