“It was an absolute blessing to all of us,” said Bible Reading Marathon visionary Illona de Wit about the event which took place from Wednesday to Sunday last week. An enthusiastic team of “marathoners”, each reading out aloud for 15 minutes, took 82 hours and five minutes to read through […]
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Hugh Wetmore — missionary, unifier, activist, pastor, author, educator, songwriter — graduates to glory
Yesterday (November 2) Hugh Wetmore, 85, founder of the Evangelical Fellowship of South Africa (EFSA), the predecessor of the Evangelical Alliance (TEASA) and the Evangelical Seminary of South Africa (ESSA), went to heaven. Hugh grew up in Cape Town where he enjoyed mountain hiking and caving at Kalk Bay. On […]
Company of Prophets SA hosting conference in Modimolle
The Company of Prophets SA will be holding a conference at Koinonia Community Church, Modimolle (Nylstroom) from Thursday November 3 to Sunday November 6. The conference theme is “A new season for 2023” and will explore what God is saying to the Church and the nation, what He is saying […]
Pressure mounting on Cyril Ramaphosa over controversial Electoral Amendment Bill
Pressure is mounting on President Cyril Ramaphosa over the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill and it will be impossible for him to sign it into law in the limited time available to him, said Dr Mike Louis chairperson of the Independent Candidate Association South Africa. He told Gateway News that “we […]
Nelson Mandela Bay pastor discovers key to making disciples who make disciples
Since the day he came to Christ at a tent crusade in Mooiplaas village near East London as a primary school pupil Loyiso Matu has never stopped enthusiastically telling people about what Jesus has done for him. From that day his life followed a Jesus course, serving at tent crusades, […]
Civil society not giving up fight after National Assembly ignores its pleas and adopts controversial Electoral Amendment Bill
The National Assembly yesterday passed the Electoral Amendment Bill after a debate in which ANC and EFF MPs dismissed with contempt a bid by civil society organisations to persuade parliamentarians to reject the bill which the organisations say is unconstitutional. But despite yesterday’s setback, civil society are not giving up […]
Family raising funds for spinal surgery for daughter whose life was disrupted by rare condition
Paula Jackson was an Oxford University graduate, a passionate dancer, and a caring, outgoing person who aspired to use her education to make a difference, when suddenly, at age 27, a neurological disease stopped her in her tracks. Her symptoms included excruciating pain, dizziness, shortness of breath, nausea, extreme sensitivity […]
Biblical worldview academy will equip SA believers to engage with secular society
A journey that began six years ago will take a giant step forward in January with the launch of a visionary training academy that aims to prepare South African Christians to practically apply a biblical worldview in every area of life and culture. The inaugural Wilberforce worldview training academy in […]
Graham Power leaves giant footprint” and “incredible legacy”
Tributes are pouring in from all over the world for Graham Power, founder and CEO of Power Group and influential Christian marketplace leader. Graham passed away at 2.10pm on Friday October 14, exactly a year to the day after I wrote an article that was published by Gateway News issuing […]
Former SA chief justice: We should resume ‘healthy relations’ with Israel
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Healthy diplomatic relations between South Africa and Israel should resume in the not-too-distant future, according to former South African chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. “I am confident that with the prayers that are going on – there is a team that holds prayers for the peace […]

