South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Sean Feucht, founder of the Burn 24/7 movement which is blazing in more than 100 cities around the world and Andy Byrd leader of Fire and Fragrance School, Kona, Hawaii, will be leading worship events in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg in early May. They will be at Bay […]
“We want them to know Jesus Christ” Originally published in The Gospel Herald Christians living in Niger, West Africa have offered Christ-like forgiveness to the radical Muslims who destroyed their homes and churches, are are continuing to share the Gospel in the region. On January 17, hundreds of Muslims, angered […]
Originally published in CNN.com Muslims who were among migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow passengers overboard — killing them — because the 12 were Christians, Italian police said Thursday. Italian authorities have arrested 15 people on suspicion of murdering the […]
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 […]