Port Elizabeth will have its first Walk For Freedom on Saturday October 14, along with hundreds of cities across 50 nations, participating in the global anti-human trafficking fundraising and awareness campaign. Operated by A21, the 2017 Walk For Freedom will see people dressed in black, walking silently, in single file, […]
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SA sitting on powder keg of hopelessness — Bishop of Johannesburg
Originally published in Anglican Communion News Service The Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, the Right Revd Dr Steve Moreo, has warned that the high levels of poverty in South Africa pose a great danger to the country. “This country is sitting on a powder keg of hopelessness,” he said, citing the figures […]
British-funded programme promotes abortion at community clinics in SA
The British-based Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is channelling funding to Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town medical faculty to promote abortion amongst doctors and nurses. This pro-abortion programme, titled Leading Safe Choices (LSC), aims to desensitise doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to the reality […]
How an encounter with Jesus turned an ex-Muslim, ex-street kid into a global, revival minister
Pastor Ddiba Assadi leads a vibrant church in Kampala, Uganda and is one of the leaders at the centre of an amazing move of God in the city. This is his incredible testimony. In 1985, at the age of 12, Ddiba Assadi and his elder sister visited a church in […]
‘March for Life’ an opportunity for South Africans to stand together for life
Never before has there been such a great need for pro-lifers to stand together regardless of their various affiliations, say the organisers of the National Alliance for Life (NAL) March for Life in Umhlanga Rocks, Durban, on Sunday October 1. NAL Conference 2017 Since February 1997 more than 1.2-million babies […]
Bill Johnson returning to SA to build on momentum of inaugural visit
Influential revivalist, author and church leader Bill Johnson will be back in South Africa in April for the Kingdom Come SA conference in April — and he will be accompanied by his son, Eric who is a senior leader at Bethel Church in Redding, California. After Bill Johnson’s participation in […]
Shofar blasts from Cape mountains will herald 40 Days of Worship
Alf James spoke to the organisers of a 40 Days of Worship campaign from September 24 to November 23 which is open to South Africans all over the country, but with the centre of reverential devotion being in Cape Town. The 40 days of glorifying the Lord will be heralded […]
Hearings on religious regulation proposals postponed amid strong opposition from churches
The parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has postponed next week’s scheduled hearings on the CRL Commission’s controversial report recommending the regulation of religion, says Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) in a press release. Blaming the delay on the need to consider more pressing legislation, […]
African Christian delegation seek leadership, business inspiration in Israel
Originally published in Jerusalem Post Christian leaders from several African countries concluded meetings in Jerusalem last Wednesday with Israeli start-ups, politicians and businesses during the African Leadership Summit hosted by the Institute for Christian Leadership Development. “Africa Celebrates Jerusalem” is this year’s theme for the summit, which aims to strengthen […]
Worship songs and prayers uplift patients at PE hospital
When Gateway News received a lovely recording [Listen below] of nursing staff at Life St George’s Hospital, Port Elizabeth, singing the Lord’s Prayer in a urology ward, we decided to investigate. We found out that at the change of the morning and afternoon shifts the nursing staff in the different wards […]