Memorial services will be held in Cape Town on Thursday (December 11) and Pretoria on Friday (December 12) for aid worker Werner Groenewald and his children, Jean-Pierre and Rode, who were murdered by Taliban terrorists in Kabul, Afgahnistan, on November 29. Groenewald’s medical doctor wife, Hannelie, who was at work during […]
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Porn on TV appeal denied: broadcasting must stop immediately
Shortly after 10 am today, in the Western Cape High Court, Mr Justice Bozalek, dismissed an application by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) and On Digital Media (ODM) for leave to appeal his ruling on the licensing of three porn pay channels. He ruled that he correctly ordered last […]
Jewish community say “thank you”
With the sound of drumming in the balmy evening air, on Tuesday, the Jewish community in the Western Cape expressed their thanks for support from Christians. About 60 people gathered at the Albow Centre in Cape Town including invited guests from the Christian community. The Zionist Federation expressed their thanks […]
Lies, thumb-sucking fuelling anti-Woolworths campaign
A lot of thumb sucking and lies are aiding the persecution of Woolworths over the Israel / Palestinian issue. A group calling itself the National Coalition for Palestine (NC4P) on Monday released a report claiming Woolworths is losing almost R8 million a month because of the boycott campaign. It claims the popular […]
Young Christian leaders will sleep in jail during Robben Island Freedom Imbizo
Freedom Mantle, the youth of the South African Christian Leaders Initiative (SACLI), will be journeying with 20 young South Africans, between 18 to 35 years of age, on Robben Island as they deeply engage the possible futures of their generation and country after 20 years of democracy. The core theme of this […]
EXCITING EVANGELISM ADVENTURE CAMP!
GREAT COMMISSION CAMP 2 – 6 January 2015, Cape Town Experience the Joy of Leading Others to Christ Does the thought of sharing the Gospel, especially with sceptics, terrify you? Then this camp is for you! Sharing your Faith doesn’t need to be a terrifying experience – it can be […]
17 nations participated in joyous Bethlehem Gate prayer convocation in Cape Town
[notice]Stephan van Niekerk attended the Bethlehem Gate convocation of the Jerusalem House of Prayer for all Nations in Cape Town last weekend. He filed this Special Report for Gateway News.[/notice] The Mother City has been blessed with many Christian events during this last year but surely the prayer convocation last […]
Africa unites to bless Israel and honour God
On November 13, 2014 the vision of Pastor Albert Mbenga, become a reality when Africa Bless Israel was officially launched to the media and stakeholders at the Cape Town Holocaust Centre. A number of pastors, reverends, church and spiritual leaders were present from Madagascar, Uganda, the Congo, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, […]
StarSat porn channel license review appeal
Originally published in mybroadband An application for leave to appeal a court ruling on the licensing of three porn pay channels will be heard in the Western Cape High Court next month. The application by On Digital Media (ODM) will be heard by Judge Lee Bozalek on December 5. At […]
Significant court victory in battle against TV porn
In what has been described as a “counter cultural victory”, the Western Cape High Court on Monday, November 3 reviewed and set aside the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) decision to authorise the broadcasting by StarSat (formerly Top TV) of three pay-to-view pornographic channels on South African television, and […]