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Congregant robbed on his way to church
Plumtree-based congregant was left counting losses after being robbed of his money and cellphone while on his way to all-night prayer.The congregant Antonia Moyo was unlucky to meet robbers Ne...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:05hrs | 574 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pastor jailed for stealing shoes in church
In a shocking incident at an African Seventh-day Adventist church, Kadoma assembly the pastor stole 200 pairs of shoes from a congregant and put them on sale.Learnmore Rupiya (41) was dragged ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 20:58hrs | 1400 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prophet Magaya rape witnesses develop cold feet
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) says it is still pursuing a case in which PHD Ministries leader, Walter Magaya, is being accused of allegedly sexually abusing women despite indications that some ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:34hrs | 1380 | by Staff reporter
Unrepentant fake Prophet swindles US$11k, recruits more criminals
An unrepentant fake prophet has been reportedly on the run after duping unsuspecting people of their hard-earned money amounting to US$11 000, impregnating former fellow congregants and recruiting cri...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 09:26hrs | 1258 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Mutare
Zanu-PF linked prophets fight for dominance
A MUTARE-BASED Zanu-PF cleric Daniel Mutore has won a peace order against Johanne The Fifth of Africa leader Andby Makururu, a staunch ruling party supporter, as their fight for dominance gets nastier...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 18:27hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF clerics in nasty fallout
A MUTARE-BASED Zanu-PF cleric Daniel Mutore has won a peace order against Johanne The Fifth of Africa leader Andby Makururu, a staunch ruling party supporter, as their fight for dominance gets nastier...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 16:55hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Church sets inaugural food security indaba
The Saint John Apostolic Church of the Whole World will convene in an 'inaugural all stakeholders food security meeting' in Mhondoro between mid or end of May this year, an event where its membership ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:53hrs | 231 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mhondoro
Bishop begs for sex from young congregants
A BISHOP at the Zion church headquartered in Emganwini suburb in Bulawayo is facing terrible times after three girls who accused him of fondling their privates and begging to be in between the sheets ...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 3719 | by Staff reporter
Pumula prophet arrested on rape charges
A self-proclaimed prophet has been arrested in Pumula on charges of allegedly raping his client and reportedly forcing her to sleep with one of his congregants, purportedly as part of the "healing pro...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 15:19hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prophet wins award
Gweru-born prophet and founder of King Ministries Gerry King was last month honoured in Nigeria where he won an award for Best Programme on LoveworldSAT channel.LoveworldSAT is a gospel digita...Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 10:27hrs | 1759 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe condemns Pope Francis over same sex marriages
Catholic congregants in Zimbabwe have expressed disquiet at the Vatican's move to allow the church's priests to bless same-sex couples, saying this is abominable in the majority of African countries a...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:30hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Mambo Dhuterere hits out at cyberbullies, again
Gospel musician Mambo Dhuterere, real name Darlington Mutseta, says deliberate attempts to inflict harm on his marriage through manipulation and damaging of his character online will not destroy his m...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 12:55hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges sportspersons
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged sports-persons to value the Zimbabwean badge whenever they are called to represent the country in international competitions.He was the Guest of Honour at th...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:51hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's Stadium officially opened
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has saluted the work done by Prophet Walter Magaya on the mega-dollar Heart Stadium, which was officially opened amid glitzy and glamour in Waterfalls yesterday.The 5 000-s...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:51hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Data bundles, hotspoting won't destroy my marriage: Mambo Dhuterere vows
Gospel supremo, Mambo Dhuterere (real name, Darlington Mutseta) has once again trashed claims which were recently peddled on social media linking him to infidelity and gender-based violence vowing tha...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 16:50hrs | 1130 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Nelson Chamisa dumps AFM for SDA...fails to pay bodyguards
In a surprising turn of events, Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the opposition in Zimbabwe, has quietly switched churches from the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) to the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) denomi...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 10:38hrs | 6252 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Apostolic Faith Church congregants flood Bulawayo
THOUSANDS of congregants from two Apostolic Faith Churches are gathered at two venues in Bulawayo for their annual conferences.The churches were once one congregation before splitting into two...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:04hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Prominent cleric in messy divorce over bed-hopping
Prominent preacher Frederick Shumba, founder of World Harvest Ministries in Norton, has been divorced by his wife of 32 years, who accuses him of having many adulterous affairs.The couple's di...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 07:36hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'prophets of Baal'!
