Watch Newsroom Africa today 17:00, DSTV Channel 405, is Hosting Catholic Church Bishop Victor Phalana on the Court Case to secure Justice for Sick Miners working for Sasol

by Phuti Makgabo | Oct 3, 2019 | Caritas, Caritas South Africa, Ikhanya News, Uncategorized

Directly or indirectly we are affected by the sickness of, either our parents or our brothers, who have been working in the mining industry and because of their exposure to the hazardous environment of their work, have contracted diseases that are not curable. Some of...

Catholic Church brings solace to orphaned and vulnerable children families

by Phuti Makgabo | Oct 3, 2019 | Caritas, Ikhanya News, News, Social Action, Uncategorized

Despite South Africa being a middle income country it has huge disparities between the rich and the poor, the reality which is evident in both rural and urban areas. Many poor people from rural areas migrate to the cities in search of job opportunities. Their dreams...

“FEMICIDE IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY”, Said the Catholic Church in South Africa

by Phuti Makgabo | Sep 20, 2019 | Caritas, Ikhanya News, Justice and Peace

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission is outraged by the high levels of intentional killings of women and girls reported nationwide. Over the past few weeks, the country has witnessed unapparelled incidences of mindless...

Follow the updates: SACBC Justice and Peace and UN Women to lead discussion of National AIDS Conference in Durban on Wednesday and Thursday, 12-13 June.

by Phuti Makgabo | Jun 11, 2019 | Caritas, Ikhanya News, News, Uncategorized

The spread of HIV/AIDS is still a great concern in South Africa: For many years different intensive measures have been undertaken to control the spread of HIV/AIDS across the world. Some of these measures have succeeded and the rate in which AIDS had been spreading...

Migrants have been contributing to the economy of South Africa

by Phuti Makgabo | Apr 30, 2019 | Caritas, Ikhanya News, News, Reflection, Social Action

VIOLENCE AGAINST MIGRANTS Nelson Mandela’s oath When South Africans hurl insults and inflict violence on migrants, when they strip migrants of their belongings and set alight their businesses, they recklessly go against the solemn oath of Nelson Mandela, the revered...

Catholic Church invites the people of God to join Pope Francis in Prayer

by Phuti Makgabo | Apr 30, 2019 | Bishop Statements, Caritas, Ikhanya News

Catholic Church invites the people of God to join Pope Francis in PrayerThe Catholic Church in Southern Africa invites all South Africans to join Pope Francis in prayer to remember the victims of recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Praying at midday with the...