South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
People of all ages and fitness levels are invited to join the Freedom Climb Table Mountain Challenge from October 7 to 12 to help raise awareness and funds to combat human trafficking. Groups of people from various nations will stand up for vulnerable and enslaved women and children around the […]
[notice]Last month Gateway News Volunteer Reporter Debbie Hemmens was inspired by an innovative youth development programme she discovered in George. In this report she shares her discovery of yet another visionary ministry to the needy in the city.[/notice] George seems to be the place to be — how exciting that […]
On Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 10:00 a group of 45 motorcyclists and their support team will leave Bible House in Bellville for the fourth annual Word Riders tour. This tour takes place under the auspices of the Bible Society of South Africa. This year the weeklong tour will meander […]
Unashamedly Ethical in the Western Cape has presented Recognition Awards to men and women representing 38 initiatives which have exhibited great character and ethical behaviour and contributed to improving the quality of life of others. The awards, which were made in 9 categories of public life, were announced at a […]
The Cape Town High Court today (Friday, March 7, 2014) upheld an appeal by Christian pro-life activist Peter Throp against a conviction in February last year for damaging property by placing pro-life stickers over illegal abortion stickers. The full written judgement can be viewed here. Prior to his conviction, the […]
Resolute Christian pro-life activist Peter Throp has been issued with another summons by the City of Cape Town — this time for parking his so-called ‘pro-life mobile’ outside Marie Stopes abortion clinic in Bree Street, Cape Town on Tuesday morning (March 4, 2014). BREAKING NEWS: The Cape Town High Court […]
Last week the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) had its Western Cape launch for the party for the upcoming elections on May 7th and released its list of candidates for election. The party’s premier candidate is Ferlon Christians, the ACDP Leader in the Western Cape, a man passionately concerned with […]
‘FOR SA’ (Freedom of Religion South Africa), an organisation pioneered by Cape Town church leader Andrew Selley, this week succeeded in persuading Parliament to amend the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill, so as to exclude churches and public benefit organisations from the application of the Act. “This is a […]
The life of Nelson Mandela and the Gospel of Jesus Christ will be blended in an epic musical that will open in Cape Town on Freedom Day (April 27, 2014), said the creator of the show, Richard Montez. While the two hour song and dance and drama production, Madiba — […]
Originally published in ioL Newswith additional reporting by Gateway News A14-year-old girl found herself in “modern-day slavery”, in the words of a Wynberg magistrate, when she was sold for R8 000 and forced to marry a man who held her captive and beat her for sex. Last Thursday (February 13), […]