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Postal Address
P O Box 62098
Marshalltown 2107
South Africa
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Khotso House
62 Marshall Street
Johannesburg
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*JOB OPPORTUNITIES* |
Email: support@sacc.org.za
Telephone: +27 (0)11 241 7800 | Facsimile: +27 (0)11 492 1448 |
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JANUARY 2012
03 Jan |
Visited the family of the late Ilse Naude, wife of the late former General Secretary of SACC, Ds. Dr Beyers Naude
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04 Jan |
Kairos Southern Africa Working Group
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06 Jan |
SACC Management Committee Meeting
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07 Jan |
Funeral Service of the late Ilse Naude
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11 Jan |
Meeting on Palestine
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17 Jan |
SACC Finance Committee Meeting
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19 Jan |
International Alliance Network on Small Arms in preparation of the Arms Trade Treaty meeting in New York from 13-17 February
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Meeting with students from Augsberg College in the US
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23 Jan |
The Launch of BEFSA Corporate Social Responsibility Centre at the University of North West, Potchefstroom
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24 Jan |
The Launch of the SACBC Land Reform Policy Document
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25 Jan |
CAIC
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Meeting with Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahado Church
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26 Jan |
The Launch of Corruption Watch |
FEBRUARY 2012
13 Feb - Extraordinary NEC Meeting @ UPCSA Trinity Church in Edenvale
10 Feb – The General Secretary, Rev Mautji Pataki, to address the SACC Limpopo Theological Reflection Group to be held at SACC Limpopo Offices in Polokwane
MAY 2012
Event Announcement:
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR 31 May 2012
[Cape Town, South Africa] Church leaders speak out in support of a bullet proof, strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty
Representatives of faith-based organizations from over 15 countries1 will participate in a public stunt in support of the Arms Trade Treaty on Thursday.
There are more global laws regulating the trade of bananas than there are weapons. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), scheduled to be negotiated in July 2012, will be the global community`s first attempt to establish international binding regulations on the arms trade. From 29-31 May, religious leaders and staff from faith-based organizations met in Cape Town to join together in support of the ATT. This group of over 20 participants are all members of the Ecumenical Campaign for a Strong and Effective ATT, coordinated by the World Council of Churches. This Thursday, conference participants will take to the streets outside of the Central Methodist Mission. The distribution of bananas will offer a symbolic case that if we can regulate bananas then surely we can regulate weapons. Terry Crawford-Browne, the peace activist, said, South Africa's arms deal scandal confirms the complicity of governments in the corruption of the international arms trade. Even the Department of Trade and Industry now concedes that arms deal offsets are a scam, and simply a vehicle to pay bribes and to fleece the taxpayers.
WHO: Members of the Ecumenical Campaign & Control Arms coalition
WHAT: Information stall & public outreach on the need for an ATT
WHEN: 12h00-13h00
WHERE: Central Methodist Mission, Longmarket and Burg Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Participants include arms trade experts and representatives of many Christian denominations, including leadership as well as technical staff. All are available for interviews.
The World Council of Churches brings together 349 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church.
For more information contact: Daniel Pieper, World Council of Churches, +27 (0) 82 690 2619
The participants came from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo and the United States.
“Coming Event” SACC Stakeholder Consultation
08 May 2012 at Khotso House Chapel,
SACC National Office starting at 10h00.
The Consultation will be attended by Church Leaders, beneficiaries of the SACC, partners and Provincial Councils.
Agenda: The State of SACC, its Challenges and Possible Solutions. We ask for the public and churches to pray for this Consultation.
AUGUST 2012
THE “UNITED IN SONG GOSPEL CONCERT”.
The united in song gospel concert is a gospel music concert uniting gospel artists in a variety of genres from traditional gospel, charismatic, clap n tap and other genres of gospel.
This is a Vaal River Carnival program, the event is aimed at creating employment opportunities for local artists and is planned to be held annually.
This year’s event features the likes of Sfiso Ncwane “the psalmist”, Israel Mosehla who recently won the crown gospel award for best worship, Kholeka Sosibo, Teboho (Twin) founder of Gospel Music association and other local acts.
The event will be a six to six gospel event starting from the 24th of August 2012 until the next day.
This spectacular event is organized by the Emfuleni Gospel Music Association (EGMA) and the GMA. EGMA is a home and custodian of all gospel artists in Emfuleni. We organize, lobby, advocate, promote and develop the gospel music industry of South Africa in its entirety. EGMA is the acronym for Emfuleni Gospel Music Association, we are a NPO organisation founded under auspices of the Emfuleni Local Municipality. The event seeks to raise funds for the association and to create job opportunities for local Gospel artists and promoters.
The event takes place at Mphahlalatsane Theatre in (Sebokeng) vaal on the 24th of August 2012 and admission is R100.00 a ticket and they are available at a gate. For more information call: 084 748 7400 (Themba Khoza) Pro- EGMA
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Event Announcement:
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR 31 May 2012
[Cape Town, South Africa] Church leaders speak out in support of a bullet proof, strong and effective Arms Trade Treaty
Representatives of faith-based organizations from over 15 countries1 will participate in a public stunt in support of the Arms Trade Treaty on Thursday.
