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Sacred rivers: Christianity in southern Africa has a deep history of water and ritual

Published on: Friday 16 December 2022

Sacred rivers: Christianity in southern Africa has a deep history of water and ritual A baptism ceremony in the Mbashe river in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty ImagesWater is a scarce commodity in much of Africa, particularly in southern Africa. This is well symbolised in the name of the Botswana national currency, pula (rain). When tragedies like flooding and drowning take place, it may seem inappropriate to speak of the scarcity and commodity of water. For example, members of the Johane Masowe church drowned in a flash flood during a baptismal


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