South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Fox News President Trump announced yesterday that he plans to attend the March for Life tomorrow, which would make him the first president in history to speak at America’s largest annual gathering of pro-life activists. “See you on Friday…Big Crowd!” Trump tweeted. See you on Friday…Big Crowd! […]
A Western Cape wedding venue that is being taken to court for refusing on grounds of conscience and religious belief to host the wedding of a same-sex couple in 2017 is facing official intervention once again for turning down another same-sex wedding application. Lesbian couple Megan Watling and Sasha-Lee Heekes launched a […]
Originally published by CSW The Abubakar Shekau faction of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram executed the chair of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa state, Reverend Lawan Andimi yesterday. Rev Andimi was abducted on January 2, when terrorists wearing military fatigues ransacked Michika town and forced him […]
SA Back to God launched its annual New Year 21-day fast for South Africa this week, focusing on the principle of the seven mountains of societal influence. The purpose of the fast, from January 13 to February 2, is to facilitate the many words that God has spoken over SA, […]
260 million Christians worldwide experience levels of persecution measured as extreme, very high or high, says Open Doors International in its 2020 World Watch List (WWL) that was published today. North Korea, which since 2002 has continuously topped the annual list of the 50 countries where Christians face the worst persecution […]
The commanding officer of 2 Military Hospital, Colonel Jack Molomo, has written to the attorneys of pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos, acknowledging that wrong has been done by preventing him from being signed off as a medical intern more than two years ago, says Doctors for Life International (DFL) in a […]
Gateway News is taking a publishing break from now until the week of Monday January 13 2020. Whether you are one of our regular readers or a first-time visitor, I wish you and your loved ones a joyful, restful Christmas time and may you enter 2020 full of hope and […]
Originally published in Fox News Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, a German-born preacher nicknamed “the Billy Graham of Africa” for his record-setting crusades, died Saturday at 79. “He passed away peacefully, surrounded by family,” his wife, Anni Bonnke, said in a statement. The family lives in the United States but the founder […]
Originally published in oikoumene.org On Monday a delegation led by World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit met with the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and cabinet ministers in Johannesburg. The high-level delegation of the WCC with 16 representatives from all over the world, are […]
Originally published in Natal Mercury Religious organisations have accused Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga of bullying after she threatened teachers with disciplinary action for refusing to teach Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). The president of the SA Hindu Maha Sabha, Ashwin Trikamjee, said his opinion had not changed since the proposal […]