This may help them understand how some in the Christian community have opted not only to dine with the devil but also sell their souls to him - whilst at the same time pretending to be serving God....Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 19:10hrs | 543 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bishop forces followers to dance to Zanu-PF songs
Zanu-PF cleric Bishop Andby Makururu at the weekend forced his congregants to chant ruling party slogans and dance to Mai Welly, a ruling party campaign jingle produced by Chief Hwenje.Makurur...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:52hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on congregants during service
A GROUP of worshipers lost valuables including cellphones to daring armed robbers who pounced on them during a church service.The incident occurred on 29 October at around 10:30 AM at a shrine...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:39hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Man runs away with condom on after foiled rape attempt
A MAN from Mabutweni suburb in Bulawayo ran away with a condom still 'stuck' on his manhood after he was busted trying to rape a nine-year-old girl who was also his church mate in a bushy area....Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1879 | by Staff reporter
Johane WeMasowe building a 3 000 seater double-storey facility in Bulawayo
Church yaBaba Johane WeMasowe in Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb is building a 3 000 seater double-storey facility, which is expected to be completed in the next five years.The church is celebrati...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 06:06hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Ignatius Arnoz Commemorated
A lecture and tour attended by over two hundred congregants was held in Commemoration of the life of Ignatius Arnoz, the first catholic bishop of Bulawayo last week.Czechs and Zimbabweans last...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 10:55hrs | 139 | by Staff Reporter
Madzibaba sodomizes boy (12) at church shrine
In a bizarre incident a 39-year-old Apostolic congregant has been arrested after he indecently assaulted a 12 year old boy at a church shrine in Guruve.Albi Karambakuwa of Magwenya village is ...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 21:24hrs | 585 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's clergy shirk charges of complicity in plunder
EMMERSON Dambudzo Mnangagwa was inaugurated last month for a second five-year term as Zimbabwe's president after being declared winner of the controversial Aug. 23 election that regional and internati...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | 252 | by Cyril Zenda
Mwazha faction leader confronts police
The long-standing factional dispute for control of the African Apostolic Church (AAC), founded by Archbishop Paul Mwazha, has resurfaced, with one faction accusing its rivals of using the police to pr...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 17:00hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Council for Churches in Africa congratulates ED
The Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) has congratulated the President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa who was declared the winner of the August 23-24 presidential election by the Zimbabwe Electoral ...Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 16:30hrs | 567 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Mnangagwa is going to win the elections,' says Jay Israel Senior
CONTROVERSIAL self-proclaimed prophet Jay Israel Senior who claims to have spiritual powers to heal the sick, perform miracles, and deliver people from demonic possession, has relocated from his South...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 16:48hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Pastor bashes naked female sangoma
A pastor from Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo shocked residents when he beat up his tenant who is a traditional healer while she was naked as punishment for playing music too loudly while he was conductin...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:24hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's voice quiets down
As I sit here, sipping on my mahewu brew, I can't help but chuckle at the state of our nation's politics. Our beloved President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is losing his voice! Now, you may think that is a t...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 13:28hrs | 191 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Mnangagwa congratulates Chief Mtshane
President Mnangagwa has congratulated Matebeleland North traditional leader Chief Mtshane Khumalo on his election last Thursday as president of the National Chiefs Council, the first time a chief from...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Johane Marange throws its weight behind Mnangagwa?
