South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Errol Naidoo director of the Family Policy Institute has called on Christains to take a stand against retail chain Woolworths over its campaign to celebrate ‘Pride Month’ In a Facebook video he warns of “dire implications” of the “anti-family” policy stance that Woolworths has taken in order to join many […]
The organisers of an upcoming church mental health conference in Johannesburg aim to make a positive impact on the state of mental wellbeing in South Africa. The Made Whole conference which is taking place at the New Covenant Church, Bryanston (NCCB) on June 22 and 23 is addressing a health […]
Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development John Jeffery announced in Parliament this week that the department will not table the “Prostitution Bill” this session due to concerns about its constitutionality. “This means that we will not be able to, at this point, proceed with the bill in its current […]
The Nelson Mandela Bay Civil Society Coalition (NMBCSC) calls on political leadership in the metro to stop wasting time and resources on constantly forming and realigning coalitions which have a track record of being unstable. The call, by the coalition which includes strong Church representation, was made today on the […]
The Independent Candidates Association (ICA) says it will be launching a challenge in the Constitutional Court today (Friday May 26) against the controversial Electoral Amendment Act which was signed into law by President Ramaphosa in April. “We remain of the belief that this act is unconstitutional and that it does […]
More than 10 000 printed submissions on the controversial Hate Speech Bill were delivered to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) before today’s 1pm deadline for public comments, says Michael Swain executive director of Freedom of Religion South Africa. In addition about 48 000 submissions were made through the Dear […]
Hammanskraal Christian activist and advocate Moafrika Wa Maila has called on Christian and community leaders to join in a prayer campaign on Friday against a cholera outbreak which has killed at least 17 people in the rural town north of Pretoria. Blaming the cholera crisis on nearly 20 years of […]
Gateway News spoke with Brigitte Roos who hosted the “Revival Is Now S.A. Conference” led by charismatic United States ministry leader Kathryn Krick last weekend at the Moreleta Church in Pretoria. Apostle Kathryn who leads 5F Church in Los Angeles, USA, also ministered in the Grand Arena in Grand West, […]
Many Christians around South Africa took time to celebrate Ascension Day today with marches, worship gatherings, outreaches and special campaigns. While the day, which commemorates when Jesus ascended in exaltation to Heaven, is no longer a public holiday in South Africa, many believers heeded a call to publicly “lift Jesus […]