Last week the government (Department of Social Development) and several pro-abortion organisations hosted a five-day international conference with the ominous name of “Abortion and Reproductive Justice: The Unfinished Revolution” at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. The gathering of 285 delegates from 26 countries, whose “unfinished revolution” is about making legal abortion-on-demand […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
Errol Naidoo standing for ACDP in 2019 election
Errol Naidoo, a tireless campaigner for the restoration of marriage and family values in South Africa, will be standing for the ACDP in the 2019 general election. The founder and director of the Family Policy Institute (FPI) and producer and host of influential current affairs shows on Christian television and […]
Missionary doctor changing mindsets for Jesus
Changing the mindsets of people who see no way out of grinding poverty and spiritual opression takes time, but it is so worth it when you see results, said East London-based medical missionary Dr Hanzelle Muller. Muller’s life took a defining turn after she went on a mission trip to […]
Loving on ‘Rahabs’ on the streets of East London
Last Friday night Gateway News joined a group of young adults reaching out to women on the murky streets of East London’s red light district. The group of 13 people, led by Josh and Rachael Minter of Global Mercy Missions, has for the past four years been patiently loving on […]
Government acting on ‘Show Dogs’ movie age rating, following child sexual abuse alert
The Minister of Communications Pinky Kekana will appeal the age classification of the 7-9 PG movie Show Dogs which is due for release next week amidst concerns it may contain scenes that groom young children for sexual abuse. This was confirmed today by Ryan Smit executive director and legal counsel of Cause […]
Evangelists upping their game at World Cup in Russia
As the the World Cup in Russia approaches the halfway stage, Christians there — including a small team from South Africa — are raising their game in a bid to reach as many as three million people with the Gospel, despite tight restrictions against missionary activity in the country. Because […]
Parent alert: family movie ‘Show Dogs’ may groom young children for sexual abuse
It sounds like a great movie for the school holidays, but beware, Show Dogs, which releases in South African cinemas on July 6, may contain scenes that groom children for sexual abuse. Gateway News carried out an investigation into this concern after receiving an email alert from Cause for Justice (CFJ) […]
Christian, Jewish support for Johannesburg councillor suspended over pro-Israel remarks
Did ANC, EFF pressure force Mashaba’s hand? Christian and Jewish voices in South Africa have spoken out strongly against the suspension of prominent Johannesburg councillor Dr Mpho Phalatse for declaring at a SA Friends of Israel Conference last Sunday that both she and the city were friends of Israel. Johannesburg’s DA […]
Nelson Mandela Bay municipality budget passing ‘an answer to prayer’
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality finally passed its 2018/19 budget today at a fourth special council sitting, in a breakthrough which metro Christian leaders view as an answer to prayer. The Church, which was concerned that the budget impasse would result in people suffering by bringing service delivery to a […]
Heidi Baker calls for prayer as Muslim terrorists attack villages in northern Mozambique
ACDP calls on government to mobilise military intervention Inspirational Iris Ministries leader Heidi Baker has called on Christians around the world to join them in prayer, following an escalation of brutal attacks by young Muslim terrorists on villages in northern Mozambique — within two hours of their ministry base at […]