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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 | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents plot protest over cholera
HARARE residents have threatened to protest over the unending cholera outbreak, accusing relevant authorities including government, of not doing enough to stop the disease from spreading.Accor...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | | 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 | 15 | 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 | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF linked cleric gets honorary doctorate
Andby Makururu, a prominent figure within Zanu-PF and the leader of the Johanne the Fifth of African Bishop, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by Maxlus Christian University in South Africa. ...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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 | 12 | by Cyril Zenda
'Don't lie to Mnangagwa'
LEADER of the Johanne the Fifth of Africa Andby Makururu has said churches should not lie over the number of congregants who will vote for President Emmerson Mnangagwa in this year's harmonised electi...Published: 02 May 2023 at 09:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa contaminating churches,' says Chamisa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of contaminating churches by turning them into a hunting ground for votes ahead of this year's electi...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Churches urged to pray for peaceful elections
LEADER of Johanne The Fifth of Africa, Andby Makururu, has urged churches to take advantage of the Easter Holiday to pray for the holding of peaceful elections.In an interview with NewsDay Wee...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean politicians abusing religion
RENOWNED cleric, Reverend Kenneth Mutata has bemoaned growing conflation and abuse of religion to legitimise political decisions, saying this has left Zimbabwe's Christian community vulnerable to poli...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Andby defends bizarre Mnangagwa 'prophesy'
Zanu-PF linked Andby Makururu has defended his bizarre ‘prophesy' that people who vote for Zanu-PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa will live longer.Makururu of the Johanne WeChishanu weAfri...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Some apostolic sects shun ID blitz
REGISTRAR-General Henry Machiri says some apostolic sects are still refusing to get identity documents (IDs), death and birth certificates as government concludes its registration blitz today....Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Apostolic sect leader mobilises for Mnangagwa
Johanne Masowe Wechishanu WeAfrica International Church leader Andby Makururu is moving around the country encouraging his members to vote for the ruling Zanu-PF party in elections expected next year....Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Madzibaba Andby at State House
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday met one of the country's top apostolic sect church leaders, Andby Makururu of the Johanne Masowe WeChishanu weAfrica International sect, at State House in Hara...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targeting African churches
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly leaving no stone unturned as he targets churches with African roots as part of his wider presidential re-election campaign ahead of the 2023 elections....Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Andby dreams Mnangagwa winning 2023 elections
JOHANNE Masowe WeChishanu of Africa church leader Andby Makururu has claimed that he dreamt of President Emmerson Mnangagwa resoundingly winning next year's presidential elections."The vision ...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutandas wreak havoc in Manicaland
SELF-STYLED witch-hunters commonly known as Tsikamutandas are wreaking havoc in Manicaland province where they are ripping off unsuspecting villagers of their livestock in the guise of "cleaning their...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sect leader pledges million votes for Mnangagwa
AN apostolic sect leader in Mutare has pledged to mobilise one million votes for President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of next year's polls .Andby Makururu, the leader of the Johanne the Fifth of...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man fined for impregnating underage daughter
A MARANGE man recently appeared before a traditional court charged with incest after he sexually abused and impregnated his underage daughter.Chief Bernard Marange ordered him to pay two beast...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vapostori pledge allegiance to Zanu-PF
A LEADER of the Johanne Masowe Echishanu, Andby Makururu has pledged allegiance to the ruling Zanu-PF party, saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa was economically empowering members of his sect....Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
We are protected by prayers': Sects hampering Zimbabwe's vaccine rollout
HYMNAL melodies reverberate around the hillside in Kuwadzana, a Harare suburb. On a blisteringly hot Saturday, members of the apostolic church, dressed in white, hum and sing together.Songs, l...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:27hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mapostori seek to affiliate with Zanu-PF
ONE of the largest apostolic sects with membership across the southern African region has applied for official affiliate status with Zanu-PF and in return, the sect leaders would rally their followers...Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makururu to engage Johane Marange over child marriages
LEADER of Johane Masowe apostolic sect (the Fifth of Africa) Andby Makururu is pushing for dialogue with Johane Marange Apostolic Church Bishop Noah Taguta to find a way of ending child marriages amon...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vapositori remembers Cyclone Idai Victims
