Speakers explored, among other topics, the connection between this theme and that of the upcoming World Council of Churches (WCC) 11th Assembly in Karlsruhe, Germany in September 2022.
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Month: November 2021
“As mission belongs to the being of the church, the church cannot, and must not, avoid its missionary engagement with the world,” editor Risto Jukko writes in his introduction to the issue of the World Council of Churches (WCC) journal International Review of Mission focuses on the relationship between mission and unity..
“Churches cannot escape this engagement, but they cannot fulfil it in isolation; they need one another to do that, thus emphasizing the need for authentic, credible, and common witness.”
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South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) says it has received an application for the Pfizer booster shot on 17 November 2021.
According to the local drug watchdog, it will commence with the assessment of data for the safety and efficacy of the third dose.
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Women Who Make It Happen
Leocadie is a leader in so many ways.
According to World Relief, she’s a farmer, a wife, a mother to eight children and a grandmother of 20 — two of whom, she proudly says, are a set of twins who were born this past February.
For most of her life, though, Leocadie says women weren’t welcomed into leadership roles within the community nor were they empowered to be a part of making decisions for their families.
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Indigenous and faith leaders are protesting the construction of Amazon headquarters on sacred land which is also a recharge area for the aquifer in water scarce Cape Town.
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A statement by the President reads: “A week before the launch of the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the latest crime statistics released by the South African Police Service (SAPS) show an increase in rapes, domestic violence, and, perhaps most worryingly, in child murders.
In just three months, between July and September 2021, 9,556 people, most of whom were women, were raped. This is 7% more than in the previous reporting period.
Of the nearly 73,000 assault cases reported during this period, more than 13,000 were domestic violence-related. The rate of child murders has climbed by nearly a third compared to the previous reporting period.
These statistics are shameful. We are in the grip of a relentless war being waged on the bodies of women and children that, despite our best efforts, shows no signs of abating.”
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A joint statement by the World Day of Prayer and Action for Children and the World Council of Churches (WCC) reads: “…COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the existing economic disparities and also shown how inequalities violate the rights of many children.”
“While some children have access to online education, millions of students, their parents and teachers, are digitally illiterate and lack access to digital devices and internet connections and are thus deprived of online education.”
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While the crime picture remains grim and not ideal, Police Minister Bheki Cele says it is certainly getting better.
Contributing to this, he said, is “time planning and deployment of resources, where they are needed most”.
The Minister said this on Friday while releasing the 2021/22 quarter two crime statistics.
He said the decreases in aggravated robberies, including cash-in-transit (CIT), and residential and non-residential robberies, “should give South Africans hope that the SAPS is making inroads in policing these crimes”.
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“Kibeho: Listen My Children” is the title of an EWTN Original production docudrama which premiers at 05:00 SA time on Thursday, November 25, with encores at 20:30 on Sunday, November 28, and 6:00 on Monday, November 29.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa bestowed National Orders on Thursday, the highest awards South Africa bestows on its citizens who have contributed to improving the lives of South Africans.
Ramaphosa said: “The Order in IKHAMANGA recognizes Ms Malope for her distinguished contribution to South African music; her unique voice brings joy and comfort to many through meaningful gospel music.”
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