South african council of churches
Task team mapping ways to reduce COVID-19 spread at churches - SACC
The council wants the government to revisit regulations to allow for an increase in capacity.
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With Easter near, SACC wants govt to consider larger gatherings under level 1
The South African Council of Churches said that a blanket approach to all religious facilities was not sustainable and that venues should instead be allowed to operate in accordance with a 50% capacity rule.
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Church council urges people to avoid large gatherings
The council has urged all worshipers to abide by the COVID-19 regulations if they wished to go to church.
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‘It wipes out families’: Church council calls on public to fight COVID
Religious leaders have raised concerns over whether the country will have the emotional strength to fight this new variant.
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WC church leaders gather in CT to protest against corruption linked to COVID-19
Leaders from various denominations are standing outside the St Georges Cathedral in front of the Western Cape legislature.
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WC church leaders to take part in silent protest against COVID-19 corruption
Western Cape church leaders will gather at St Georges Cathedral at 12pm on Tuesday as part of a nation-wide campaign organised by the South African Council of Churches (SACC).
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SACC launches anti-corruption campaign, calls for ethical governance
Church leaders said given that corruption was a direct attack on citizens, it had resolved to protect the vulnerable. They committed themselves to work with government and other organisations to eradicate corruption.
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Archbishop Makgoba: SA must urgently transform its corruption fighting agencies
The SACC’s Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Sunday said the fight against corruption should also involve ending ‘the dependence of political parties and their leaders on donations from the rich and powerful.’
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SACC defends govt’s decision to reopen churches under level 3
Religious gatherings of up to 50 people were now permitted across South Africa’s churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples.
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Mixed reaction from clergy as churches prepare to resume services
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced that places of worship may reopen subject to strict restrictions under level three of the lockdown.
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World church leaders concerned about women abuse in SA
A high-level delegation of the World Council of Churches is in the country on a social justice mission.
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KZN police open inquest docket into deadly church collapse
On Thursday night, 13 worshipers were attending a Passover service when the wall of a church they were in collapsed.
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Cyril Ramaphosa: No place for bogus clerics in SA
President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will be meeting with religious groups after a video emerged on social media in which a pastor is said to have resurrected a man lying in a coffin.
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[LISTEN] Methodist Church to investigate 'sexist remarks' made by ANC chaplain
Radio 702’s Clement Manyathela spoke to Bishop Zipho Siwa and Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana about the unfolding scandal that’s hit the church.
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Zim nationals in SA urged to take part in 'process of transformation'
Speaking at the Zimbabwe Solidarity Forum-Civil Society Conference in Johannesburg, Gift Moerane says raising voices while in foreign countries would not aid the situation.
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[OPINION] Tutu’s activism for justice shows how theology can be made real
Unless we begin at this point in acknowledging Desmond Tutu’s spirituality we will completely misunderstand who he is.
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Outa: There's evidence 2008 & 2014 load shedding self-inflicted
Outa has been briefing Parliament’s Public Enterprises Committee along with the SACC and a group of academics, all of whom have compiled reports on state capture.
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State capture extends beyond SOEs, SACC tells MPs
Parliament's Public Enterprises Committee will also hear from the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) and the State Capacity Research Group.
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SACC: Govt has lost moral legitimacy
The organisation is also calling for a comprehensive convention to address allegations of state capture, among others.