The Johane Marange Apostolic Church has thrown its weight behind President Mnangagwa and his administration ahead of the August 23 harmonised elections.The church has also called for peace to ...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loses his voice
As the highly demanding election campaign takes its toll, President Emmerson Mnangagwa is literally losing his voice. At 80 and turning 81 next month, he is the oldest candidate in Zimbabwe's 23 Augus...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 22:04hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has already won elections
The Zimbabwe Indigenous Interdenominational Council of Churches (ZIICC) has said God has blessed Zanu-PF to rule, and the forthcoming elections are a mere formality.ZIICC Secretary General Tha...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 08:06hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Ezekiel Guti snubs heroes acre burial
Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA Forward in Faith) founding leader and National Hero Archbishop Ezekiel Guti was yesterday buried at his old church started in 1960 under a eucalyptus tree on a...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Man confesses to killing girlfriend in church, arrested
A 25-year-old man shocked congregants on Sunday after he confessed killing his girlfriend.The heinous crime was committed on Saturday.Lameck Masumukire from Mukumbura could not withsta...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 18:32hrs | 14 | by Desmond Nleya
Murderous couple on the run
A COUPLE from Zvimba East allegedly bludgeoned their four-year-old niece to death, stuffed her body in a sack and dumped it in a stream near a bridge in Kuwadzana Extension.The girl's body was...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:20hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
New ZAOGA leader pokes Manyeruke family
IN a controversial sermon, the newly appointed leader of ZAOGA Joe Guti has brewed a storm by telling his followers to stay "focused" unlike veteran gospel musician Baba Manyeruke and his son Guspy Wa...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:04hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
MRP blasts Zanu PF over Conferment of Guti as National Hero
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party leader Mqondisi Moyo has blasted President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa for conferring national hero status to the founder of Zaoga Church who died on July 5 in South Afr...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 15:34hrs | 52 | by Stephen Jakes
WATCH: Drama as congregants fight
DRAMA recently ensued at St John's Apostolic Faith Mission in Bulawayo's New Lobengula suburb when congregants fought during a church service over what some members claimed was a lack of transpa...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 18:38hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Ezekiel Guti
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has mourned the death of the founder of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) Forward in Faith Ministries Archbishop Professor Ezekiel Guti.He described the late evange...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ezekiel Guti dies
ZIMBABWE Assemblies of God Africa (Zaoga Forward in Faith) founder Archbishop Professor Ezekiel Handinawangu Guti has died.He was 100, having been born on May 5, 1923, in Chipinge, Manicaland ...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hubby bashes wife at Church shrine
A Mazowe man is in trouble after he assaulted his wife at a church shrine before threatening to assault the church leader whom he accused of misleading congregants.The matter came to light at ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 19:49hrs | 14 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pastors4 ED,young miners to meet Mnangagwa
Pastors For Economic Development have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Young Miners For Economic Development to work together in resuscitation of the economy with the event scheduled to t...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 21:22hrs | 15 | by Desire Tshuma
Storm over Black Elisha's one-on-one charges
DOES the Christian community believe that divine blessings are monetary, or if you don't have money God won't be able to teach or heal you through his prophet?These are just some of the questi...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:42hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Anglicans demand apology over Mnangagwa's recent visit to the Church
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent visit to the Anglican Church's Benard Mizeki pilgrimage in Marondera where he begged for votes ahead of the August 23 poll, has reportedly left the church h...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Assemblies of God leadership wrangle rages
THE leadership wrangle between warring factions in the Assemblies of God (AOG) church has spilled into the courts, leaving congregants divided.The fights broke out after AOG Spiritual Movement...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa begs for church votes
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa begged for votes from the Anglican Church members at the weekend, while officiating at the annual Bernard Mizeki pilgrimage in Marondera.Zimbabwe is preparing for ...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes campaign trail to Anglican Church
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Saturday pampered the Anglican Church with funds ostensibly channelled to rehabilitate its shrine in Mashonaland East before pleading with the church to support the ruling...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 09:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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