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Churches pray for peace ahead of SADC Summit
The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) recently held a prayer meeting at the Benjamin Burombo Government Complex to ask God to bless President Mnangagwa as he prepares to assume the SADC c...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:33hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe turns to America to fix cancer machines
The government has signed a three-year contract with Varian Medical Systems, an American company, to repair and maintain cancer treatment machines in the country. This initiative aims to addre...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos in ACCZ, as dismissed clergymen resist Ndanga's unconstitutional authority
In yet another dismal performance episode and absolute testimony of failure, the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe's few remaining bishops have resisted dismissal by its former leader, Arch-bish...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 08:01hrs | 55 | by Ndou Paul in Zvishavane
ACCZ fires National Executive Council
The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) board of governors has dismissed the entire National Executive Council last Saturday after citing a number of acts which had become in consistent wit...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 18:50hrs | 1 | by Paul Ndou
Apostolic sects condemn The Sunday Mail for gay advert
THE Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) has blamed state-owned paper The Sunday Mail for promoting homosexuality in Zimbabwe by running Garwe restaurant's advertisement bearing a picture of...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Low turnout as churches resume service
The resumption of sit-in church services for fully-vaccinated congregants got off to a slow start countrywide yesterday, with different Christian traditions driving the decision to reopen, while compl...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Police to keep eye on churches
As churches open for sit-in services today, police have said they will keep a close eye to ensure worshippers heed regulations that all congregants must be fully vaccinated.This comes after th...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cleric calls for home-grown COVID-19 vaccine
APOSTOLIC Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) leader Johannes Ndanga has called on government to capacitate local researchers to develop a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine to cut the country's import bill...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Church told to 'pray for leadership and peace'
CHURCHES should pray for peace and the country's leadership for development to take place, the national coordinator of local bishops Reverend Albert Mleya, has said. Speaking at a prayer meeti...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents, business community and churches against MDC demo
THE High Court yesterday blocked a demonstration planned for today by MDC-Alliance in Bulawayo following an urgent chamber application by residents, business community and churches. Bulawayo H...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
'MDC-Alliance should not cry foul over the court decisions,' says Madhuku
Analysts have applauded the Bulawayo High Court for stopping MDC-Alliance demonstrations that had been set for today, saying the decision shows that the country's judicial organs are alive to the need...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: MDC Bulawayo demonstration stopped
A section of Bulawayo business community has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court of Zimbabwe pleading with the court to ban the MDC demonstration planned for Bulawayo tomorrow....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 11:41hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Masowe woman in record breaking home deliveries
AT 30, Vongai Matara Gondo, a midwife of the Johanne Masowe ye Chishanu apostolic sect, has helped 157 women to deliver.Vongai says midwifery is her calling.Despite the high risks that...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Churches urged to rally behind Mnangagwa
Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president Archbishop Johannes Ndanga has urged churches to rally behind President Mnangagwa, saying God has bestowed in him the ideas that he is implemen...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machaya's trial date set
THE trial of former Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs, Jason Machaya, has been set for 25 February after the court ruled that there was a prima facie case against him.Machaya i...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife meets church leaders
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday met church leaders from across denominations and impressed upon them the need to embrace the national clean-up campaign launched by President Mnangagwa last mon...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Churches snub MDC protestors
The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe group of churches have said they will not support any demonstration that is done against the government of Zimbabwe.This was said by the AACZ presid...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 13:36hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe Christians snub 'peace festival' graced by Korean ‘cult' leader
APOSTOLIC Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president, Bishop Johannes Ndanga was Wednesday left fuming at his Christian colleagues, accusing them of stopping their followers from attending the lau...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
ZACC probes Ndanga
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has started investigating Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president Bishop Johannes Ndanga on allegations of defrauding more than 20 000 f...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 17:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Jason Machaya has case to answer'
THE trial of former Midlands Minister of State for Provincial Affairs, Jason Machaya, who is facing charges of abuse of office, has been set for November 12 to 16. Machaya, who is on $1 000 ba...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Famous Bishop stranded on tree for 6 hours after car crash
APOSTOLIC Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) leader Bishop Johannes Ndanga and a colleague spent six hours perched on a tree in the crocodile-infested Bubi-Lupane Dam after a vehicle they were trave...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 00:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe ally remanded to August 27
Former Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs Jason Machaya has been further remanded to August 27 for the setting of his trial date on allegations which include abuse of office. He appeare...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mass wedding for 4 000 couples
MORE than 4 000 couples from different churches under the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe around the country gathered for a mass marriage last week at an event organised by ACCZ in collaborati...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by staff reporter
Grace Mugabe prophecy turns out to be lies
SEVERAL prophets and Pentecostal pastors who gathered for the historical Super Sunday have been exposed after failing to correctly predict the coming events.All the prophets who stepped on the...Published: 27 Nov 2017 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndanga distances self from Zanu-PF
Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president Johannes Ndanga has distanced himself from allegations that he is the one who called for First Lady Grace Mugabe's interface rally for the vari...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe want minority apostolic sects advised to join main churches
