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From holiday to holy day

02 April at 00:06 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Rediscovering the power of Easter in a wounded world: Easter reminds us that leadership is not confined to positions of authority. It is lived out in our daily choices, in how we treat one another, in how we respond to injustice, in how we carry ourselves in moments of difficulty

“South Africans are the people of Easter”

02 April at 00:05 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Those who remain silent during this time risk undermining the meaning of the atonement. I call on all Christians and people of goodwill to draw courage from Christ’s sacrifice and challenge injustice, particularly the suffering of women and children displaced by war

How to survive Easter

02 April at 00:05 AM, via Mail & Guardian

From braais to short trips and chocolate heists, here’s how to survive and savour Easter Week the South African way

God’s gift of hope  for new life

02 April at 00:04 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Easter people cannot ask, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” because Jesus, on Good Friday, died for all, not just the chosen few. Our brothers’ situations in Sudan, Palestine and Iran are our concern and we must stand with them when they are unable to stand on their own

Passover, a profound theological truth

02 April at 00:04 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Its ultimate meaning is found in Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. To understand Passover through Him is to grasp the fullness of redemption

The Christians who many Christians forgot

02 April at 00:04 AM, via Mail & Guardian

As Passover and Easter are observed, Zukiswa Wanner is reminded of the words attributed to Jesus in Matthew 22:37-39: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind … Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”  These words serve as a powerful reminder of the importance of loving God and extending that same compassion to our neighbours

CRL and faith groups at odds

02 April at 00:03 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Faith groups can play a powerful role in shaping South African society, whether through disaster relief, welfare support, prayer to give hope or guiding communities to live according to ethical values and to support society in upholding the rule of law

Easter in the time of war

02 April at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The senseless US-Israel war has caused economic tremors around the world and sucked all of us into an unprecedented crisis characterised by soaring oil prices, the wanton destruction of infrastructure, the killing of innocent people, a humanitarian crisis and uncertainty

The church must grow up 

02 April at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Christians being treated as cows to be milked is not an insult. It is an observation. The monetisation of fear, blessing, prophecy, oil, water, soil and access has turned pulpits into kiosks

Not in ritual; but restriction

02 April at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

As Easter approaches, access to Jerusalem’s holy sites reveals the politics of occupation, not a clash of faiths

When war poisons the earth

02 April at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The conflict in Iran is causing severe environmental damage, from black rain and toxic smoke to threats to water, soil and climate, warn faith leaders and environmental experts

The God of War within

02 April at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

A grandmother’s final visit becomes a quiet reckoning with the intimate warsof the body, memory and a life shaped by apartheid’s unseen violences

02 April 2026

01 April at 23:20 PM, via Mail & Guardian

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News24 | Zimbabwe split as public weighs electoral reforms bill

01 April at 20:37 PM, via News24

Zimbabwe has begun nationwide public hearings on a proposed bill that could extend President Mnangagwa’s term and overhaul the electoral system. Supporters call it stabilising, but critics warn it threatens democracy.

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