South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Book Review by Val Viljoen HEART OF THE COUNTRY by RENE GUTTERIDGE & JOHN WARD Heart of the Country is the story of two prodigals. Luke is from a wealthy background; Faith has come to the big city from the country, running from her father and sister on the death […]
[notice]A monthly column by Marcel van der Watt, lecturer in the Department of Police Practice at UNISA, former police detective, and current member of the Gauteng Rapid Response Task Team for Human Trafficking.[/notice] Homegrown photography on the frontline I recently attended the ‘Together Let’s Stop the Traffick’ summit in Ottawa, […]
[notice]Andre Viljoen interviews Annie Chikwaza who is in South Africa to launch her biography, ‘Mother of Malawi’.[/notice] When veteran journalist and author, Al Gibson, emailed me from the United Kingdom and asked me if I would be interested in interviewing Annie Chikwaza, the subject of his latest book, I […]
By World Watch Monitor The widow of one of the bombers on the London Tube in July 2005, 29-year-old Samantha Lewthwaite, has been named in connection with the murders of two Kenyan pastors. Lewthwaite is wanted for seven murders in Kenya altogether, including the recent execution of two radical Muslim […]
The Karoo Mighty Men Conference may still be five months away but it’s all-systems-go for the marketing team who have just printed 85 000 flyers and 1 500 posters promoting the event. The flyers and posters are ultimately destined to reach churches, schools and organisations in Port Elizabeth and East […]
DVD Review by Allan Verryne ANGUS BUCHAN — STARTING THE JOURNEY The Advent season is upon us, and maybe you are looking for a pertinent, personal gift for a friend who has recently decided to follow Jesus Christ as the Saviour and Lord of their lives. Well, if that is […]
Originally published in IOL Tonight The sixth annual SABC Crown Gospel Awards have come and gone in another year that was full of surprises. The ceremony, which was hosted by gospel singer Thabo Mdluli and singer and dancer Thembi Seete, was held at Durban’s International Conference Centre on Sunday. The […]
Music Review by Ellenor Lotter MARTIN SMITH — GOD’S GREAT DANCE FLOOR To my great delight I start this journey with Gateway News in reviewing the brand new CD from a well-known voice in Christian Music: Martin Smith. I first encountered this gentleman’s voice in 2007 when he was still […]
The coordinators of two visionary initiatives to prevent suicides at Van Stadens Bridge near Port Elizabeth have invited members of the public to attend a celebration ceremony at the foot of the Cross of Hope on a promontary opposite the bridge. “Over the last year many, many people have been […]
More than ten thousand men gathered in a stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday (November 17) night, to listen to South African farmer evangelist Angus Buchan who was the main speaker at the second Mighty Men Conference USA. “God sent men from every corner of the USA to Bridgestone Arena, […]