Liberation struggle icon Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe — widow of PAC founder Robert Sobukwe — died at her home in Graaff-Reinet at 2am yesterday, aged 91‚ following a long illness. The Sobukwe family will remember “Mama Sobukwe” for “her humility and the simplicity with which she approached and viewed life”, the family […]
Author: Andre Viljoen
They have faith for crazy miracles and they carry radical love
Micah Corbett leads a team of young people who are so full of faith that they look for the most difficult cases during their weekly visits to the Frere Hospital in East London — and they see salvations and healing miracles every week. Most of them had never shared the […]
FOR SA urges broad public participation in spanking bill consultations
Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) has sent out an email alert encouraging broad public participation in the provincial consultations, and written submissions, on the Children’s Third Amendment Bill which outlaws any form of physical discipline at home. Provincial consultations on the bill will be held in August and September, […]
Couple release second part of ‘revival blueprint’
In May we published the first part of a detailed vision that God gave to Mirjam Horak 10 years ago about a revival that would start in South Africa, then spread through Africa, to Israel and the world. Recently Mirjam and her husband Warren released Part 2 of the “revival […]
East London couple helping people whose only hope is Jesus
Last week Marion and Matthew Peake led a Mandela Day outreach in which they fed around 4 000 children and shared the Gospel in a poor and notoriously dangerous township area in East London. Children responded by laying down firearms and knives, and the day was marked by miracles, as has […]
Pro-life Christians rise to challenge of international pro-abortion conference in Grahamstown
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 […]
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 […]