Popular religious leader, Madzibaba Andby Makururu of Johanne the Fifth of Africa has donated an assortment of groceries and clothing to the ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 11:04hrs | 2 | by King Makombe/Simbarashe Sithole
Masowe Cleric sets up security firm
Johanne Masowe Echishanu (The Fifth of Africa) leader Andby Makururu has registered a security company, holy Ground, which he says will empower youths, widows and disadvantaged people mainly from his ...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vapostori withdraw children from schools over vaccination
SOME apostolic members in Marange, Manicaland province, have reportedly withdrawn their children from school fearing that they could be vaccinated in violation of their doctrine.Child rights d...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 leaves Zimbabwean immigrants stranded in SA
Zimbabwean relief organisations are struggling to keep up with the demand for food help from immigrants in South Africa who have been floored by the Covid-19 pandemic.Though the special R350-a...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 13:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Enact tough cyberbullying laws'
AN apostolic church leader has urged government to enact tough cyberbullying laws to protect people's images against social media bullies.Andby Makururu, leader of the Johanne the Fifth of Afr...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:40hrs | | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
The Avenues Clinic donates to Chipinge district hospital
The Avenues Clinic is Harare's premium hospital which is the go-to facility for patients seeking private hospitalisation, advanced theatre facilities and critical care in the capital. The hospital whi...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
MSU Vice Chancellor a law unto himself refuses to reinstate fired guards
I'm a male adult and I was employed by Midlands State University as a security guard in 2006.In 2013 the university authorities forced security department to form its own workers association w...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 16:20hrs | | by Fired guard
More Mnangagwa allies face the chop
More supporters of embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa are being ruthlessly chucked out of President Robert Mugabe's warring Zanu-PF, drilling more holes into the Midlands godfather's moo...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 12:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies arrested
Three of embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's most vociferous supporters have been arrested on allegations of inciting public violence and attacking President Robert Mugabe, his powerful wife...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 13:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Youth League boss 'booted out'
THE Zanu-PF Youth League last night "passed a vote of no confidence" in its secretary and Politburo member Pupurai Togarepi and two other senior officials in the wing.Two members of the execut...Published: 08 Mar 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Zvamaida Murwira
People expelled or suspended from Zanu-PF can appeal
People expelled or suspended from Zanu-PF last week can appeal to the Central Committee, party spokesperson Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo has said.The appeals will be handled in the spirit of na...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 23:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwas booted out of Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has suspended deputy secretary for war veterans Christopher Mutsvangwa for three years for gross misconduct and disloyalty, while his wife, Monica, the women's league spokesperson, suffered th...Published: 04 Mar 2016 at 05:41hrs | | by Felex Share
Zanu PF suspends Mutsvangwa, expels 16
The Zanu PF politburo has suspended politburo member, who is also the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association Chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa, for three years.Mutsvangwa was susp...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 18:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mai Stop It is back, better Stop It!
STUDENTS of political science, social studies and linguistics must be having a torrid time trying to unpack what exactly happened at Kanyemba Secondary School in Chiweshe last Friday. It's back to bas...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 10:30hrs | 1 | by Lazaraus
Defiant Midzi triggers demo
Zanu-PF members from Harare Province yesterday blocked ousted provincial chairman Amos Midzi from addressing a Press conference at the provincial headquarters where he intended to defy the vote of no ...Published: 08 Nov 2014 at 16:18hrs | | by Paidamoyo Chipunza
Tsvangirai fires Biti allies, senior officials
MDC-T Chitungwiza Province yesterday expelled chairperson Mr Alexio Musundire and other senior officials as infighting continues to rock the party.This is despite claims by party leader Mr Mo...Published: 29 Mar 2014 at 06:37hrs | | by Takunda Maodza
Bank cash withdrawal queues disappear
NORMALCY had returned at most banks in Harare yesterday with people withdrawing their cash without hiccups.A snap survey yesterday afternoon showed that people were withdrawing their money wit...Published: 28 Nov 2013 at 03:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Results for the MDC-T primary elections
The MDC-T continued with its primary elections across in all the provinces that had not completed the process at the weekend.Below is the list of candidates that were elected to represent...Published: 17 Jun 2013 at 15:57hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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