South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Arlene and I returned from Australia on May 22 after attending the 7thWorld Congress of Families in Sydney. The Congress was a resounding success for the global pro-family movement. What is encouraging is connecting with so many like-minded people from across the world who are committed to upholding God’s design […]
Men Alive Network (MAN), a non-denominational men’s group that traces its inspiration back to the 2009 Mighty Men Conference, invites men in the Helderberg Basin to come and be revived and refocused at a two-day men’s conference in Somerset West on Friday June 24 and Saturday June 25. High-powered speakers, […]
Christian music veteran Carman has raised more than $233,000 to fund his first independent album in a decade. Christian music veteran Carman, who was diagnosed with incurable cancer earlier this year, has raised more than $233,000 to fund his first independent album in a decade. He credited kickstarter.com, a “crowd-funding” […]
Catholic leader’s letter challenges Djotodia on ‘desire to turn CAR into an Islamic republic’ By Illia Djadi — World Watch Monitor The Catholic Church in the Central African Republic (CAR) has written a letter to the former rebel leader and new President, Michel Djotodia, raising concerns about his past and […]
[notice]DIANNE STEVEN looks at an aspect of abortion that receives scant attention. How does it affect men? Why are men so silent about their experiences with abortion? What if the silence was broken?[/notice] More than 2,9 million * babies have been aborted in South Africa over the past five years […]
[notice]In this week’s Righteous Rant RUTH *, a Christian living in Belville, Cape Town is concerned that fellow Christ followers are missing a critical opportunity to reach out to Somali people who have moved into the area in great numbers. Gateway News invites you to email your rant to news@gatewaynews.co.za for […]
Originally published in iolnews The Roman Catholic Church has added its powerful voice to the swelling opposition against charging motorists for using South Africa’s freeways, calling the proposed e-tolling “morally unjust”. It urged people into open rebellion by calling on them not to buy e-tags or pay the toll fees. […]
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] A time to act has arrived. The goal of this month’s article is simply to spur you […]
Church leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay today requested an urgent meeting with the Executive Mayor Ben Fihla following media reports of explosive tensions between the political leadership and administrative head of the metro. The churchmens’ request is made in a letter to Fihla, who was summoned yesterday by the African National […]
[notice]Gateway News reporter SINAZO MTSHENGU recently chatted to Wendy Heasley, director of Alternatives pregnancy crisis centre in Port Elizabeth, about the challenge of reaching out to women who don’t want to come in for help.[/notice] When I first walked into the centre in busy Westbourne Road I was charmed by […]