“Weet julle waar is Japan? Dis baie ver, anderkant die aarde, en van doer ver af kom Miwa,” het die 80-jarige Ouma Nellie Johnson onlangs aan 40 opgewonde gesiggies van Mbekweni verduidelik terwyl ‘n Japanese besoeker, Miwa Teauche, aan elkeen ‘n kleurvolle Kinderbybel in hul moedertaal, Xhosa, uitgedeel het. Miwa […]
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Bok coach signs new sports ethics code
Springbok Rugby coach Peter de Villiers and other rugby celebrities signed Unashamedly Ethical’s (UE) Sportsperson’s Commitment Form which was launched at a gala dinner in Cape Town on Friday. The new sports code which includes pledges to be a good role model on and off the field, was pioneered by […]
Helenvale anti-crime prayer walk in pictures
About 100 prayer warriors walked through the streets of Helenvale Port Elizabeth yesterday morning in a campaign to combat crime and poverty in the area which has become known as the city’s worst violent crime hotspot. Before the prayers split into small groups and walked the streets of Helenvale, they […]
Prayer warriors head for Helenvale
Port Elizabeth prayer warriors will gather in force in Helenvale on Saturday morning to pray against crime in the troubled area. Organisers of this mass prayer event, the Helenvale Upliftment Forum (HUF), urge Christians in the city to turn out in numbers for this strategic prayer initiative that was inspired by […]
IGNITE still firing up youth leaders after 15 years
By Tim Marshall Hundreds of youth leaders from the Eastern and Southern Cape met at Harvest Christian Church, Port Elizabeth at the weekend for a time of training, equipping and inspiration. The annual Ignite conference, started some 15 years ago as a children’s workers’ conference, has grown to include those […]
GM training police to drive safely at speed
The South African Police Services’ Flying Squad division is participating in safe driver training this week offered by General Motors South Africa (GMSA). Over the next two days the Flying Squad will be put through vigorous training to ensure safe driving practices under high speed conditions. This driving course precedes […]
GM withdraws TV ad campaign after complaint
General Motors (GM) Africa has decided to stop flighting two televsion advertisements after the Family Policy Institute (FPI) complained that they were “anti-family”. The “Red Tag Event” adverts were withdrawn following a discussion between GM Marketing Manager Melanie Maddux and FPI president Errol Naidoo this afternoon, GM Communications Manager Denise […]
GM asked to withdraw “anti-family” TV ads or face boycott
General Motors (GM) Africa president and managing director, Edgar Lourencon, has been asked to withdraw the company’s “appalling anti-family” Red Tag television advertising campaign. In a letter to Lourencon, Family Policy Institute (FPI) president, Errol Naidoo, says GM’s Red Tag TV campaign appears to commend their staff for spending long […]
PE Christians commissioned to minister at work
Members of two Port Elizabeth churches were recently commissioned to serve as missionaries at their workplaces, in a step which workplace ministry advocate Mike Smith hopes will soon be adopted by many more churches. The commissioning, which took place over a period of three weeks, through prayer and laying on […]
Middelburg getting ready for Mighty Men invasion
Middelburg farmer Jannie Moolman and his team of 20 volunteers are working hard to prepare his farm for an invasion by an expected 30 000 men attending the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (Karoo MMC) from April 29 to May 1. Moolman said he had been on the organising team of […]