There are more global laws regulating the trade of bananas than there are weapons. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), scheduled to be negotiated in July 2012, will be the global community`s first attempt to establish international binding regulations on the arms trade. From 29-31 May, religious leaders and staff from faith-based organizations met in Cape Town to join together in support of the ATT.
This group of over 20 participants are all members of the Ecumenical Campaign for a Strong and Effective ATT, coordinated by the World Council of Churches. This Thursday, conference participants will take to the streets outside of the Central Methodist Mission. The distribution of bananas will offer a symbolic case that if we can regulate bananas then surely we can regulate weapons.
Terry Crawford-Browne, the peace activist, said, South Africa's arms deal scandal confirms the complicity of governments in the corruption of the international arms trade. Even the Department of Trade and Industry now concedes that arms deal offsets are a scam, and simply a vehicle to pay bribes and to fleece the taxpayers.
WHO: Members of the Ecumenical Campaign & Control Arms coalition
WHAT: Information stall & public outreach on the need for an ATT
WHEN: 12h00-13h00
WHERE: Central Methodist Mission, Longmarket and Burg Street, Cape Town, South Africa
Participants include arms trade experts and representatives of many Christian denominations, including leadership as well as technical staff. All are available for interviews.
The World Council of Churches brings together 349 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 560 million Christians in over 110 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church.
For more information contact: Daniel Pieper, World Council of Churches, +27 (0) 82 690 2619
The participants came from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo and the United States.
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The meeting with the Public Protector took place on Monday the 21st November 2011.
Rev Mautji Pataki (SACC General Secretary), Adv Thuli Madonsela (Public Protector), Ms Rinel Hugo (SACC NEC Member), Bishop Lunga Ka Siboto (SACC NEC Member). |
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The 2nd Annual Ecumenical Lecture in honour of Rev Abraham Maja
On the 20th November 2011, the South African Council of Churches Limpopo hosted the 2nd Annual Ecumenical lecture in honour of Rev Abraham Maja.
It was addressed by the former National Minister of Local Government Administration and Current Director of School of Leadership,
Dr Sydney Mufamadi.
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Friday, 21 October 201, Khotso House
The General Secretary of the SACC, Rev Mautji Pataka, hosting the Board of Norwegian Church Aid. Representatives included the local Director and the General Secretary, Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Board from Norway. |
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The Reverend Dr. Frank Chikane was the key note speaker at this event and herewith are salient points addressed during the lecture. This thought provoking and well timed speech was an antecedent to a series of dialogues hoped to hosted within our “safe spaces for dialogue” programme as the SACC/WC in partnership with the University and various other stakeholders.
Dr. Chikane needs no introduction as a person who has been vocal for decades against any form of injustice - here is but one of the statements he uttered in one of his sermons as quoted by one of the media houses in May 2010.
"It is for this reason that we declared then that if blacks, for instances, were to take over government and practised injustices against whites we would be obliged to take a stand again, even if it means going back to jail or paying the ultimate price,"
The Lecture dealt with the following, amongst others:
(1) That the global community is suffering from the scarcity of ethical leadership which could make the world better place to live in. That there is a critical need for ethical leadership to build better societies which will relate on the basis of the common good of all;
(2) That leaders who are elected or appointed in an unethical or immoral manner using corrupt means are bound to lead in an unethical or immoral manner as they come to office corrupted and compromised already.
(3) That unethical leadership impact negatively on the moral values of the societies they lead. A case is made that there is a trickle down effect from the top to the bottom of the organisation or society which is led by unethical leaders, and that the reverse is also true.
(4) That the unique ethical leadership like Mandela, Sisulu, and others enabled us to avoid an armageddon by creating a 'rainbow nation' with blacks and whites now leaving together in peace.
(5) That crisis of high levels of dissatisfaction by particularly black youth (because of unemployment and poverty) which unsettles whites needs a joint and collective (black and white) effort of ethical leadership from all sectors of our society to turn the economy around to end the racial character of the poverty and unemployment. I intend to call for "A Coalition of the Willing' consisting of committed ethical leaders and the rest of the people of South Africa to do everything in our power to end racial economic exclusion.
(6) Our transition from apartheid to a non-racial, non-sexist, just, democratic and equitable society which is considered as a 'miracle' was possible because of a 'joint effort' by the leadership of both whites and blacks. The challenge is that 'whites' then exited from the project of transforming the society from a deeply unequal apartheid society to an equitable one leaving it to the victims of centuries of racial discrimination to found solutions to the crisis. This 'exit' went with resources. It is concluded that if there is no return to the project with an ethical approach that is based on the 'common good' of all South Africans, the vacuum will be filled by threatening solutions from our angry youth which seem to threaten the 'rainbow' settlement of 1994. It is also argued that if the vacuum is allowed and a disaster hits us we only have ourselves to blame.
