Leaders who will minister from the podium at the Mighty Men Conference Western Cape have been awarded their colours — official MMC WC blue jackets — ahead of the men’s gathering at Moreson Farm, Malmesbury from September 25 to 27, 2015. Dr Gerhard Kotze, Leader of Amazing Grace Ministries; George Lehman, […]
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Religious freedom wins as Zizipho reinstated and MP apologises
Religious freedom was the winner this week as University of Cape Town Vice Chancellor Dr Max Price ordered that “expelled” SRC Vice President Zizipho Pae be reinstated and DA MP Marius Redlinghuys apologised to her for comments he made to her in response to her Facebook post reacting critically to the legalisation […]
Support grows for National Day of Repentance in Bloemfontein
Christian and corporate leaders in South Africa and neighbouring countries are getting behind the vision for a National Day of Repentance (NDR) in Bloemfontein on September 13, says NDR Communications Manager Rebecca Cantor. “We stand amazed at the doors that the Lord has opened in the past few days, having […]
End-Time Handmaidens “Open Heaven” convention for East London
For the first time East London will be hosting an End-Time Handmaidens and Servants Convention which will include a morning with special focus on Israel. The conference, entitled Open Heaven, will be attended by the president of ETH&S, Sharon Buss and her husband, vice-president, Philip Buss, who took office in […]
Cape Town prayer warriors gather in ‘surprising’ force
Prayer leaders in Cape Town are encouraged by a stronger than expected response to a recent call to prayer warriors in the city to join in a united prayer gathering around the themes of unity and 24/7 prayer for revival. A venue at the Lighthouse Family Church in Parow that […]
Mighty Men Conference returns to Amanzimtoti
Following the massive success of the 2014 Mighty Men Conference held in Amanzimtoti, another has been planned this year for October 9 to 11 at Kuswag High School fields. More than 700 Christian men of all denominations benefitted from last year’s ‘urban style’ conference where they interacted in a relaxed […]
NMB churches asked to take up special offering for Switched On mission
Churches in Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) have been asked to take up a special offering on Sunday, July 26 or Sunday August 2, to raise funds towards the historic Switched On evangelistic mission in the metro in August. The mission, comprising evangelism training from August 13 to 15 and Gospel […]
More than a conqueror in Mt Everest horror
Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— (Psalm 103:2) An adventurous South African pastor who survived an earthquake, an avalanche, an asthma attack and a flood scare on Mt Everest in April said God’s Word made a mighty difference during the ordeal. Pastor André Venter, 57 […]
Christian leaders speak out against victimisation of “expelled” UCT student leader
Call for protection of religious freedom Christian leaders in Cape Town today expressed deep concern at the “unacceptable level of vitriol and animosity” levelled against University of Cape Town SRC Vice President, Zizipho Pae who was “expelled” from the SRC on Tuesday (July 21, 2015) in a reportedly chaotic and […]
Free to believe and free to speak, or not?
UCT Facebook ‘storm’ continues A week ago, GATEWAY NEWS reported on the “storm” that has erupted over a Facebook post posted by Zizipho Pae, a Christian student of the University of Cape Town (UCT) and member of the University’s Student Representative Council (SRC), on her personal Facebook page. The Facebook […]