Port Elizabeth runner Nkosinati Vlakbok, 34, is one of seven men from Walmer Township who did well in the Comrades Marathon last Sunday and he has a dream of developing many more successful athletes in the community. After getting back to PE with his Comrades silver medal this week he […]
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“Help us get 5 000 signatures by Monday,” say anti-porn campaigners
A Pietermaritzburg couple who started an online petition campaign to stop porn on e.tv hope to have 5 000 signatures by Monday when they will take on e.tv in a tribunal before the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA). Rene and Mark Morcom, founders of Christian-based child welfare organisation, […]
Young PE women celebrate their worth in Christ
On the weekend of May 13 and 14 Walmer Methodist Church hosted 90 young women from all over the Bay at the Worthy Young Women’s Conference. Amongst the speakers and conference delegates, 13 different churches were represented. The first-ever Worthy Young Women’s Conference was held in 2008, the second in […]
Be informed and vote your values, says Errol Naidoo
In a bid to assist Christian voters make informed decisions at the polls on Wednesday (May 18) Family Policy Institute director Errol Naidoo has asked the major political parties in South Africa to answer seven questions with specific reference to local government issues. The list of parties polled by Naidoo, and […]
Court bid to make Zuma appoint arms deal inquiry
The controversial arms deal will be back in the spotlight today as the Constitutional Court is asked to order President Jacob Zuma to appoint an inquiry into the 1999 armaments contracts which led to now abandoned allegations of corruption against him. The application in Johannesburg today is being brought by […]
Fear that grassroots revolutions could be hijacked by Islamists
The spate of revolutions in the Middle East were started by young people who wanted jobs, an end to government corruption and freedom, but there was a real risk that these events could be hijacked by the Muslim Brotherhood and extreme Isamists, a Middle East expert said in Port Elizabeth […]
From Yesterday’s Victory to Eternal Victory
[notice]This article was written by Port Elizabeth full-time-mom Anneri Olivier last year with the Soccer World Cup in mind. Its message of true victory is pertinent to Easter and so it is fitting that its first publication should be in Gateway News at this time[/notice] In the game of soccer, […]
The Cross, The Resurrection and The Church!
As we approach the weekend that celebrates the most epochal event in human history I am compelled to reflect on the greater purpose of Jesus’ death, resurrection and victory on the cross. The battle to overcome the ravages of sin won a decisive victory at the cross of Calvary. The […]
Real cause of SA family crisis ignored by media
The SA Institute on Race Relations (SAIRR) released their findings on family life in SA. The SA Family in Crisis lists some of the more obvious contributors to family breakdown & social dysfunction. However, research at Family Policy Institute has revealed there are many more serious threats to the family […]
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“By God’s grace we are living in momentous times which could be the beginning of the end of Islam” — Dr Peter Hammond, author of “Slavery, Terrorism and Islam — The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat” See Book Review