Last week 90 Christian leaders from different sectors of society and different parts of South Africa gathered in Senekal in the eastern Free State where they spent two full days strategising on practical ways to make South Africa better. This week, Gateway News, which participated in the visionary Uniting for Change […]
South Africa
It’s ‘back to court’, say civil society groups after president signs contentious Electoral Amendment Bill
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the controversial Electoral Amendment Bill into law yesterday, calling the move “a significant milestone in the evolution of our democracy”. But the New Nation Movement (NNM) who precipitated a 2020 Constitutional Court ruling requiring the Electoral Act to be amended to accommodate independent candidates, says the […]
Prayer call for pivotal Christian leadership summit
Global Voice of Prayer has called on Christians in South Africa to “pray for one of the most important strategic events in recent years” — a Christian leadership summit that aims to “mobilise the entire SA Christian Community to play an active, practical role in transforming our country in all […]
‘Passing of Tata Wallace Mgoqi, cause to reflect on how poorly we have treated good leaders’
Tshego Motaung pays tribute to the memory of Dr Wallace Mgoqi, an advocate, thinker, social activist and champion of the poor, who passed away earlier this week. A former city manager of Cape Town and former chief land claims commissioner –among many positions he held — he was chairman of […]
God plucks girls out of hands of human traffickers
God rescues. This is the story of Shalom, an eleven year old girl who was recently taken on the streets of Harare, Zimbabwe. “Taken” is not a fabricated Hollywood movie starring Liam Neeson. Girls are really being taken, every day. They are being heavily drugged, packed in mini busses hidden under piles […]
SAZF threatens action over UCT failure to condemn Islamist ‘hate speech’ on campus
The SA Zionist Federation (SAZF) says it is considering “taking further action” against the University of Cape Town (UCT) for failing to condemn an event on the campus two weeks ago at which extremist Islamic propaganda was screened. The event was hosted by the UCT Palestine Solidarity Forum (PSF) which […]
Call to pray for SA’s children on April 6
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) school principal and intercessor Blessing Marunga has called on Christians to take a moment to think about our children and to pray for them on April 6. “We just need to pray for them — against violence, against the social challenges they face, and also to deepen […]
Church called to bring lasting transformation to cities, nations — Company of Prophets
The Company Of Prophets (COP) SA met in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) at a conference hosted at Word of Faith (WOF) Christian Centre from March 16 to 18 with the aim of imparting Kingdom dispensation for the cities of Gqeberha, Makhanda (Grahamstown) and East London. The guest speakers at the conference […]
Thousands of lives changed at J-Bay Mighty Men
Piérre Maré, a volunteer organiser of the recent Mighty Men Conference Jeffreys Bay 2023 shares testimonies from some of those impacted by the event Thousands of people gave their hearts to the Lord or recommitted themselves to Him at the Mighty Men Conference Jeffreys Bay over the weekend of March […]
SA Christians urged to unite in bold initiative to transform country
The time for talking about constructive change in South Africa is over and it’s time to unite for implementing change. That is the conviction of the organisers of a Christian Leadership Summit called Uniting for Change that will take place in Senekal in the Free State from Wednesday April 12 […]