Representatives of South Africa’s two oldest church denominations walked a path of confession, forgiveness and reconciliation during a so-called Pilgrimage of Grace from September 23 to 25.. Sixty pilgrims, mainly from the two church families, participated in the initiative, organised by the South African Christian Leadership Initiative (SACLI). The pilgrimage […]
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Brave Jesus-lover Rozanne Visagie passes away
Rozanne Visagie, a tireless and courageous ambassador for Jesus, who kept on promoting prayer, worship and evangelism outreaches in Cape Town in the midst of a gruelling personal battle with breast cancer, passed away in hospital on October 2. A well-known singer, wife and mother of two, and daughter of […]
Civil society organisations hand submission to Parliament rejecting new Electoral Bill
A large cohort of civil society organisations gathered at Parliament this morning [Friday September 16] to hand over a formal submission to the Speaker of the National Assembly, outlining their collective stance in rejecting the new Electoral Bill that is currently before Parliament. “This comes with less than 90 days […]
Academic, spiritual aspects of gender and identity addressed at church conference
On the weekend of September 9 to 11, The Fellowship Baptist Church in Melkbosstrand, Cape Town hosted the God, Gender and Identity conference — an event taking on a hot topic at the forefront of debate and discussion. In an hour where the world is rampant with ideologies that liquidise gender and identity, […]
Pro-life events in Durban, Cape Town on Sunday October 2
Pro-lifers are invited to join a March For Life event in Umhlanga Durban and a life chain protest in downtown Cape Town on Sunday October 2, which is International Life Chain Sunday, a day on which Christians around the world stand up for the right to life of pre-born babies. […]
WATCH: Protest outside Parliament to ‘wake-up’ government and Church on Israel
A group of South African Christian supporters of Israel participated in a lively protest outside Parliament last Friday to warn the government about its hostile attitude to Israel and to wake up Church leaders regarding the truth about Israel. In a video clip of the event, [see video below] author, […]
God, gender and identity in spotlight at upcoming Cape Town conference
Amidst a rapid, worldwide rise in gender confusion, Cause for Justice is speaking biblical truth and sound academic facts at conference events and debates across South Africa. Cause for Justice is a human rights organisation that exists to act in the public’s best interest by participating in court proceedings, creating public […]
School children ‘ready to give lives to Jesus’, say touring band
On Tuesday Gateway News caught up with band Frank and I who were a week into their Holy Spirit-inspired road trip to stir hope among South African school children. “I think we have already done 15 shows and visited over 10 schools,” said band member Johan Brits from George where […]
Journey from racial hatred during apartheid years to voice of racial reconciliation
Special report by Christina Stanton for Baptist News Global about how encountering Jesus transformed the heart of Peter Makapela from angry, young South African victim of apartheid brutality to the pastor, social upliftment entrepreneur and family man he is today When he was 14, Peter Makapela and his cousin Xolani joined […]
Gospel proclaimed in bold campaigns in SA cities
This week we report on some notable evangelism outreach campaigns taking place across South Africa — in Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town and Nelson Mandela Bay. From Maritzburg, Theuns Pauw, CEO of African Enterprise updated Gateway News on the first six days of a 10-day citywide mission being held as part of […]