First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe has urged minority apostolic sects to join the main churches with a view to reducing the number of congregations into manageable units for purposes of getting support from G...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thousands meet Grace Mugabe
Thousands of the faithful drawn from various apostolic sects thronged Rufaro Stadium yesterday to meet First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe in a historic interface with indigenous churches yesterday.As ...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace and Mugabe are one, imposed by God and will rule for life - Bishop Ndanga
The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) leader Bishop Johannes Ndanga has vowed that the 93-year-old Zimbabwean president will die in power.Addressing thousands of church members wh...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 19:24hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Grace Mugabe's rally splits churches
First Lady Grace Mugabe's interface rally for the various apostolic sects in Zimbabwe has divided the clergy with the various church groups frantically trying to take charge of tomorrow's function set...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 000 couples in mass wedding
IT was pomp and fanfare at the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ)'s annual conference at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in Bulawayo when their leader Archbishop Johannes Ndanga sole...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 04:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe to interface with apostolic sects at Rufaro stadium
The First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe will be having an interface with indigenous churches comprising apostolic and Zion sects at Rufaro stadium on Sunday, the 5th of November.The apostolic sects fal...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 12:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
40 000 church members expected at Grace Mugabe's rally
About 40 000 people belonging to different churches in the country are expected to attend First Lady Dr Grace Mugabe's interface rally on Sunday in Harare.Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbab...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Health ministry blamed for Tsikamutandas
APOSTOLIC Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president, Johannes Ndanga, has accused the ministry of Health and Child Care of contributing to the rise of controversial traditional healers popularly ...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 13:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Mujuru could have been readmitted into Zanu-PF'
APOSTOLIC Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) leader Johannes Ndanga has claimed that former Vice-President Joice Mujuru would have easily been readmitted into Zanu-PF, had she heeded his advice not ...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Johannes Ndanga steps down
Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president, Johannes Ndanga has indicated that he will not seek re-election at the end of his seven-year term this month-end, but pass on the baton, to en...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Push for Gukurahundi reparations
Government must atone for the Gukurahundi genocide and move forward with a plan to give reparations to the victims of the crackdown, in which the army's North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade killed an es...Published: 29 Sep 2017 at 16:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vapostori resist ban on open-air worship
Apostolic churches have vowed to resist a mooted by-law by the Chitungwiza Town Council to ban open-air worship.The proposed by-law is meant to curb health concerns associated with open-air wo...Published: 26 Sep 2017 at 14:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Net closing in on 'bogus' prophets
THE Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) will soon carry out a countrywide tour aimed at curbing the scourge of bogus prophets that have become a menace in urban and rural areas.ACCZ...Published: 15 Jul 2017 at 15:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-Tsikamutanda campaign launched
The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) is embarking on a community awareness campaign on mitigating illegal operations by dubious traditional healers better known as Tsikamutandas followin...Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwazha's wife buried
The wife of African Apostolic Church leader, Paul Mwazha, Mrs Joyce Mwazha, who died on Saturday, has been laid to rest at the family farm im Chivhu at a funeral attended by thousands of people wh...Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pair beats up rival church member
TWO members of the 12 Apostolic Church of Christ in Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb appeared in court yesterday for assaulting a church mate belonging to a rival faction.The church has be...Published: 12 Jan 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Twelve Apostle members exchange blows in church
Congregants belonging to two factions came to blows at the Twelve Apostolic Church of Christ in Bulawayo’s Lobengula West suburb yesterday.They clashed during a demonstration over alleged pe...Published: 18 Dec 2016 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bond notes split church
THE president of the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ), Archbishop Johannes Ndanga, has castigated prophets Emmanuel Makandiwa and Walter Magaya saying their alleged opposition to the int...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 08:30hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Bishops rally behind Mugabe
Bishops from the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) on Friday urged Zimbabweans to pray for the country's leadership and stop resorting to violence to solve contradictions. ACC...Published: 10 Aug 2016 at 10:04hrs | | by Praise Bvumbamera
Vapostori embrace no under 18 marriage ruling
UNION for the Development of Apostolic Church in Zimbabwe (Udaciza) and Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (Accz) joined scores of people who marched in Harare last week as they celebrated last m...Published: 07 Feb 2016 at 07:40hrs | | by Desire Ncube
Ndanga wades into Zanu-PF fights
Johannes Ndanga Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president has called on Zanu-PF top officials who lost their positions in the ongoing purge to stop grumbling and gracefully accept ...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T, Zanu-PF war at ACCZ
Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) president Johannes Ndanga yesterday claimed that power struggles currently rocking his organization were being fuelled by Zanu-PF and MDC-T infiltrat...Published: 28 Jul 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya ungodly and worse than local traditional healers, says Vapostori
THE war of words between Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya and the apostolic sects escalated yesterday with the leader of the churches vowing to "expose" the ch...Published: 09 Jun 2015 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Corruption the major vice crippling Zim Economy
Corruption has been mentioned as the major vice that is crippling the revival of Zimbabwe's economy and the government has been blamed for turning a blind eye on how to deal with such a crime lead...Published: 04 May 2015 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Madzibaba had more spiritual powers than Makandiwa and Magaya
A jailed member of Madzibaba Ishmael Chokurongerwa Mufani's sect yesterday corroborated his leader's testimony that ACCZ president Bishop Ndanga, was "fixing" them for refusing to pray for him and...Published: 24 Apr 2015 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
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