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Rapist prophet arrested in prison
A MAN from Gweru who purported to be a prophet has been arrested while in prison for allegedly raping a teenager after claiming that he was cleansing her of a spell cast on her by her ex-boyfriend. ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:13hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba moves to curb rape culture in churches
LEADER of Johanne Masowe eChishanu Apostolic Sect Andby Makururu has made a sensational statement, declaring that institutionalised rape is rampant in most Apostolic sects. The famous prophet made the...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:14hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Prophet in adultery storm
A self-styled prophet from Jahana village in Gokwe under Chief Njelele was dragged to the chief's traditional court after it was discovered that he was having sexual relations with three of his female...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:31hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Popular Madzibaba dies in car crash
Ex-minister Parirenyatwa trial date setThe trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa on charges of criminal abuse of office will resume on December 2 after the State yester...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:03hrs | 1349 | by Staff reporter
Popular Madzibaba dies in car crash
The apostolic sect has been plunged into mourning following the death of a popular Johanne Masowe eChishanu leader, Madzibaba Edward Manyara. He was 67. Madzibaba Manyara was one of the sect's five-ma...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:03hrs | 1765 | by Staff reporter
Johanne Masowe eChishanu leader dies
Johanne Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect leader Edward Manyara has died.He was 67.The leader popularly known as Madzibaba Edward died upon admission at Avenues clinic yesterday after be...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:32hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Suspected witch caught in act
A SAKUBVA woman was last week intercepted stark naked in one of her tenant's rooms, hissing and slithering like a snake in a suspected case of witchcraft that has stunned many in the sprawling suburb....Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 11:33hrs | 2977 | by Chenai Mutasa
Madzibaba pummels rival in love triangle
A well-known Apostolic Sect leader, Madzibaba Innocent Nyamande (47), of Magwegwe North in Bulawayo has been caught up in a love triangle over a woman that claims to be married to a foreign-based husb...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 06:42hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Cradle and creche robbers must be stopped
The little girl (hardly twelve years old) ducked behind the 'gonyeti' giggling rather stupidly. Caught between the shame of being too young for the trade and the desire to parade 'her assets' to attra...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 19:49hrs | 1712 | by Tondorindo
Madzibaba 'under siege'
POPULAR Apostolic sect leader Madzibaba Masango of the Johannes Masowe Kubata KweVapostori Faith Church has made claims that there are a number of clerics who are fighting him through malicious sexual...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:56hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba helps drug abusers
The founder of the Johanne the Fifth of Africa Apostolic Church, Johanne Masowe Chishanu leader Madzibaba Andby Makururu, is attracting scores of people to his shrine in Mutare, who are afflicted by s...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:16hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Drama as woman undresses in church
There was drama at Domboremhikidzano Apostolic Church in Gweru after a woman who is suspected to be tormented by a spirit of witchcraft undressed before storming out of the church.The woman, w...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 10:46hrs | 6975 | by Staff reporter
Chief Makope is a traditional leader par excellence
Half a dozen elderly Chiweshe men were recently slapped with a 16 cows fine and a few goats for delving in 'immoral witchcraft', blue-toothing and violating women without their knowledge. Chie...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 19:38hrs | 568 | by Thomas Murisa
Mubobobo syndicate fined 16 cattle, 4 goats
SIX Chiweshe men, convicted of black magic (mubobobo) at Chief Makope's traditional court on Sunday, have been fined 16 cattle and four goats after 63 women's undergarments were found at a graveyard i...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1580 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Mutumwa donates to Bulawayo City FC
As part of his congregation's social responsibility work, Bulawayo cleric Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa and his Johanne Masowe the Fifth Apostolic sect has donated cash to the tune of ZWL$6 000 to Bulawa...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:31hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mthuli Ncube consults Madzibaba satire
Comic Youtube Vlogger Taffy Theman on Saturday released a satirical video of Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube consults an Apostolic sect leader to understand why he is failing to fix the country wh...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 19:50hrs | 13188 | by Mandla Ndlovu
7 men syndicate up for mubobobo
SEVEN Chiweshe men have allegedly been fingered in a black magic (mubobobo) syndicate by a Bulawayo prophet at Chief Makope's traditional court.This followed the recent discovery of 63 women's...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1369 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba flees shrine after raping minor
A self-styled prophet of Madzibaba Enguvo Tsvuku church has disappeared after allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl who had been consulting fo healing, TellZim News has learnt.The prophet, popul...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:39hrs | 3166 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade is fast-losing steam
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) launched the special anti-corruption courts with fanfare slightly more than a year ago, but a cocktail of challenges is retarding the prosecution of graft-accused...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | 344 | by Charles Laiton
Chiyangwa urges people to follow God
LEGISLATOR Phillip Chiyangwa has implored people to seek God's ways in their lives.The Zvimba South Member of Parliament made the comments following the circulation of his picture clad in apos...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 21:42hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
'Dead man haunting me'
A HARARE man claims that a dead man is haunting him in his dreams.Gilbert Mavhimira claims that his friend's late father appears in his dreams imploring him to look for his friend who left hom...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 14:33hrs | 2920 | by Staff reporter
Urine ritual frees 'thief'
A popular Harare bouncer urinated on the head of a suspected cellphone thief in a ritual to free the suspect from a 'curse' yesterday.Sensei Cletus claims that Madzibaba Stephen told him to ur...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 15:03hrs | 5623 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba in public HIV test
BULAWAYO- BASED Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa of Johanne Masowe Echishanu undertook a public HIV test prior to his birthday last week.The young prophet, who turned 27 years last week, decided to ...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 17:03hrs | 2357 | by Staff reporter
'Madzibaba Kagoro has God-given powers'
God of Miracles Apostolic Church leader Jonah Kagoro, who is based at St Mary's in Chitungwiza where has a great following, has a story to tell.The 37-year-old Murehwa-born Man of God says he ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:09hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Grave dug up at night: Deceased's family shell-shocked, consults spiritualist
