South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
By Gerda Potgieter Zulu king Misuzulu Zulu, attended a church service at KwaSizabantu Mission at Kranskop, KwaZulu-Natal. on Sunday April 16 to renew the royal household’s strong bonds with the mission and its founder Rev Erlo Stegen. Misizulu, who regularly attended youth conferences at the mission as a child, was […]
A letter from World Rugby confirms that the South African Rugby Union (Saru) disinvited an Israeli rugby team from a competition as a result of threats of violence from extremists in SA, says South African Friends of Israel (Safi). Safi spokesperson Bafana Modise says in a press statement that in […]
A month ago more than 6 000 people gathered at the Vegkop Stadium in Windhoek, Namibia for a “Speak Jesus” national prayer day led by farmer-evangelist Angus Buchan. “For Namibia, that’s a lot of people coming together at one time, and we thank the Lord for that,” said Romie van […]
The Hate Speech Bill, which threatens to criminalise what it defines as hate speech and suggests jail sentences of up to eight years, is open for public comment until 1pm on May 12. The bill defines hate speech very broadly and according to Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) is […]
A nationwide tour to draw attention to a national restoration project, kicked off in the Western Cape earlier this month, says the project visionary Erna Goedhart. The so-called “Jonah 3” tour was launched on Elohim’s Farm, Paarl at 3pm on April 8 and continued on Sonshine Estate in Atlantis, Cape […]
Originally published in CBN News As Israel pauses to remember the Holocaust, it also faces an ongoing threat of extinction from Iran. In a surprising twist this year, Israel is hosting the most prominent Iranian ever to visit the Jewish State: Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the former […]
Last week 90 Christian leaders from different sectors of society and different parts of South Africa gathered in Senekal in the eastern Free State where they spent two full days strategising on practical ways to make South Africa better. This week, Gateway News, which participated in the visionary Uniting for Change […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill into law yesterday, calling the move “a significant milestone in the evolution of our democracy”. But the New Nation Movement (NNM) who precipitated a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling requiring the Electoral Act to be amended to accommodate independent candidates, says the […]
Originally published in The Christian Post George Verwer, an author and evangelist who founded the group OM International and was known for his focus on global missions, has died at the age of 84. OM International announced Verwer’s death on Facebook on Saturday, explaining that their founder had died on […]
Global Voice of Prayer has called on Christians in South Africa to “pray for one of the most important strategic events in recent years” — a Christian leadership summit that aims to “mobilise the entire SA Christian Community to play an active, practical role in transforming our country in all […]