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On Thursday we celebrate Freedom Day, 23 years since our transition to a constitutional democracy.
I think most would agree we, as a country, are not where we hoped to be.
Over the past four weeks we have witnessed prayer meetings, marches, protests and demonstrations all over the country, even as far as sleepy Kenton-on- Sea, against our President Zuma’s leadership style, state capture, rampant corruption and cabinet cronyism.
This is a good story.
I would guess over the past four weeks that close on 2 million South Africans of all creeds, colours, cultures and convictions have come together in one way or another, unprecedented, to pray, to demonstrate, to protest………..
and more is planned...[read more]
SA’s Prof Glenda Gray made it to the TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world list.
Written by: Qama Qukula
A South African medical research pioneer has the honour of being included in this year’s Time magazine list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Professor Glenda Gray has forged a career in groundbreaking research, specifically focused on the field of HIV.
She’s listed for her contribution in leading a team of researchers on who carried out the first HIV vaccine efficacy trial. Her ongoing HIV-vaccine study is the largest of its kind ever conducted in South Africa, Time magazine points out...[read more]
Angus Buchan – How you prepare for 1.7m Christians at SA’s biggest prayer meeting
By Alec Hogg
It took just six weeks to put together SA’s biggest ever prayer meeting. A staggering 1.7m people were expected to attend two hours of sharing by 69-year-old South African evangelist Angus Buchan on a farm outside the country’s most central city of Bloemfontein. The event started at noon on Saturday 22 April. I caught up with Buchan while he was waiting for a plane to take him to the unprecedented event. He was convinced that the power of prayer will make a watershed in South African history. With more than a million Christians driving a long way or catching trains and planes to join him at the 2,000 hectare site – and millions more praying in churches elsewhere in the country – there are many who believe it too. Hope springs.
How many people are you expecting to come to Bloemfontein this weekend?
Okay, 1.7 million.
That’s extraordinary. What’s the most you’ve ever had at one of your gatherings before?
Look, we’ve had 100s of thousands of men, it’s very hard to count and I don’t like using numbers because the Lord doesn’t enjoy that either but the Lord gave me a clear word, Alec, that there will be a million people...[read more]
THIS WEEK'S FAST FACT
It is estimated that over the past four weeks approximately 7 % of SA’s adult population have participated in prayer meetings, marches, protests, and demonstrations in the broad SAVE SOUTH AFRICA campaign.
