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Father bashes son to death
Police in Mount Darwin have arrested Fanuel Chimbizi in connection with a murder case.The 57-year-old man is alleged to have fatally assaulted his son and took him to a church shrine in a bid ...Published: 08 May 2025 at 15:53hrs | 601 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mount Darwin
2 arrested for possession of US$1 500 in counterfeit notes in Zimbabwe
Two Bulawayo men, Pardon Chinhengo (29) from Barharm Green suburb and Clifford Sidingani Ndlovu (49) from Nketa 7 suburb, appeared in court on Wednesday after being found in possession of US$1,500 in ...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:21hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aligned apostolic sects claim attacks from Mthwakazi
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has been accused of launching violent attacks on ZANU-PF-affiliated apostolic sects in Bulawayo and other parts of Matabeleland, targeting sacred shrines under the g...Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
6 in court for assault at apostolic shrine
Six Harare men who allegedly assaulted a man at an a apostolic sect shrine have appeared in court.Emmanuel Ngirazi, Tanyaradzwa Jaravani, Kudakwashe Chihambakwe, Kelvin Maphiri, Tapiwa Samso a...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
13-year-old dies at shrine during labour
A Domboshava man who married a 13 year-old-girl who died at an apostolic church shrine while in labour has appeared in court. Raymond Guhwa (41) allegedly took his wife who was in labour to an...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police bust counterfeit money syndicate
POLICE in Gweru have arrested two people who are alleged to be part of a syndicate that is swindling business people across the country with counterfeit notes.Chrispen Kutira (42) of Fourwinds...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 15:01hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Senior Police boss and Prophet gunned down
A senior police officer, a prophet and an unidentified man were on Friday afternoon gunned down by an unknown gunman in Wedza.According to police, the yet-to-be-identified suspect pounced at a...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 18:55hrs | 2 | by Desmond Nleya
Man hangs self at Apostolic shrine
Bindura residents were shell shocked to see Aleck Chizuku's (27) life less body hanging on a tree at Ran mine Bindura on Monday.T...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 16:22hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Professor mysteriously dies at shrine probed
POLICE are investigating the mysterious death of prominent academic, Professor Itai Muhwati, who reportedly died on Monday at an apostolic shrine and was buried on the same day without the knowledge o...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gomwe distrupts ZANU PF registration at Apostolic shrine
ZANU PF official for Harare province Godfrey Gomwe has been accused of disturbing a party registration exercise in Budiriro yesterday.&n...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 15:42hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZANU PF officials camp at Apostolic shrine for card registration
ZANU PF Harare province has delegated some of its members to camp at Johane Masowe eChishanu eNyenyedzi led by Madzibaba Enock in Budiriro 4.The team is currently issuing party cards to the co...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 13:39hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mugodhi sect factional wars turn nasty
VIOLENCE erupted at the Mugodhi Apostolic Shrine headquarters in Wedza at the weekend as factions clashed over control of the church.About 20 police officers from Wedza had to be called in to ...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga rift exposed by rigging
Zanu-PF bigwigs accused of rigging January provincial elections have embarked on a witch-hunt to silence dissent in lower structures as infighting in the ruling party boils over following the disputed...Published: 06 Feb 2022 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba who massacred 6 family members arrested
Police have arrested Thubelithle Khoshow (26) in connection with cases of Murder and Rape which occurred on October 9 at around 0300 hours at ...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 07:27hrs | 3 | by Shelton Muchena
Mnangagwa goes after criminals 'not around him'
Criminals must never be given breathing space to commit offences because that will not only harm people and the society as a whole, but also impede the attainment of national development goals that th...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man beaten after catching his wife cheating
A Harare man got the shock of his life when he was beaten after catching his wife in the arms of another man.Joseph Mugara caught his wife Brenda Mutasa, 29, in the arms of an alleged boyfrien...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 18:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man robbed of forex while praying
A Beitbridge man lost US$200, R10 000, seven cellphones and various goods to five armed robbers who attacked him while he was praying alone in a bushy area, as such cases continue to rise in the borde...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in its own league
Readers had a lot to chew last week. So much to chew that if one was not perceptive, he or she could have ended up in a maze. Let's dissect events of last week one by one and assess their impa...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
11 Wedza accident victims named
POLICE have identified 11 of the 13 victims who died at Mugodhi Apostolic Shrine in a road traffic accident which occurred at the 25 kilometre peg along the Wedza-Mutiweshire road on Monday.Pr...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak hits Mutoko
An 18-year-old Mutoko man has succumbed to cholera, with four others currently admitted as the country records a fresh outbreak of the medieval waterborne disease.Mashonaland East provincial E...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet uses empty bottles to perform miracles
A self-proclaimed prophet in the high density suburb of Chitungwiza is using empty beer bottles to prophesy on his clients.Madzibaba Bhomba who leads an apostolic shrine near Manyame bridge in...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 17:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
There is no shortcut to prosperity
In the Bible we are told God worked for six days and rested on the seventh day. The Israelites were commanded to work their fields and tend their orchards but to rest on the seventh day. The k...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 15:55hrs | | by Tondo Murisa
Chigumba scuppers Chamisa's chances
THE MDC Alliance yesterday raised a red flag over a litany of electoral irregularities which it claimed were part of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s choreographed scheme to scupper coalition...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teacher rapes 14-year-old pupil
The trial date for a Chinamhora secondary school teacher in Domboshava who raped a 14-year-old pupil has been set on October 25. Collen Mangwiro (42) appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Josephine San...Published: 14 Oct 2017 at 17:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman surrenders goblins
AN UNIDENTIFIED woman made a chilling confession on Sunday when she surrendered goblins at an apostolic shrine led by Madzibaba Spenlodge 'Magirazi' Madenyika in Kuwadzana 4.The woman claimed ...Published: 16 Aug 2017 at 16:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women undresses at shrine
TWO women believed to be possessed recently undressed at an apostolic shrine with people pointing to spirits of prostitution and witchcraft.The incident occurred at Madzibaba Stephen Mugariri'...Published: 11 Jul 2017 at 15:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Unseen stones pelt boy (12)
IN an unfolding macabre real life drama that reads like a gothic horror movie script, a 12-year-old boy in Mabvengwa Village in Marange area is being pelted by stones and is occasionally being strangl...Published: 29 Aug 2014 at 16:08hrs | | by Ray Bande
The day when everyone wearing shoes became an enemy
AN invitation on Friday to cover the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) meeting in Budiriro 2 was just like any other assignment in the life of a reporter.But as Moses Matenga rec...Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 12:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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