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latest news & developmentsAfrica’s G20 moment: A moral call for justice and global solidarity
Hunger, exclusion from education and Africa’s debt is more than policy failure, inequality and poor planning, it is the theft of dignity, potential and oppression
The God Edition | The runner’s high is the smug hill on which I’ll die
We runners, like good churchgoers, are a community, we follow rituals, we try to convert everyone and, best of all, we finally enter the zone
Omotoso’s acquittal points to weaknesses in the police and justice system
How many more women have to experience sexual violence before we can see a fundamental change?
Finding home in clap and tap music
Clap and tap music offers a welcoming sanctuary for individuals navigating the complexities of faith and spirituality
Islamic State rebel group claims responsibility for church bomb in DRC
At least 10 people were killed and 39 wounded on Sunday in a bomb attack on a church in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo claimed by Islamic State jihadists. Congolese…
Persecution of Christians in Nigeria is more complicated than it seems
There are a number of factors that have heightened religious tensions in Nigeria, the world’s scariest country in which to be a Christian
A queer community in Elands Bay pushed for religious inclusion and won
Elands Bay’s queer folk were determined to find a home in the town’s conservative churches
Most churches in the LGBTQ+ Dark Ages
Homophobia persists in mainstream churches despite the acceptance of the queer community by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane and Bishop Paul Verryn
Going to church makes my heart sing
Bongekile Macupe loved church, but Covid changed an integral part of her life. She misses congregating with other people and singing
Public officials must treat all marriages equally
Religious beliefs are no longer allowed as on objection to solemnising same-sex partnerships and rightly so
Marriage officers should have the right to object on religious grounds
‘Beliefs and convictions rested on religion should be allowed the freedom awarded by the law to share the public sphere with all the other non-religious beliefs and convictions’
Editorial: The faithful too have a duty of care
Despite its liberal and secular Constitution, South Africa is a religious country. It is a country built on the foundations of African belief systems, the Calvinism of the first…
The solitary choreography of solo prayer
Covid-19 transmissions in mosques and churches have complicated our relationships with them
The Portfolio: Niamh Walsh-Vorster
"Even though this series was about being in a familiar space, it could be seen that I would intentionally place myself on the periphery"
Take action against church capture by cult leaders
The actions of some pastors and bishops are criminal and damage their followers