South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
As yet another Friday night unveils itself in Central, Port Elizabeth, many young people flock to bars, night clubs and other places of entertainment in the area. But a certain group of young folk choose to walk a road less travelled. Gateway News met up with these remarkable young Christians […]
Based on reports in Citizen, Sowetan Live, allafrica.com, and women.24 blogs The Gauteng Department of Education is piloting a handbook to help educators and parents deal with Satanism, Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy confirmed this week. Creecy, who signed a memorandum of understanding with faith-based organisations on Tuesday (March 18) […]
Compiled from a report in PM News and agency reports At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts targeting buses full of passengers in a Christian section of Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano, yesterday. And sources close to the attack by two suicide bombers say the […]
[notice]Gateway News reporter JOHANITA JORDAAN attended the Real Men March in Cape Town on Saturday. She reports on the day’s events.[/notice] On Saturday morning 16 March 2013 at 10:00 a crowd of men gathered in the parking area across from the Cape Peninsula Uniersity to take a united stand in […]
Major Christian church groups have launched a boycott of TopTV which wants to broadcast three pornographic television channels, says Family Policy Institute Director Errol Naidoo. Announcing the boycott on Saturday at a march outside Parliament in Cape Town against rape and violence against women and children, Naidoo said the church […]
South Africa’s first 40 Days For Life prayer vigil against abortion has reached the three quarters mark. Gateway News asked coordinator Collette Thomas for an update on their 7am to 7pm prayer campaign opposite the Marie Stope s abortion clinic in central Cape Town. Collette responded with a few emails […]
The Karoo Mighty Men Conference committee has sounded an urgent call for prayer warriors to pray for 40 days from Monday (March 18) until the start of the KMMC on Friday, April 26. “We need a mighty army of people praying and interceding that God will do an awesome work […]
[notice]Gateway News reporter JOHANITA JORDAAN spoke to Martin Munene, a victim of a human smuggling scam. She also spoke to a Johannesburg church leader who provides spiritual and practical support to many traumatised victims of such scams.[/notice] Kenyan citizen Martin Munene found himself wondering the streets of Johannesburg, traumatised after […]
Originally published in Christian Post Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76 of Argentina is the new pope to succeed Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.Cardinal Jorge Mario. Bergoglio, who is the first non-European Roman Catholic Pope and the 266th pope of the Catholic Church, chose the papal name Francis. He has served as […]
Launch of global EXPOSED campaign There is yet hope for the country and our continent when a room is filled by people attending an event to make a stand against corruption. The event was the launch of EXPOSED – the global Christian campaign aimed at exposing corruption, one of the […]