South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Throp says he will go to court rather than pay R2 500 fine Cape Town pro-life activist Peter Throp has been served with a notice to pay a R2 500 fine for placing anti-abortion, Value Life stickers over illegal abortion advertisements in Belville. He told Gateway News that he […]
Cape Town Christian activist Peter Throp is taking the city to task for its allegedly inhumane treatment of homeless people. In an email sent to the Mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille last week he says city officials unjustifiably confiscate possessions such as blankets and personal papers from homeless […]
Can the atmosphere over a city be shifted by 40 hours of worship and prayer? Yes, undoubtedly, if God is in it. And as the final arrangements are being put in place for the Burn 24/7 40 Hours of Blazing Worship weekend at Walmer West Primary School, Port Elizabeth, organisers […]
“Every gang member knows that there is a God and they have a respect for that God. They just don’t know that they can access that God and that He loves them.” I was drinking coffee with Pastor Justin Oliphant, founder of Endangered Species, and with three former Port Elizabeth […]
Visionary Stellenbosch poster evangelist Andre Venter hoped to introduce his latest posters to 70 schools during a recent South African road trip. He and his ministry partners delivered the posters to 244 schools during a 17-day journey from Pretoria to Stellenbosch from August 20 to September 16. Venter says it […]
[notice]A monthly column by the Editor of Gateway News.[/notice] Recently I heard a radio discussion in which Christians were asked to set an example by obeying the petty laws that many people consider to be unimportant. Breaking minor laws leads to more serious transgressions and so contributes to the culture […]
Delegates at a recent human trafficking conference in Port Elizabeth were told how the trafficking and sexual abuse of a young boy in the 1990s had contributed to the imminent launch of a new ministry in PE. Gary Lewinson, founder and chairman of the anti-trafficking Vine of Judah Trust, said […]
Christian pro-life activists in Cape Town say they will continue to place stickers over illegal abortion advertisements despite a warning by the City that they should stop or face prosecution. The City has taken a rigid stance that is “sad and negative for the well-being of our nation, but it […]
Online petition campaign launched A grassroots youth movement, Concerned Young People of South Africa (CYPSA) has launched a petition campaign opposing the planned Lady Gaga concert tour in November and December. The main aim of the petition is to make the Film and Publications Control Board of SA aware of […]
It started with a few men who were touched at the Karoo Mighty Men’s Conference (KMMC) and wanted to share the experience with men in their city. It grew into a much bigger, Holy Spirit-inspired gospel outreach event that is touching, pausing and engaging the city of East London right […]