South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in Fox News Dozens of emaciated-looking Boko Haram members begging for food have surrendered in northeast Nigeria, the military and a civilian self-defence fighter said on Wednesday (March 2, 2016). Seventy-six people including children and women gave themselves up to soldiers last Saturday in Gwoza, about 96km southeast […]
[notice]In Video of the Week we post a weekly video clip to inspire, inform, edify or entertain. Readers are welcome to email suggested clips of the week to news@gatwaynews.co.za[/notice] Originally published in Christian Post The Ark Encounter, an ambitious life-sized Noah’s Ark theme park that is set to open on […]
What happens when leading Afro-Soul/Jazz and pop artists enter a world where only angels dare to dance to the pulsating, sacred sounds of Gospel? — Gospel in Me happens. The brainchild of Native Rhythms Production (NRP), Gospel in Me aims to unleash the sacred side of leading SA Afro-Jazz/Soul and pop […]
Israel pursuing closer relations with Africa Calling Israel an apartheid state trivialises what black South Africans endured under that system, says Olga Meshoe, daughter of African Christian Democratic Party president, Rev Kenneth Meshoe, in a recent appearance on CBN’s 700 Club. For the past two years, as the COO of […]
A miracle happened along a road in the foothills of the Drakensberg, near Bergville, on Monday (February 29, 2016) when an Alberton man who went down after being directly struck by lightning “came back by the grace of God.” Gwen McKechnie, who was on a 24th wedding anniversary getaway with […]
Major Daughter is an author of the book called Prophetic Word (PWB). She chats about her book, the inspiration behind it, and reminds us that if we have challenges pending in our lives, things that require change it is time to prophesy. Just like Ezekiel, you too can prophesy using […]
Originally published in The Christian Mail Three Christian teenagers have been sentenced to five years in jail by an Egyptian court after they were accused of mocking Islam. The three boys, ages 15 to 18, were sentenced Thursday in Egypt’s Minya province. They were charged last year with insulting Islam […]
Originally published in Christian Today A Welsh church has celebrated an extraordinary baptismal service, remarkable both for the candidates and for the location. Tredegarville Baptist Church, located in Cardiff city centre, baptised 40 young adults in the cold February sea at the resort of Barry Island – and most of […]
Call to follow Jesus path of reconciliation Violence, destruction of millions of rands of property, and racial animosity flared on university campuses in North West, Free State, Gauteng, Western Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal this week amidst protests by students and workers over a range of issues. During the same week […]
Like many South Africans I am perplexed by the scale of violence and aggression accompanying the protests by university students. While I sympathise with their grievances and think more should be done to liberalise access to tertiary education I struggle to find justification for the wanton destruction of university property […]