[notice]Gateway News joins strong men on visits to PE schools[/notice] Team Impact tough guys Shonn Keels and Shawn Harden spend a large part of their life going to schools all over the world and they love every minute of it. And judging by the reaction of students at Pearson High […]
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“Genoeg is genoeg!” say Helenvale youth
By Andre Viljoen [notice]Rap song and real-life testimony changing lives in notorious gangland area[/notice] A Port Elizabeth Northern areas teenage rapper and his mother have become local heroes in troubled Helenvale after they visited 10 local schools with a powerful message that “genoeg is genoeg” (enough is enough). Jean-Mikyle Roos, […]
Chevrolet and Warriors shine at SA Sports Oscars
JOHANNESBURG – Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Warriors on Thursday night beat top national sport sponsorship campaigns to win the Best Sponsorship of a Sport Team or Individual category at the inaugural Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards 2011. Chevrolet and the Chevrolet Warriors were up against major national sponsorships including ABSA […]
Great need for Christian newspapers – Errol Naidoo
There is a huge need for newspapers that publish news from a Christian perspective, said outspoken Christian values lobbyist, Errol Naidoo, in an interview in Port Elizabeth today. During a short preaching visit to PE, Errol, who is president of the Family Policy Insitute (FPI), said that the online Christian […]
Prayer, fasting and anointing oil against crime
Church leaders in the Northern Areas of Port Elizabeth today outlined a plan of action to take down spiritual strongholds of crime in the city’s number one violent crime hotspot, Helenvale. The plan includes a prayer march on Saturday March 5 through all the streets of Helenvale by 1 000 […]
Wedding story inspires honeymoon blessing
A heartwarming wedding story that was published in Gateway News earlier this week prompted a reader to offer the newlyweds a honeymoon gift of a romantic stay in a waterfront hotel at Port St Francis. The reader, Sanett Oosthuizen, of George, has also suggested that other Gateway News readers might […]
Justice group opposing move to lower age of sexual consent
The Justice Alliance of South Africa (JASA) is to intervene as a friend of the court in a court action in which the High Court is being asked to rule that teenagers between the age of 12 and 16 may lawfully engage in consenting sexual intercourse. The applicants. the Teddy […]
Helenvale rescue campaign gains momentum
The campaign to bring hope and healing to Port Elizabeth violent crime hotspot Helenvale is gathering momentum ahead of a planned mass prayer walk in the suburb on Saturday March 5. Helenvale Upliftment Forum spokesman Pastor Tyrone Strydom said today that the forum is holding a leadership meeting in the […]
“Take PE for Jesus” police general tells church leaders
The church should lead the charge against crime in Port Elizabeth’s gangland murder and rape hotspot of Helenvale, said Mount Road Cluster Commander General Dawie Rabie. Sustained prayer, fasting and prayer walks in the heart of the crime zone were the weapons that would defeat crime and poverty in the […]
Mayor backs call for pursuing God’s “Gateway” purpose for PE
Nelson Mandela Executive Mayor Thandoxolo Wayile has endorsed a call by church leaders to take action to embrace God’s purpose for Port Elizabeth, which they believe is to be a gateway of blessing into and out of Africa. In a speech to the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Council, Mayor Wayile called […]