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AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The churches of my youth

Zaza Hlalethwa recalls churching through childhood and into belonging

  • Zaza Hlalethwa
7 min read
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille accepts the nomination as new leader of the Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape on Saturday.
CHURCH

Pastor Shepherd Bushiri ministries fined R87 500

Church broke environmental law by going ahead with illegal construction.

  • Sipho Kings
2 min read
CHURCH LEADERS

What would Madiba do?

Church leaders gathered to pray for Mandela and urge South Africans to see his extended illness as a reminder to unite behind and uphold his values.

  • Sapa
1 min read
Zionism blends Jewish trauma with settler-colonial power, creating a narcissistic identity that justifies supremacy and erases Palestinian existence
CHURCH LEADERS

A not-so-biblical view of Israel

Verashni Pillay takes issue with large sectors of evangelical Christianity that have historically supported Israel’s right to expand.

  • Verashni Pillay
5 min read
The Dutch Reformed Church officially lost 20 000 members last year but the real numbers are likely to be much higher.
CHURCH LEADERS

The parable of two churches

The Dutch Reformed Church officially lost 20 000 members last year but the real numbers are likely to be much higher.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
AFRICAN GOSPEL CHURCH

Church split over share of Mammon

The courts are set to rule on an unholy leadership row that is tearing apart the African Gospel Church.

  • Paul Kirk
4 min read