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 […]
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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 The “Red Tag Event” adverts were withdrawn following a discussion between GM Marketing Manager Melanie Maddux and FPI president Errol Naidoo this afternoon, GM Communications Manager Denise […]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 […]
Wat die kerk in PE oor onderwys sê
Deur Danie Mouton “Die onderwysbedeling in Suid-Afrika, en spesifiek die Oos-Kaap, moet gered word,” blyk uit die terugvoer van ’n wyd-verteenwoordigende konsultasie tussen predikante en pastore in Port Elizabeth. Die konsultasie word beskryf as die mees verteenwoordigende gesprek ooit in Port Elizabeth se geskiedenis. Die hele geloofspektrum, van denominasionele kerke, […]
EC church leaders send letter of encouragement to schools
Nelson Mandela Bay church leaders have sent a letter to all schools in the region, encouraging principals, teachers and learners to persevere through the current educational crisis. In the letter signed by representitives of a broad spectrum of churches, the Christian leaders invited schools to share their needs with churches […]
Back to school with Team Impact
[notice]Gateway News joins strong men on visits to PE schools[/notice] Team Impact tough guys Shonn Keels and Shawn Harden spend a large part of their life going to schools all over the world and they love every minute of it. And judging by the reaction of students at Pearson High […]
“Genoeg is genoeg!” say Helenvale youth
By Andre Viljoen [notice]Rap song and real-life testimony changing lives in notorious gangland area[/notice] A Port Elizabeth Northern areas teenage rapper and his mother have become local heroes in troubled Helenvale after they visited 10 local schools with a powerful message that “genoeg is genoeg” (enough is enough). Jean-Mikyle Roos, […]