The curtains are opening once again for the highly successful Love Bombs Film Festival. In early August three locally produced short films premiered to a sold out crowd of 1300 movie goers, over 8 days, at the Labia on Orange, Cape Town. Canteen owner Harold said, “This is the busiest […]
Arts & Events
Documentary on human trafficking in Nigeria enters new phase
The documentary Another Side of Life that looks into the evil of human trafficking in Benin City, Nigeria is entering a new phase of awareness creation says director Shane Vermooten. The first step was the premier at the Labia Theatre, Cape Town on August 17. The film is currently being […]
Abiding is key to PE worship event
[notice]Gareth Hogg shares his vision for a citywide worship and prayer event, ABIDE: SUN STAND STILL in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, September 15.[/notice] After the SUN STAND STILL Worship & Prayer Event hosted at Harvest on 14 April 2012, I began asking God, “What’s Next?” The word I got was […]
Passion World Tour set to fill SA stadiums
The Passion World Tour arrives in South Africa this month and is ready to fill stadiums with tens of thousands of Christians with a passion to worship the Lord and pursue justice. And Passion history is being made in South Africa: for the first time since its inception in 1997, […]
New Christian community radio station launching in PE
A new Port Elizabeth Christian-based community radio station, PE FM, will start broadcasting from 6am on Monday (September 3) on 87.6FM. Education and empowerment are at the heart of the station which will have a special focus on “raising the next generation of wise and godly citizens who will shun […]
Piperjames writes shoeshine book to fund Mighty Men road-trips
‘Boot and Shoeshine Tips for Mighty Men of God’ is the unusual name of an unusual e-book by Piperjames. The author, who is also well-known as the War Piper for Mighty Men, says he wrote it to raise funds for his one-man road trips to Mighty Men events all over […]
New reality TV series called “Becoming… Christian from Muslim”
Originally published in Assist News Service Reality television: can we possibly need more? Yes, according to Joseph Nassrallah, CEO of The Way TV (www.atvsat.com/en). He believes the world needs to know about when a Muslim becomes a Christian. This month The Way TV begins broadcasting a reality series on the […]
40 hours of blazing worship and boerewors rolls in PE
Children, youth and the young-at-heart (of all ages!) are invited to join in a citywide 40-hours Burn (prayer and worship time) and family celebration in Port Elizabeth from 6pm on Friday September 28 to 10am on Sunday September 30. Those who attend the event at the Walmer West Primary School […]
Afrikaans artist practices what he preaches
There is a proverb that says “practice what you preach”. Johan Vercueil is an Afrikaans artist who is doing just that. Earlier this year, Vercueil released his fifth studio album, Besluit Vir God Se Koninkryk. The title track of the album challenges Christians to live out their faith by reaching […]
SA rockers feature in ‘Punk For The Gospel’ compilation
South African part-time Christian punk rockers, Old Timers, who were surprised when their just-for-fun debut album Soli Deo Gloria met a good reception on US punk radio stations are featured in a new compilation album with contributions by no less than 42 Christian punk bands. In an article in The […]