IN a weird case of suspected witchcraft, a Sakubva family was left shocked after they found the grave in which they had buried their 53-year old relative dug up and left wide-open a day after intermen...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 11:08hrs | 4531 | by Staff reporter
Prophet to hold back-to-sender service
BULAWAYO Prophet Madzibaba Mutumwa will hold two marathon services dubbed Hokoyechiwororo/ Go back to sender, on 26 and 27 January at the Selbourne Park church shrine in Bulawayo.These two-day...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:41hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba intervenes as goblin abuses daughters
A troubled family of a Plumtree businessman opened a new chapter after muthi that turned into invisible beings and sexually feasted on the man's daughters was unearthed and burnt.The strange m...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:37hrs | 1121 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions must go: Zimbabwe's 2019 clarion call
On 21 December 2001 as the sun was directly overhead of the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere during the December Solstice, President George W Bush of the United States of America sealed ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:36hrs | 1233 | by Elijah Chihota
Satanists are in full force causing accidents, claims Mutumwa
Bulawayo prophet Madzibaba Mutumwa has started his tour of cities as he seeks to pray against the ravaging spirit of accidents that has hit the country of late.Concerned that in the past weeks...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:02hrs | 994 | by Staff reporter
Goblins terrorise Makokoba residents
Residents of Makokoba suburb in Bulawayo are living in fear amid indications that some invisible objects suspected to be goblins are terrorising them especially at night and are now seeking divine int...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 16:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Charm money turns into problem snake
A BINGA man who was troubled by a snake with supernatural powers that he got from an inyanga heaved a sigh of relief when it was killed by a local prophet.Zaman Mwembe (35) and his wife Cation...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:26hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Harare prophets pay prostitutes to stage-manage miracles
BULAWAYO based prophet, Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa of Johane Masowe Yechishanu, has lashed out at rivals in Harare who are plotting to tarnish his image with baseless allegations.Popularly kno...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:52hrs | 5600 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba boasts of having cash
A Bulawayo prophet, Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa, has been condemned for flashing US dollars.Critics say his actions are ungodly.In some videos which have gone viral Madzibaba Manu as po...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 14:53hrs | 5179 | by Staff reporter
Prophet at odds with congregant's hubby
A LEADER of an apostolic sect in Eastview Park is at odds with his former congregant's husband who he says always shouts at him.Appearing at the Harare Civil Court, Lazarus Moyo applied for a ...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 16:26hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
Satanist causes stir at church service
A CHURCH service was temporarily brought to a halt after a man charged at a prophet.In fear of the man Bongani Moyo, some church members fled in different directions as if they had seen a ghos...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:26hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Bride-to-be captured in car romp with taxi driver
IT'S over!While preparing for her white wedding Sikhanyiso Tshuma was busy cheating on her husband-to-be Milton Furira.Her cheating game came to a halt when a local prophet found her l...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:24hrs | 1672 | 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 | 3639 | by Staff reporter
3 'prophets' jailed for stocktheft
Three self-proclaimed "prophets" here have been jailed for an effective nine years each, after they stole a beast worth $500 and slaughtered it to feed their congregants. The trio - Matarirano...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:11hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Goblins dispute taken to court
A WITCHRAFT storm ravaging a Mutambara family has spilled into the courts as an aggrieved woman has hauled her husband's relatives before a Mutare magistrate seeking a protection order against her in-...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Human skull eats cattle
PRESCRIPTION gone bad!A Binga man tired of being poor consulted a sangoma that advised him to bury a human skull in his kraal to change his fortunes. More than 20 years later, the skull has br...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:32hrs | 744 | 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
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 | 3955 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mudzidzi's estate distributed peacefully
Thousands of people, some coming in from as far afield as South Africa and the United Kingdom, last week converged at Goora near Mount Darwin for the memorial service and the distribution of the estat...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:47hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Open air worshippers protest over ban
APOSTOLIC churches in Victoria Falls are up in arms with the local authority following a ban on open air worship services.The furore came after town clerk Ronnie Dube wrote to apostolic sects ...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warned against allowing his wife to be involved in politics
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was however warned against allowing his wife to be involved in politics.The vapostori sect leader Madzibaba Abel Chimbadzo cited former president Robert Mugabe's G...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:08hrs | 1274 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has already won elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa should stop bothering with campaigns for the July 30 elections as he has already won the crunch vote.This was said by vapostori sect leader Madzibaba Abel Chimbadz...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:06hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe failed to listen to the words of Mutumwa Noah
One at the Johane Marange Apostolic Church led by Mutumwa Noah Taguta said former President Robert Mugabe failed to listen to the words of Mutumwa Noah and that was the basis of his downfall. ...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 17:11hrs | 13088 | by Staff reporter
Church to expel non - Mnangagwa supporters
An evangelist at the Johane Marange Apostolic Church said if they identify any church member who supports any opposition party, they will expel that person from the church.One of the evangelis...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 17:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa at Johane Marange Passover feast
Thousands of Johane Marange congregants gathered at Mafararikwa Shrine in Bocha, Manicaland Province today for a Passover feast. President Mnangagwa addressed the gathering....Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 17:05hrs | 3140 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Emmerson urges Zimbabweans to observe peace
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged the people of Zimbabwe to remain united for the country to move forward.Speaking during the Johane Marange Apostolic Church's Passover feast in Mafararik...Published: 14 Jul 2018 at 16:36hrs | 1414 | by Staff reporter
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