This is the time when we need highly ethical leadership or morally revolutionary leadership that will deal with this matter not from a narrow sectarian perspective but from a perspective that secures the 'common good' of all South Africans.
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The 7th Annual Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture - 14 October 2011
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Keynote Address - Rev Dr Frank Chikane
(Both the Emeritus Archbishop Tutu and the Rev Dr Frank Chikane are the former General Secretaries of the SACC) |
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SACC MEETING WITH PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA |
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Bishop Dr Joe Seoka (SACC President) during their meeting with the State Presidency |
Rev Dr Kobus Gerber (SACC Deputy President), Rev Dr Jerry Pillay (SACC NEC Member), Rev Mautji Pataki (SACC General Secretary) meeting with the Honorable President Jacob Zuma |
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SACC National Executive
24 October 2011 @ Khotso House
SACC "Choose to Live" Programme Workshop @ Booysens Hotel & Conference Centre,
24 – 26 October 2011
SACC Women Ecumenical Conference
16-18 October 2011
For more info please contact - Mrs Theresa Ramphomane: 083 722 8681
National Church Leaders’ Consultation
17th – 18th October 2011 @ OR Tambo International Airport
Ecumenical Water Network Global Forum
25-27 October 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
NOVEMBER 2011
18 November 2011
Rev Mautji Pataki, SACC General Secretary, keynote speaker at a Gala Dinner in Umlazi, Durban. Event organised by Men's Christian Guild of the Uniting Prebyterian Church SA. Theme: Church's Contribution in Socio-Economic Justice.
19 November 2011
Rev Mautji Pataki, delivering a keynote address at Sekhukhuni District of Limpopo Province, a community function organised by Fetakgomo Municipality to honour a retired Anglican Nursing Sister (73), Mrs Anna Hlapogadi Maila who served Ga-Nchabeleng Community Clinic for 36 years. Theme: Nursing Care as a GOD's Calling.
20 November 2011
1. Rev Mautji Pataki, preaching a sermon at Rev Abraham Maja's Annual Ecumenical Lecture. He will be sharing the stage with Dr Sydney Mufamadi.
2. The 2nd Annual Ecumenical Lecture in honour of Rev Abraham Maja
The South African Council of Churches Limpopo is hosting the 2nd Annual Ecumenical lecture in honour of Rev Abraham Maja, this lecture will be addressed by the former
National Minister of Local Government Administration and Current Director of School of Leadership, Dr Sydney Mufamadi.
Venue: Uniting Presbyterian Church. Polokwane Congregation. Zone 2, Mantuba Street, Seshego.
Time: 09H00, starting with Church Service.
RSVP Dikgoneng Langa - 071 694 5675 or Email: sacclimpopo@gmail.com on or before 19 November 2011.
DECEMBER 2011
SACC Youth Forum Conference
13-15 December 2011
For more info please contact - Mr Bongani Luvalo: 011 241 7808
Peace and Security in Africa: Role of Churches
10-16 December 2011, Kigali, Rwanda |
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REVEREND
FRANK CHIKANE |
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THE 7TH ANNUAL DESMOND TUTU PEACE LECTURE BY THE REVEREND FRANK CHIKANE DELIVERED ON THE 14 OCTOBER 2011 AT THE CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, BELVILLE CAMPUS, CAPE TOWN.
I feel honoured to have been invited to deliver the 7th Annual Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture this year. In this regard I would like to thank the leadership of the Western Cape Council of Churches (WPCC) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology for extending the invitation to me.
Let us start where we should and must. It is Mama Leah Tutu’s Birthday today and we wish her a Happy Birthday. Mama Leah and the Archbishop emeritus, Desmond Tutu, remain a great inspiration to me as they have been for many years. I am one of those who find it difficult to accept that they have retired as we will miss their prophetic voice. But I would like to suggest that we accept this reality and allow then to enjoy their retirement. The baton is now in our hands and we must run with it. Whatever challenges we are facing it is now our turn as the younger generation to take them on and play our part as well. Read More...
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REVEREND
MAUTJI PATAKI |
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The Experience of Indigenous Churches of the Public role in the new Political Dispensation
By: The Rev Mautji Pataki, SACC General Secretary
Presented at the University of Pretoria Theological Conference
10 November 2011
The Organizers of this Conference and the Rev. Dr Vuyani Vellem, Director of the Centre for Public Theology; Members of the Faculty of Theology, Professors and Other Theologians; Guests and Students; The Distinguished People of God
Thank you very much for the invitation that would allow me to say the things I am going to say with great anticipation that they will make a contribution towards the realization of the objectives of this Conference.
The organizers of this Conference have asked me to produce in particular some brief working notes on the public role to be played by the Indigenous community of churches within the new democratic dispensation as against their pre-liberation experience and then emerge with what could be the distinct signs and trends useful to strengthen the arm of these institutions post-liberation. Read More... |
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