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 […]
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Amazingrace rides on to share Gospel, support radio station
The Amazingrace ride is back again – this time with cyclists pedalling a 300km route, starting in Jeffreys Bay on September 8, to raise funds for Kingfisher FM’s signal and to tell people about Jesus at towns along the way. This year’s ride will start on September 8 and include […]
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 […]
Roar of revival expected at international ‘Breakthrough’ prayer gathering in PE
Repentance, revival, unity and healing of the land will be in focus at the “Breakthrough” prayer gathering in Port Elizabeth from Thursday August 9 to Sunday August 12, say hosts Arthur and Michelle Coetzee. City leaders, churches and intercessors are invited to join intercessors and prophets from around South Africa […]
PE’s respected Bishop Bethlehem bows out with call for biblical integrity
Port Elizabeth’s outgoing Anglican leader Bishop Nceba Bethlehem Nopece has ended his 17 years in office in the city with a call for uncompromising adherence to the Word of God. The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth, who has earned the respect of his peers across denominational lines […]
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 […]
National prayer conference taking place in East London at critical time for SA
South Africa is at a critical time of transition which requires the Church to respond in prayer and action, says Intercessors for South Africa (Ifsa), ahead of its national prayer conference in East London from Thursday September 6 to Saturday September 8. With an eye on the general election in […]
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 […]
Three-day revival meeting to celebrate National Women’s Day
Logos Community Church in Walmer Township Port Elizabeth will celebrate National Women’s Day with a three-day revival meeting from August 10 to 12 and a high tea on Saturday August 11. The day will be dedicated to the women of 1956 who took part in the historic women’s march against […]
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 […]