South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The Anglican Diocese of Port Elizabeth has a new Bishop. The Reverend Dr Edward (Eddie) Ronald Daniels was elected as the fifth Bishop of the diocese on the first day of their elective assembly which met at St John’s in Walmer. Three days, December 5 to 7, were set aside […]
Family values campaigner Errol Naidoo has resigned from the leadership of the ACDP just months after announcing a plan to revitalise the party ahead of the 2019 elections. Citing “differing views on leadership, strategy and methodology” as the reason for resigning as ACDP communications director and national executive committee (NEC) […]
Conversations With My Son is an inspiring and timely new video series that shows a father communicating with his son. It aims to encourage other fathers to do likewise for the sake of healthier relationships. Watch, below, Episode 1, The Father I Never Knew, featuring pastor and radio personality Zolile Dayimani and […]
Originally published in ThisLife Online which publishes stories of hope from Cape Town and beyond Like many countries in the world, South Africa is plagued by gangsterism that feeds crime and suffering and weaves a powerful drug web throughout society. At times, the problem seems unsurmountable. But Thislife Online has met […]
Originally published in Politics Web Cheryl Zondi, the first witness to take the stand in the trial of Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso, has launched a foundation — the Cheryl Zondi Foundation — to support women and children who have been abused. The foundation, whose tag line is “turning pain into […]
By Freedom of Religion SA Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) appeared in the Constitutional Court yesterday to defend the rights of parents to raise their children in accordance with their moral or religious convictions. In particular, FOR SA asked the court not to criminalise well-meaning parents who love […]
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says it’s time to stop playing Christianity and to get serious about Kingdom business in order to bring about peace and shared prosperity in South Africa. In an interview after the launch of the Judiciary Annual Review on Friday, he called on South Africans to follow […]
Greetings from Cape Town! Hot off the plane From Pakistan! What an adventure! It’s my privilege to share it with you here on Gateway News. God is looking all around the world for someone who will say: “Here I am Lord, send me!” Both God and I took it literally […]
WHEN: 4-9 January 2019 WHERE: Hermanus, Western Cape “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.” — Colossians 2:8 The Biblical Worldview Summit is a vibrant and exciting camp […]
On Thursday 29 November, the Constitutional Court will hear an appeal against the judgment by the Johannesburg High Court last year, effectively declaring all forms of physical correction of children by their parents — no matter how light or well-intended — illegal. The appeal is brought by Freedom of Religion […]