by Mohale Ratiba As human beings, we are a collective of our different experiences and influences. Our backgrounds play a role in shaping the type of people we become in society. As we grow up, we pick up a lot of patterns and behaviours from our surroundings which influences the type of people we become. Even though we pick up …

A few years ago, one of Africa’s authentic voices in the gospel circuit, Bishop Tudor Bismark penned a timeless book in an expedition to emancipate Africa from entanglements delaying the continent’s progress. The relevance of Bismarck’s book – Think: Organizing People, Organizing Money, was brought into light considering the latest political, social and economic developments in Southern Africa. In his …

There’s a popular phrase, adopted from a resistance song, which was coined during the 1956 women’s protest against carrying passes, which gave black people permission to enter urban areas under apartheid in South Africa. This isiZulu phrase is known as ‘Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo’ which loosely translated means ‘you strike a woman, you strike a rock’. The use of this …

It’s time to act against corruption. This is the message from South African Council of Churches (SACC) in the wake of widespread and much publicized corruption scandals, related to Covid-19 pandemic relief funds. South Africans have been outraged by the looting of public funds and the alleged misuse of R500 billion stimulus package announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa a few …

The greatest leaders’ misapprehension is the expectation to be served by people instead of serving the people. The perception and expectation of leadership prominence, glory and positional benefits have invaded the governance structures of the church. Leaders are expecting to be served by church members while they are doing less or close to nothing to serve the church members. A …

One of the things in life that is not only inevitable but also constant, and sometimes necessary, is criticism. Critics are in every industry – politics, sport, economy and so on. There’s nothing that you can do in order to avoid criticism. Even in Christendom, critics are there. Sometimes critics come from outside while some are within. Due to doctrinal …

Does the bible promote inequality in churches? …and God said, “Go ye forth, milking dry the springs of prosperity from all peoples and nations. Take from the poor, prey on the sick, and manipulate the needy. In this manner, each may have jet planes, mansions, and shiny jewels according to the strength of his hustle and depth of his compromise…” If …