David Melvill writes about the life of husband, father, Christian journalist and missionary to Greece, Nico Bougas, 80, who went to be with the Lord on Wednesday When a spiritual giant such as Nico Bougas dies, we experience mixed feelings of rejoicing and sad loss. Nico has already been crowned […]
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Dear President, please consider these concerns when rolling out vaccines
Freedom of Religion SA legal counsel Advocate Nadene Badenhorst has written the letter below to President Cyril Ramaphosa regarding vaccines: 10 February 2021 Dear President Ramaphosa, RE: Religious / CONSCIENTIOUS concern regarding the use of (historical) abortion-derived fetal cell lines in the development or production of certain COVID-19 vaccines As […]
‘Goliath trampled’ as prayer warriors unite in Africa-wide prayer connect
Prayer warriors from across Africa joined together on January 30 for a five-hour prayer connect event to ask God to have mercy on the nations of the continent. The fiery prayer gathering, which saw believers of all ages from a wide tradition of churches from South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Rwanda, […]
Council of Churches ‘deeply concerned’ by Jacob Zuma’s defiance
Originally published in Times Live The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has criticised former president Jacob Zuma’s decision not to co-operate with the commission of inquiry into state capture, in defiance of a ruling by the Constitutional Court. The council said in a statement on Thursday it was deeply […]
Seven weeks of day/night revival prayer planned as SA prayer wave continues
Jericho Walls International Prayer Network (JWIPN) is calling for a campaign of seven weeks of day/night prayer from February 15 as an unprecedented wave of 24/7 prayer is still continuing in South Africa after 10 months of lockdown, says Daniël Brink of JWIPN. “More than 56 networks (groups of churches […]
TESTIMONY: A cool breeze from Jesus in a time of crisis — Paul Raper
The testimony below was sent to Gateway News by Paul Raper, a marriage registration officer and pastor who lives in Port Elizabeth. At the age of 69, when many folk you know end up in hospital having contracted Covid-19, not to make it home again, the thought of it happening […]
Passionate cross walker preparing for another Gospel trek
I recently spoke to Edward Pozyn, a man with a plan to walk 536km from Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to Bloemfontein in the Free State, while carrying the cross of Jesus and spreading His hope. In March last year Gateway News reported on his 324km cross walk to the […]
Spending precious time with ‘oldest person in the world’
According to her ID document “Koko” Sehawa was born on January 9 1897 — which would make her the oldest person alive at 124-years-old. Prophetic watchman and Gateway News correspondent Junia Mosupyoe went to Ventersdorp last weekend to visit “Granny Koko”. This is her report. I had the privilege of […]
Opening of churches welcomed but answers still sought from government
Religious organisations called off an urgent application in the Johannesburg High Court today over an indefinite ban on faith-based gatherings after President Cyril Ramaphosa granted them some relief when he announced amendments to lockdown regulations last night. But while they welcomed the amendments which now permit gatherings at “faith-based” organisations […]
Court orders that SA doctors may treat patients with Ivermectin
A court order today which allows medical doctors to start treating patients with Ivermectin without waiting for the medicines regulator’s permission is a breakthrough in its fight against Covid-19, says Afriforum research head Barend Uys. The order by Pretoria High Court judge Peter Mabuse gives effect to an interim agreement […]