Nelson Mandela Bay will welcome South Africa’s leading mountain bikers at the weekend for the second round of the CSA National Mountain Bike Series. Following on from a highly successful UCI World CupMountain Bike event held recently in Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth is next in line to experience the thrill of […]
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Karoo Mighty Men fired-up to live for Jesus
The inaugural Karoo Mighty Men Conference ended yesterday but there is no doubt that the impact will be felt in families and communities throughout South Africa as inspired men return to their regular lives. Mighty Man founder Angus Buchan, 63, was the main speaker at the event and thousands of […]
Obedience to God leads to global movement of hope and transformation
[notice]In a recent interview in Port Elizabeth, Gateway News spoke to Cape Town social media and IT entrepreneur Marlon Parker whose innovative use of social media is making a positive impact around the world[/notice] Four years ago university lecturer and PhD student Marlon Parker felt God challenging him to use […]
Still time to attend Karoo MMC, say organisers
With just days to go to the Karoo Mighty Men Conference (KMMC) on Rusoord farm near Middelburg organisers say the venue is ready to host tens of thousands of men who are expected to camp there from Friday March 29 to Sunday May 1. Men who have not yet made […]
PE gang members follow leader’s example and turn to Jesus
About 20 members of a Port Elizabeth Northern Areas gang yesterday committed themselves to following the example of their former leader who recently made a decision to turn his life around and follow Jesus. The young members of the Bad Boys gang made their decision after a meeting with a […]
Fear that grassroots revolutions could be hijacked by Islamists
The spate of revolutions in the Middle East were started by young people who wanted jobs, an end to government corruption and freedom, but there was a real risk that these events could be hijacked by the Muslim Brotherhood and extreme Isamists, a Middle East expert said in Port Elizabeth […]
Government halts Karoo fracking licensing
Originally published in Eyewitness News The South African Cabinet today ( Thursday, April 21) announced that it will endorse a decision by the Department of Minerals to invoke a moratorium on fracking licences in the Karoo. The department will now lead a multi-disciplinary team to fully research the implications of […]
Middle East Muslims turning to Jesus but persecution increasing
Muslims in the Middle East are coming to faith in Jesus at an unprecedented rate but there is a corresponding increase in the level of persecution of Christians, said James (not his real name) who has been an undercover Open Doors missionary in the region for the past two decades. […]
Protest planned outside PE court during “wife abuser” bail application
An application to stage a peaceful public protest against the bail application of alleged wife abuser, Frederick Gordon, on Friday, April 29, has been lodged by the Humewood Community Police Forum. Community Police Forum chairman John Preller, has asked the Nelson Mandela Metro for permission to hold a peaceful demonstration […]
Angus Buchan eager and expectant for Karoo MMC
Angus Buchan is “over the moon about visiting the Karoo”. He says it is the fulfilment of the commission that the Lord gave to him. “He told me to mentor the young men and after holding seven Mighty Men Conferences at Shalom farm we passed the baton on in […]