Port Elizabeth prayer warrior Blessing Marunga is calling on Christians in the area to participate in a campaign of continuous prayer for rain in the drought-stricken area from May until the end of the year. “When we go to an event to pray for rain it is good and we […]
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Memories rekindled, mighty sound raised at colourful District Six worship event
Minutes before the start of a combined worship event in District Six, Cape Town last Sunday, believers present heard about the special role the area had played in the history of our country — notably that the Freedom Charter of the ANC was born there and that the Volkskerk van […]
Sharing real freedom on Freedom Day
Clinton Mc Master reports on a group outreach in Cape Town on Freedom Day with cross walker Johan Marais aka Johan die Kruisman We started our outreach on Tuesday opposite On the Rocks restaurant in Bloubergstrand, walking with the cross, handing out tracts and witnessing to folk along the way. […]
ACDP pickets for scrapping of draft gender policy for public schools
The ACDP staged a picket outside the Western Cape provincial legislature on Monday to protest against the draft policy on gender identity and sexual orientation for public schools in the Western Cape which it sees as harmful to children and a threat to the constitutional rights of parents, teachers and […]
Kingdom Restitution — a ‘solution factory’ that connects likeminded people
South Africans don’t need more doctrine or religion, they need work, food on the table, a safe environment, a future — an opportunity to serve. We, as the Body of Christ need to become active. We need to live love — it must be tangible, so we must be present. […]
UK pair complete wheelchair walk for Cape Town pro-life doctor
Western Cape Mighty Men stalwart Piperjames McGowan sent Gateway News the pictures on this page of a 10 miles (16km) walk he completed in Melton Mowbray, in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, pushing his care client David Weston-Webb on Easter Sunday to raise funds for Cape Town pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos […]
Future candidates equipped for righteous leadership — Afrika Mhlophe
Many Christians freely discuss the need for righteous leaders to be raised for every sphere of influence. And I am happy to announce that this is an issue that the School of Governance is seized with. The school last week completed a “Future Candidates” training time at Every Nation in […]
Church leaders want less restrictions, concerned at talk of stricter regulations over Easter
The South African Council of Churches this week expressed concern at reports that government is considering stricter coronavirus lockdown regulations over the weekend and in Cape Town this morning a group of pastors are marching to Parliament to demand that churches be allowed to operate at full capacity. Last week, […]
Letter from Klipheuwel on problem with church closures
This week Gateway News received an email with the subject “Letter to the editor — Parishioners against church lockdowns”. I read the letter, which points out illogicalities in lockdown regulations regarding church gatherings and raises questions on appropriate church responses to the rules. We have previously reported on responses to […]
SA Christians pray for Jews around world as they pray for revelation of the Messiah
Last Sunday Cape Christians took part in a meeting to pray in solidarity with Jews around the world who were praying together for peace through their coming Messiah. At the Cape event, which was arranged by the David and Jonathan Foundation at the Salem Biblical Garden near Paarl, the gathering […]