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Vapostori, Chivhayo fights over Mnangagwa's audience split ZANU-PF
HARARE - The fight for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's audience (favour and attention) between controversial tenderpreneur, Wicknell Chivayo and Vapostori nemaZion for Economic Development (VED) leader...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 20:45hrs | 2094 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zanu-PF Glen View South star rally on today
Zanu-PF's National Political Commissar, Munyaradzi Machacha, and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Special Advisor, Dr. Paul Tungwarara, will lead a high-profile delegation at the ruling party's star ral...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:12hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza's Chibuku Breweries in hot soup for environmental violations
Chitungwiza's Chibuku Breweries has found itself at the center of controversy after reports surfaced of the company allowing liquid waste to flow into food processors, industrial areas, and Mapostori ...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 06:28hrs | 18 | by George Tshuma
'Mnangagwa must warn his Apostolic Sect supporters against child marriages'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) Kadoma Central legislator Muchineripi Chinyanganya has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently condemn early child marriages which are rampant in the Apo...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:47hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa heads for Marange
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to address one of the country's largest Christian denominations, the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church in Marange, today.Zanu-PF Manicaland chairman Taw...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:36hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mapostori4ED launches youth chapter
WITH momentum gathering ahead of the country's harmonised elections, Mapostori for ED yesterday launched its Bulawayo youth chapter, gathering young people from 100 Apostolic and Zion churches who ple...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Support ED all you want, but please don't blaspheme the name of our God!
The Apostle Paul was right!"The love of money is the root of all evil"!And, tragically these words have been proven more real i...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 17:33hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
If Zimbabweans are serious about change then 2023 should be a year of action!
In this world, only a fool expects their aspirations and goals to just fall onto his laps - as if manna from the heavens. Anyone who genuinely supposes that their dreams and objectives will be...Published: 01 Jan 2023 at 09:38hrs | 3 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Varakashi beat up Mapostori4ED leader
A BOGUS intelligence operative and a member of the militant Varakashi group has been arrested for kidnapping and bashing a Budiriro-based apostolic sect leader and impersonating a Central Intelligence...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 20:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Video leaks of 'Mapostori' breaking up coffin during funeral
Zimbabwe has been hit by a shocking incident after the Zim Celebs group shared on Instagram a post of "Mapostori" religious group in their white garments wrecking up a coffin during a burial service....Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 22:30hrs | | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Nurses 'frog-marched' to Mnangagwa conference
GOVERNMENT has allegedly directed the country's general hospitals to release nurses to attend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's labour conference on Wednesday in the capital, a leaked memo written by Hea...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
When being oppressed is perceived as an honor and privilege!
It is most certainly saddening and tragic when a nation sinks to such levels, whereby there are those who actually perceive oppression as some warped and ...Published: 12 Nov 2022 at 19:16hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Church leaders campaigning for ED akin to Jesus' apostles campaigning for Pontius Pilate!
It is undeniable that the Christian Church, particularly over the past centuries - after its institutionalization by the Roman Empire, through Constantine the Great, over 1,700 years ago - has been a ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 17:46hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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
Govt 'pampers' Mapostori
The government has been accused of favouritism after spearheading the tarring of a road leading to the main shrine of the Johanne Marange apostolic sect in Manicaland.At least 10km of the road...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police dither on dispersing Mapostori
MEMBERS of the Johane Marange apostolic sect remain gathered in their thousands for their annual festival in Bocha, Marange in Manicaland province, with the police maintaining they are unaware of the ...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Mapostori pilgrimage
LAW enforcement agents have come under fire for alleged selective application of the law after allowing thousands of Johane Marange followers to hold their annual pilgrimage at Mafararikwa village in ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:10hrs | | 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
Woman fights off second-time 'rapist'
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo allegedly fought off and bit an alleged rapist who was targeting her for the second time, police confirmed yesterday. Bulawayo police spok...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Chiza says Chamisa will become President of Zimbabwe
Founder of Faith In God Eagle Life Assembly Prophet Blessing Chiza has issued a controversial prophesy that for Zimbabwe to be prosperous God is going to install Nelson Chamisa as President of the cou...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 16:43hrs | 19 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Masvingo rally turnout charms Mnangagwa
"IF there is a day I will sleep peacefully, it is today." These were the words of President Mnangagwa after thousands of zanu-pf supporters thronged Mucheke B Arena yesterday to welcome him on his fir...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Followers abandon prophets' churches?
