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Sipho Makhabane salutes Zimbabwean fans
27 Apr 2016 at 10:07hrs | Views
South African musician Sipho Makhabane staged a good act Apostolic Faith Mission International Conference in Masvingo at the weekend. The popular musicians proved that he is back to what he knows best after miraculously surviving a car accident that left him in a coma for six days.
Makhabane was involved in a horrible car accident on December 28, 2014, in Middleburg Mpumulanga on his way from Swaziland and many thought he would not return to the stage.
The popular gospel musicians has now fully-recovered and spoke to The Herald in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the AFM conference.
The man also popularly known as "The Big Fish" was one of the guests at the conference.
Makhabane paid tribute to Zimbabweans for their prayers during his battle for life at the Midmed Hospital in South Africa.
"Those were dark days. I thank you for your prayers. I promised to serve the kingdom of God and work tirelessly for the expansion of the kingdom.
"My son asked the meaning of RIP and I told him that it means Return is Possible," said Makhabane.
"My third album 'Yekintokozo' raised me high in SADC countries. Besides being disadvantaged by my background, as a standard three school dropout, I never looked down on myself.
"When I first came to Zimbabwe, I could not communicate well, my English was bad.
"When I touched down the airport then, journalists were asking me questions, I only managed to say 'I am around', but I thank God for his anointing."
After his recovery from accident injuries Makhabane launched the album "My Journey" and is doing other arts projects in SA.
"After recovering from illness caused by the accident, I decided to go on a mission to discover talents in South Africa.
"When I see a talent, I try to work with the talented people and I will be working with Zimpraise.
"I am a crazy worshipper despite my poor background and I don't blame anybody."
The musician put up a well-polished act at the conference.
Makhabane said he always admires local musicians Charles Charamba and Elias Musakwa. The musician said he was happy to be invited to the AFM conference that was well-attended.
The event was attended by delegates from Africa, Australia, United States of America and Europe and ran under the theme "Being a Mission Church in a Globalising World"
The organisers of the conference were humbled by the success and attendance of the delegates at the conference.
"I am humbled by the success of the conference. People have come from many parts of the world and we thank God for such an event," said AFM president Ashper Madziyire.
Makhabane was involved in a horrible car accident on December 28, 2014, in Middleburg Mpumulanga on his way from Swaziland and many thought he would not return to the stage.
The popular gospel musicians has now fully-recovered and spoke to The Herald in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the AFM conference.
The man also popularly known as "The Big Fish" was one of the guests at the conference.
Makhabane paid tribute to Zimbabweans for their prayers during his battle for life at the Midmed Hospital in South Africa.
"Those were dark days. I thank you for your prayers. I promised to serve the kingdom of God and work tirelessly for the expansion of the kingdom.
"My son asked the meaning of RIP and I told him that it means Return is Possible," said Makhabane.
"My third album 'Yekintokozo' raised me high in SADC countries. Besides being disadvantaged by my background, as a standard three school dropout, I never looked down on myself.
"When I first came to Zimbabwe, I could not communicate well, my English was bad.
"When I touched down the airport then, journalists were asking me questions, I only managed to say 'I am around', but I thank God for his anointing."
After his recovery from accident injuries Makhabane launched the album "My Journey" and is doing other arts projects in SA.
"After recovering from illness caused by the accident, I decided to go on a mission to discover talents in South Africa.
"When I see a talent, I try to work with the talented people and I will be working with Zimpraise.
"I am a crazy worshipper despite my poor background and I don't blame anybody."
The musician put up a well-polished act at the conference.
Makhabane said he always admires local musicians Charles Charamba and Elias Musakwa. The musician said he was happy to be invited to the AFM conference that was well-attended.
The event was attended by delegates from Africa, Australia, United States of America and Europe and ran under the theme "Being a Mission Church in a Globalising World"
The organisers of the conference were humbled by the success and attendance of the delegates at the conference.
"I am humbled by the success of the conference. People have come from many parts of the world and we thank God for such an event," said AFM president Ashper Madziyire.
Source - the herald
