South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Following a successful mediation on Wednesday, 15 April 2015, the unfair discrimination case instituted against the Christian owners of “House of Bread” guesthouse in Wolseley by a homosexual couple in the Bellville Equality Court last year, is now something of the past. Against all odds, the parties managed to reach […]
An estimated 10 000 people participated in a peace march in Durban today to protest against xenopobic attacks that have claimed at least six lives over the past fortnight and left scores injured, foreigners’ shops looted and some 2 000 displaced foreigners sheltering in temporary camps around Durban. The wave of […]
Xenophobia has again risen its ugly head in South Africa. This time the epicentre of the carnage and destruction is Durban, Kwazulu Natal. Newspapers report that at least 6 people (including a 14 year old boy) have lost their lives in xenophobic clashes.[1] Foreign owned shops and businesses have been […]
Lobby group, Dignity SA, is planning to bring an urgent application to allow doctor assisted suicide of cancer sufferer, Advocate Robin Stransham-Ford, before the Pretoria High Court, on or around April 21, 2015. Dignity SA intend to serve papers this week and are currently fundraising for a protest outside the court planned […]
[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] Every year in Israel, on the day of Holocaust remembrance, a mid morning siren sounds for two minutes throughout the nation […]
The winds of change appear to be blowing through the South African political landscape with the DA’s Helen Zille’s recent announcement she will not stand for re-election as the party’s leader in May 2015. The face of opposition politics may change forever if the DA’s parliamentary leader, Mmusi Maimane is elected […]
[notice]A monthly column by farmer, preacher and writer for Jesus, Angus Buchan[/notice] There is no such thing as a white lie. A lie is an untruth. In John 17:17 (NKJV) the Word of God says, “sanctify them (purify them) by Your truth. Your word is truth”. If you need to […]
The doctors and staff of a Knysna private hospital nicknamed Pastor Brian Long “Miracle Man” after his remarkable recovery from serious injuries following a head-on-collision in November, 2010. “It has been four and a half years since the accident and I saw one of my doctors the other day and he […]
Boy forgives Muslim attackers before he dies Originally published in The Christian Post The 15-year-old Pakistani Christian boy who was beaten and set on fire by two Muslim men last Friday after answering truthfully if he was a Christian, died Wednesday morning due to burns inflicted during the attack. According […]
[notice]A monthly Christian sport column by Cobus Kruger, a professional triathlete who is passionate about evangelism, leadership and community development through sport.[/notice] Go and make disciples….. “18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples […]