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Prophet accidentally shoots son
Jordan Phiri (29), the son of River of Life International Church founder and leader Prophet Bothwell Phiri (57), has been discharged from hospital following a harrowing incident last month in which he...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 17:39hrs | 3002 | by Staff reporter
Zim's religious tourism surges, as Church's 40th anniversary targets US$2.3 million
The St John Apostolic Church of the Whole World has announced that its upcoming 40th anniversary grand celebration budget is targeting to spend between US$2.2 to 2.3 million by August 2025, with the i...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 14:00hrs | 420 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Mhondoro
CCA honours Jekenishen founder over Zim independence, regional peace
Continental indigenous churches grouping, Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) has over the weekend post-humously honour St Luke's Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen church founder, Luke Mataruka Pferedzayi ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 15:06hrs | 633 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Chipinge
Wutawunashe likens protest against Mnangagwa to crucifixion of 'Jesus'
Prominent religious leader Prophet Andrew Wutawunashe has cautioned against growing calls for protests aimed at removing President Emmerson Mnangagwa, likening such efforts to the crucifixion of a "Je...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 13:36hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
Rhema church founder dies
Rhema Bible Church founder Ray McCauley has died.The church said on Tuesday night that McCauley, 75, had died at home, surrounded by loved ones.In a statement released on behalf of the...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 09:59hrs | 2661 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's special envoy embroiled in bizarre 'extortion' plot
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special envoy and self-proclaimed prophet Uebert Angel is being accused of engineering a smear campaign to extort money from a prominent church leader....Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grants Ezekiel Guti national hero status
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred national hero's status on late iconic evangelist and Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) church founder Archbishop Ezekiel Guti.The once promin...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 19:41hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Harvest House builds US$42m auditorium
HARVEST House International church has poured US$42 million into the construction of the biggest conference centre in the country with a capacity to hold 10 500 people in Bulawayo's Selbourne Brooke s...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Be patriotic, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe will remain for Zimbabweans and outsiders intending to contribute towards developing the economy should do so without dictating the path for citizens, who have the rights to do that themselve...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cleric showers praises on Mnangagwa
FAMILY of God Church founder and leader Andrew Wutawunashe has compared President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the biblical Joshua and claimed he was "God-sent" at the just-ended war veterans conference held...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Daggers out over Gumbura estate
Tempers flared at the Master of the High Court offices yesterday as relatives of the late RGM End Time Message church founder Robert Martin Gumbura haggled over the appointment of an executor for his ...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:53hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Widow loses church fight to son
THE High Court has struck off the roll application by the widow of Christ Ministries Church founder Cuthbert Makoni seeking control of one of the first indigenous churches post-independence.&n...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Christ Ministries wrangle spills into court
A boardroom wrangle between the two sons of the late Christ Ministries Church founder, Bishop Cuthbert Makoni' and some members of the board of trustees has spilled into the High Court. Makoni...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:04hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Pastor donates US$45k to church
TABERNAClES of Grace church founder Apostle Batsirai Java has donated cash given as gifts at his birthday party towards the construction of his church's building in Westlea, Harare.The buildin...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gumbura died from Covid-19
Martin Robert Gumbura, a preacher jailed 50 years for raping four congregants has died in prison.He was 64.The Independent End Time Message Church founder, who maintained his innocence...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mwazha church dispute rages on
THE African Apostolic Church (Mwazha) leadership wrangle has been reignited after a senior reverend in the institution approached the High Court accusing the church founder's sons of causing chaos and...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 19:16hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Rambanepasi-Java was a principled politician
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday described the late Buhera South senator, Christine Java nee Rambanepasi, who died in the early hours of Sunday, as a principled politician who never succum...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance Senator dies
UNITED States-based Zimbabwean charismatic preacher and socialite Passion Java's mother, Christine Java nee Rambanepasi, died in the early hours of yesterday, one of her sons, Tabernacle of Grace Chur...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 09:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Prophet calls for Mnangagwa dialogue
AS the economic situation in the country continues to sink, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government has been urged to unite with prophets as they have spiritual focus on where the country is h...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Gumbura has case to answer'
HARARE magistrate Francis Mapfumo yesterday dismissed an application for discharge filed by jailed RMG Independent End Time Message Church founder Robert Martin Gumbura, who together with his six alle...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Let peacemakers arise in Zimbabwe
The Bible says blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. Peacemakers bring conflicting parties to the negotiation table help them reach an agreement.A pacifier,...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:40hrs | 2 | by Humphrey Mutandwa
Mujuru opens up on soldiers raping citizens
Former Vice President Joice Mujuru has broken up her silence concerning the circulating allegations that members of the Zimbabwe National Army have been engaging in a systematic rape of citizens in pa...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 16:38hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Chiwenga is midwife of new dispensation'
Family of God Church founder and leader Andrew Wutawunashe has described Vice President Constantino Chiwenga as the midwife of the new dispensation.Chiwenga, 62, led the military takeover in Z...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa congratulates Paul Mwazha for reaching 100 years
The Movement for Democratic Change Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, has congratulated the African Apostolic Church founder, Bishop Paul Mwazha on his centenary birthday.Posting on Twitter this...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 13:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe death' pastor to resume church services
CONTROVERSIAL cleric Pastor Patrick Mugadza is set to resume his church services, a year since abandoning the pulpit while claiming then President Robert Mugabe was using state agents to terrorise his...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwazha Holy Communion draws 10 000
THE African Apostolic Church led by Paul Mwazha hosted a massive three-day Annual Holy Communion gathering at Irisvale Farm in Umzingwane District which drew an estimated 10 000 congregants from Matab...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 08:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa under attack for visiting Johane Masowe shrine
Norton Legislator elect Temba Mliswa has come under attack on Twitter after sharing a photo of himself at a Johane Masowe shrine clad in white garments.Mliswa did not hide his visit as he also...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 10:52hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Don't risk your lives for greedy politicians'
ZIMBABWEANS must not be used by politicians or risk their lives so that greedy individuals assume political power.In an interview on the sidelines of the ZCC Defe Dopota Holy Land 42nd commemo...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Death after Wimbo's burial
A COUPLE from Nkulumane suburb in Bulawayo died on the spot following a horrific car crash near Shangani while they were on their way from the burial of Johane Masowe eChishanu Vadzidzi VaJesu Church ...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 08:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Wimbo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday sent his condolences to the family and church of Johane Masowe eChishanu Vadzidzi VaJesu Church founder Aaron Mhukuta Gomo, popularly known as Wimbo, who died on Thursday...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 11:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Wimbo dies
JOHANE Masowe eChishanu Vadzidzi VaJesu Church founder, Aaron Mhukuta Gomo, commonly known as Madzibaba Wimbo, died yesterday morning at Arundel Hospital in Harare after succumbing to pneumonia....Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter
BREAKING: Mugabe's 'prophet' dies
Johane Masowe eChishanu Vadzidzi VaJesu Church founder Aaron Mhukuta Gomo, commonly known as Madzibaba Wimbo, has died. He was 96. Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial ...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 15:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Put prophets to test
EVER since the turn of the millennium, Africa has witnessed an unusual number of prophets who all claim to have a calling from God.Zimbabwe, like other predominantly Christian nations, is no excep...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa fights back
UNITED Family International Church founder Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has hit back at business couple Mr Upenyu Mashangwa and his wife, Blessing, saying the claim that they paid US$1,1 million in tith...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Congregants 'vanish' as pastor divorces
A NUMBER of congregants at Beyond Boarders Ministries reportedly left the church after their church founder Pastor Chris Oparaocha divorced his wife Valerie Dhliwayo.Though the man of cloth an...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 09:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loyalists destroy Wimbo homestead
THE ascendancy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has provided fresh fighting grounds between the followers and family of Johane Masowe eChishanu Vadzidzi VaJesu Church founder Aaron Mhukuta Gomo, common...Published: 29 Nov 2017 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Apostle beds facebook friends
FACEBOOK love between Wisdom International Church founder Apostle Mazvarirashe Magubu and his wife Johanna Mahachi has ended in nasty fashion. Both parties confirmed they met on the social net...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 06:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Makandiwa revival conference draws multitudes
TENS of thousands 0f people converged at Harare City Sports Centre for a week-long Greater Life Revival conference hosted by United Family International Church Founder Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa where...Published: 30 May 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pastor Chris fails to fIll up National Sports Stadium
CHRIST Embassy leader Chris Oyakhilome on Sunday failed to pull a bumper crowd of 100 000 people his church initially claimed had registered to attend the Nigerian preacher's service, with notable gap...Published: 09 May 2017 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Uebert Angel back, mocks bond notes
Flamboyant preacher Uebert Angel, born Uebert Mudzanire, says Zimbabwe's dying economy will soon thrive again - going on to pooh-pooh bond notes which were introduced by President Robert Mugabe's ...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 18:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born prophet 'invades' South Sudan
South Africa-based and Gweru-born man of the cloth Prophet Gerry King who is making waves across southern Africa through miracle services, recently took his crusade to northeastern Africa where th...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru-born prophet takes South Africa by storm
Gweru-born and South Africa-based "Prophet" Gerry King who made headlines three years ago after diamonds reportedly fell during a church service in Chiredzi has taken the neighbouring country by s...Published: 19 Feb 2017 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman surrenders child as 'tithe'
A Harare woman gave her second child to the church as thanksgiving offering after finally bearing children after four miscarriages that almost destroyed her marriage.Convictions Mapfumo fr...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 22:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Church founder rapes, infects whizkid with STI
A self styled prophet from Govere Village under headman Kwenda, Chief Neshangwe in Sadza District has appeared in court after he allegedly raped and infected a form four whizkid with an STI on the gui...Published: 01 Feb 2017 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Don't keep large sums of cash at home
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has urged members of the public not to keep large amounts of cash in their houses and business premises. The ZRP's remarks come in the wake of recent reports o...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cleric to report Mugabe to Pope
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is now bringing the Roman Catholic church into disrepute by perpetrating gross human rights abuses while regularly attending Mass and pretending to be a devout Christian, a...Published: 05 Oct 2016 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Revolution wind blows at Masowe eChishanu
A revolution is taking place at Johane Masowe eChishanu. What a refreshing revolution?Gone are the days when being a member of Johane Masowe meant poverty, backwardness and resistance to c...Published: 04 Sep 2016 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo rubbishes Prophet Makandiwa
HOME Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday warned that police were geared to crush today and tomorrow's planned anti-government protests and dismissed United Families International Church fou...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, army generals collide over apostolic sect prophet
President Robert Mugabe was reportedly livid on Friday after spending several hours in a closed-door meeting with members of an apostolic sect where he was briefed about the alleged involvement of sen...Published: 10 Jul 2016 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
National Sports Stadium to collapse soon - pastor says
National Sports Stadium in Harare is set to collapse due to cracks, a 24-year-old preacher has proclaimed.The Heart of Worship International Church founder Tinashe Mandizha, who claims popular...Published: 22 May 2016 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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