National restoration and reconciliation visionary Erna Goedhart, aka Nobuntu, has appealed three times to President Cyril Ramaphosa for an audience — and she plans to make seven further appeals. If that reminds you of Moses appealing 10 times to Pharaoh you are on the right track. Goedhart, who has presented […]
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Civil society coalition helps to get Nelson Mandela Bay budget passed at last
A recently-revived civil society coalition with a strong Church component helped to finally get Nelson Mandela Bay’s 2021/2022 adjustments budget passed on Tuesday. The Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition (NMBCSC) succeeded in persuading political parties to attend a special council meeting with the sole purpose of passing the budget […]
Civil society coalition tells Nelson Mandela Bay councillors days of ‘winner take all’ are over
A broad-based civil society group which aims to tackle municipal chaos in Nelson Mandela Bay held separate virtual meetings on Tuesday with leaders of major political parties whose ongoing power struggles have rendered the metro incapable of delivering basic services to communities and businesses. The two meetings followed a press […]
J-Bay Mighty Men organisers thank God for success of event despite massive obstacles
Piérre Maré, one of the volunteer organisers of the Mighty Men Conference Jeffreys Bay 2022 provides an insider’s perspective on the life-changing event All Glory goes to God for the successful execution of the recent Mighty Men Conference Jeffreys Bay 2022 which was hosted on the farm Mooi Uitsig from […]
Big crowd at prayer meeting led by Angus Buchan at Kouga Dam amidst E Cape drought, locust crisis
About 2 000 people attended a gathering at the Kouga Dam on Saturday afternoon led by farmer evangelist Angus Buchan who was invited by church leaders in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) and Jeffreys Bay to pray for rain in the drought-stricken area. Most of the people in probably the biggest […]
Organisers ready for Revival Rain prayer event with Angus Buchan at Kouga Dam on Saturday
Christians from Nelson Mandela Bay, Jeffreys Bay and the Gamtoos River valley are expected to congregate at the Kouga Dam wall on Saturday for the so-called Revival Rain meeting from 3pm to 5pm to be led by farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan, said Karoo farmer and Mighty Men coordinator Jannie Moolman who […]
Mrs SA semi finalist, cancer survivor, and ‘mom to hundreds’ Marion Peake wants to inspire vulnerable women and children
“I want to use my scars as a testimony of God’s grace and that He alone has the final say,” says Mrs South Africa semi finalist Marion Peake in a note to Gateway News about her latest journey of faith. Marion, who together with her husband Matthew, provides loving, temporary […]
Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay programme confirmed
By Piérre Maré With the big day drawing ever nearer, excitement keeps building for the next Mighty Men Jeffreys Bay conference scheduled to take place at the farm Mooi Uitsig from March 18 to 20. At the time of writing this article, the organising committee confirmed that a limited number […]
Revival and rain coming to Nelson Mandela Bay, say Angus Buchan and women’s ministry leader
Farmer evangelist Angus Buchan has called on Christians in the drought-stricken Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) metropole – and surrounds to start preparing their hearts to pray in faith for a mighty miracle to be birthed at an upcoming prayer meeting at the wall of the Kouga Dam, the largest water […]
National restoration strategy visionary wants audience with president
Erna Goedhart the founder of East London-based Unity Corporation, a national restoration and reconciliation initiative she has been pursuing over 24 years, wants an audience with President Cyril Ramaphosa. She told Gateway News that in an on-camera message to the nation in front of the Union Buildings last Saturday she […]