A senior lecturer in anatomy and embryology who will testify at the disciplinary hearing of pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos later this month is expected to argue that life begins at fertilisation “when genetic code is set and future physical characteristics are defined with precision”. According to his expert summary, Dr […]
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More than 19 000 signatures for pro-life doctor delivered to SA High Commission in Kenya
The international platform CitizenGO this week delivered more than 19 000 signatures from African citizens, concerned about the fate of South African Doctor Jacques De Vos, who has been suspended for the past two years for his pro-life stance, and who faces an unprofessional conduct hearing convened by the Health Professions […]
Woman, 98, tells Cape audience how she escaped from Nazi gas chamber
A 98-year-old Holocaust survivor, Elle Blumenthal, told a Cape Town gathering last night how she literally escaped from a Nazi death camp gas chamber when its doors, which had been closed already, were opened due to new orders coming through regarding the number of people to be gassed that day. […]
Pro-life conferences and marches planned for first week in October
Representatives from pro-life congregations and organisations in South Africa are invited to participate in the annual National Alliance for Life (NAL) Conference which will be taking place on Saturday October 5 from 9am to 1pm at Gateway Church, Umhlanga. For those in the Cape who cannot participate in the NAL […]
Mighty Men and Mighty Women on the move in Western Cape
The Mighty Men Western Cape from September 20 to 22 and the Mighty Women Western Cape from Friday (September 13) to Sunday (September 14) will both be taking place on the new MMC WC venue on Sandringham Farm Estate at Stellenbosch. “We are a mighty move of God and not […]
Meet the garage attendant who paid for his customer’s petrol
By Katy Macdonald — originally published in Thislife Online An act of kindness by South African Shell petrol attendant Nkhosisikho (Nkosi) Mbele hit headlines after he paid for the petrol of young Monet Deventer because he was concerned she’d be in danger if she ran out of petrol. The story, […]
WC clergy call on Motshekga to sack official over ‘soft porn’ reading campaign
Christian leaders in the Western Cape have written to Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga slamming the proposed introduction of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and calling for the firing of her spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga. In a letter headed “Standing against the CSE (Comprehensive Sex Education”), Concerned Clergy Western Cape, say […]
Preparations underway for major Gospel outreach in Cape Town in November
Two organisations with a long history of serving communities and spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ around the world, African Enterprise* and the Luis Palau Association*, as well as several other organisations and individuals, are behind a new venture that they hope will bring about winds of revival in […]
Cape jeweller clarifies refusal to make engagement ring for gay couple
The Christian owners of a Cape Town jewellery business which has been attacked on social media and received hate mail after they recently refused to make an engagement ring for a gay couple have posted a statement on their website explaining their position. In their statement, the owners of Craig […]
Cape Town conference to tackle addiction scourge through collaboration
A Culture of Recovery Conference that will take place in Cape Town at the end of August will seek to ensure that no one is left behind in the delivery of effective prevention and addiction intervention services. This is according to Karin Ussher from Project Exodus, which is described as […]