Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been ordered to apologise for, and retract, pro-Israel comments he made during a webinar in June last year. The Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC) found Mogoeng guilty and ordered him to apologise unconditionally for becoming involved in political controversy through his remarks in the online seminar […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
What times are we in? — Marian Fitz-Gibbon
Understanding the times and the season we live in can be found in the Bible excerpt “A Tree Known by its Fruit”: “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Brood […]
God really directs this amazing community project in Heidelberg, says manager
Lesedi Community Centre in Heidelberg, Gauteng is doing a remarkable job of uplifting destitute people and uniting citizens in becoming the answer to local challenges. Andre Viljoen spoke to the centre manager Jaco Kritzinger When Jaco Kritzinger suddenly lost his senior corporate management job during a company restructuring in 2018 […]
‘Lord won’t you give us a million gardens’ to break poverty in SA
Andre Viljoen spoke to Grant Dryden of Farming God’s Way about a new home food production programme called ‘Gardens of Faithfulness’ which is bringing fresh hope across the nation because it is feasible for poor people to undertake and it offers opportunities for churches, NGOs and individuals to make a […]
Let’s pay heed to Caleb and Joshua’s reports
On Monday Gateway News celebrated a decade of “telling the God stories of Africa”. Editor Andre Viljoen shares some reflections on why we should care about the news we consume For many years an old Barlow Wadley shortwave radio receiver gathered dust at the bottom of my wardrobe, a forgotten […]
Court orders that SA doctors may treat patients with Ivermectin
A court order today which allows medical doctors to start treating patients with Ivermectin without waiting for the medicines regulator’s permission is a breakthrough in its fight against Covid-19, says Afriforum research head Barend Uys. The order by Pretoria High Court judge Peter Mabuse gives effect to an interim agreement […]
Nqaba Bhanga says God had hand in his re-election as mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay
Eastern Cape DA leader Nqaba Bhanga was re-elected as the mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay at a special council meeting today. He defeated EFF councillor and regional chair of the party Amandlangawethu Madaka with 62 votes to 57. Today’s special meeting was held after the Port Elizabeth High Court last […]
Maimane announces plan to support independents in local government elections
It is time to lay the foundation for South Africa’s second democratic transition in which power is handed back to the people, said One South Africa (OSA) movement leader Mmusi Maimane this week in a virtual press conference where he announced a campaign to get behind independent candidates in the […]
WATCH: ‘We have to get into the trenches’ to wage spiritual warfare against Covid-19, says prophetic doctor
It is time for followers of Jesus to face up to the reality of the devil’s severe attack on the Body of Christ through Covid-19 and to unite as never before in fighting the enemy from a place of peace and victory. So says Irma Simpson, who has practiced as […]
Beloved international evangelist Steven Lungu dies from Covid-19
Steven Lungu a leading African evangelist and former international team leader and CEO of African Enterprise passed away in Lilongwe, Malawi today from Covid-19 complications. The evangelist, whose powerful testimony of how God transformed him from a bitter freedom fighter to a global evangelist has touched multitudes of people around […]