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Language has been instrumental for the political, economic and cultural participation of a particular nation or tribe. The danger that comes with undermining or marginalising a particular language is that it might destroy ...
Is the financial dependence of poorer black churches in South Africa compromising their
theological message? Are black ministers diluting their sometimes critical views of
so- called ‘white mother or sister churches’ ...
A serious issue, that needs to be addressed if we wish to achieve moral regeneration in South Africa, is the devaluation of the institution of marriage in the African community in South Africa. Attempts to inculcate the ...
In South Africa and other countries, there has for many years been a plea for moral regeneration. Moral decay is fast taking over, while sickness, poverty, crime, violence and other calamities are rapidly engulfing our ...
There is enough evidence that while listening to the preaching and messages of most Pentecostal preachers or watching them on some free television channels today, the emphasis is on freeing people from the oppression of ...
There is enough evidence that while listening to the preaching and messages of most Pentecostal preachers or watching them on some free television channels today, the
emphasis is on freeing people from the oppression of ...
Polygamy is a phenomenon often associated with African people. In almost all African societies, polygamy is an acceptable and valid form of marriage - in fact, monogamy has been associated with people of lower social status. ...
Baloyi, Elijah(Published under the Creative Commons Atribution License, 2016-10-31)
Besides the fact that sexual relationships have been understood and misunderstood in different ways, the possibility of sexual abuse remains a big issue amongst African South Africans. It has been sexual relationships, ...
In our society the norm is that every adult should get married one day. This could imply that unmarried people do not feel welcome either in the community or the church. They may feel neglected or even like outcasts. It ...
One of the pressing issues in present-day South Africa is reconciliation and unification of South Africans across the divides along racial lines that were created during apartheid. Although apartheid was abolished more ...
While for Mbiti" death takes life while marriage creates life, another African proverb says “A
man without a wife is like a vase without flowers”. This articulation puts marriage not only at
the centre of human life, but ...
Besides the fact that sexual relationships have been understood and misunderstood in different ways, the possibility of sexual abuse remains a big issue amongst African South Africans. It has been sexual relationships, ...
Polygamy is a phenomenon often associated with African people. In almost all African
societies, polygamy is an acceptable and valid form of marriage – in fact, monogamy
has been associated with people of lower social ...
There is enough evidence that while listening to the preaching and messages of most
Pentecostal preachers or watching them on some free television channels today, the
emphasis is on freeing people from the oppression of ...
Baloyi, Elijah(Church History Society of Southern Africa and Unisa Press, 2020)
In South Africa and other countries, there has for many years been a plea for moral regeneration. Moral decay is fast taking over, while sickness, poverty, crime, violence and other calamities are rapidly engulfing our ...
A serious issue, that needs to be addressed if we wish to achieve moral regeneration in South Africa, is the devaluation of the institution of marriage in the African community in South Africa. Attempts to inculcate the ...
Marriage is highly regarded in Africa. Many taboos and rituals were put in place to ensure that marriage endures for as long as the couple lives. Any attack on marriage was rendered as a great enemy that deserved to be ...
The apartheid regime used various strategies to ensure that South Africans formed a divided nation. It was through the differences between ethnic groups and tribes, among other things, that the government of the time managed ...
Menopause, with its physical and emotional changes, appears to be an inevitable road for
women to travel. The moment of choice for women at menopause involves not only whether they will embrace the new self or try to cling ...
The importance of children for African people has been prioritised above many other reasons for marriage. Besides the fact that every childless marriage has only a slim chance of survival, women are the main objects of ...