HAVING taken the gospel space by storm over five years ago, there is a feeling people are slowly abandoning the various churches led by prophets.Numbers at various churches have been dropping ...Published: 18 May 2018 at 16:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe takes the fight to masowe
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe has organised a massive campaign rally, possibly early next month, with members of various apostolic sects at Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield, Harare, as she extends her tentacle...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mapostori physically attacking boy for stealing a goat
Mapostori physically attacking boy for supposedly stealing goat.This is obviously behaviour that one would not expect to see from madzibaba.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1vzZaANTVQ&...Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 15:22hrs | | by youtube
Mysterious fire at Mnangagwa's home
A mysterious fire broke out at Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home in Tynwald, Harare and ravaged some sections of the sprawling property before the City of Harare fire tenders battled to put out...Published: 26 Aug 2017 at 16:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Killer soldier takes refuge at Vapositori
A ZIMBABWE National Army officer, Whatmore Chikukwa became a member of the Johane Masowe Apostolic church in a vain effort to save himself from the murder crime he had committed in August 2015....Published: 01 Jul 2017 at 14:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chombo addressing members of the Apostolic Faith Church
WATCH: Chombo addressing members of the Apostolic Faith Church...Published: 19 Jul 2016 at 10:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vapositori attack senior cop for trespassing at their shrine
A police chief superintendent was attacked and seriously injured by members of the Johane Masowe Apostolic Sect in Mashonaland Central Province after he was accused of trespassing at their shrine. ...Published: 04 Jul 2016 at 06:56hrs | 3 | by Crime Reporter
Is Mugabe's rule under threat, why march?- commentator
A political commentator Trynald Mubayi Sango has questioned if President Robert Mugabe's rule was under threat to a point when the Zanu PF youth had to organise a one million march to show solidari...Published: 26 May 2016 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Former Mokis Connection star speaks on his illness
POPULAR rhumba musician Themba "Boyoyo" Mathe, who once fronted the famed Mokis Connection, suspects that the band owner Morgan Ncube had a hand in him going blind.Boyoyo, who popularised Kala...Published: 10 May 2016 at 07:20hrs | 14 | by Bongani Ndlovu/Mkhululi Ncube
Live cobra found in relish
CUSTOMERS at a food outlet in Mount Hampden were shocked on Saturday night when they discovered a live cobra mixed with chicken relish.The incident happened at Mabviriviri Restaurant.T...Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 10:51hrs | 2 | 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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya takes his fight against apostolic sects to another level
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance ministries (PHD) leader Walter Magaya has scaled up his fight against apostolic sects alleging that most of them used "marine spirits and snakes" to hoodwink their fo...Published: 08 Jun 2015 at 08:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ipostoli ligida lize liqaleke life enkonzweni
Kubeyisiphithiphithi komunye umuzi eKezi lapho obekukhonzela khona amalunga esipostoli ngemva kokuba elinye ilunga ligide laze lafa, uMthunywa ukuzwile lokhu.Isiga lesi esitshiye izakhamizi z...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 17:10hrs | 1 | by NguThando Mpofu
Zanu-PF will not storm Prophet Magaya's church
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Prophet Walter Magaya and ZANU-PF have buried their differences after massive fallout over attacks on Vapostori by the religious leader....Published: 22 Feb 2015 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Album Review for Kuda Mutsvene
New gospel sensation Kuda Mutsvene has just released his album "Chirangano" which is one you all need to have on your gospel collection.The 6 track album exhibits the artistic talent that the ...Published: 12 Feb 2015 at 10:45hrs | 2 | by Tapfuma Chikosha
Prophet Magaya gets his power from snakes, claims Vapositori
The war between Vapositori and Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD) leader Walter Magaya is intensifying with the Vapositori yesterday claiming they have approached its association for...Published: 09 Feb 2015 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vapostori and satanism, by Prophet Magaya
This is the third and final part of the sermon delivered recently by Prophet Walter Magaya, on marine spirits:The same applies to the one who was a wit...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 09:42hrs | 16 | by Prophet Magaya
'Vapostori sect are demonic,' - Prophet Magaya's full sermon
Prophet Walter Magaya recently stirred a hornets' nest by referring to the vapostori sect as being possessed by marine spirits. Below we reproduce the sermon in full . . The subject of marine ...Published: 25 Jan 2015 at 11:49hrs | 3 | by Prophet Magaya
Zanu-PF youths warn Prophet Magaya
ZANU-PF youths have warned Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya against attacking apostolic sect members, some of whom have publicly declared their allegiance to Pr...Published: 24 Jan 2015 at 08:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Tsvina yenyu yanyanya vapostori
Tsvina pamiviri yenyu nepa magemenzi enyu haikoki vanhu vatsva kuuya kuzonamata. Chipostori ndicho chinamato chepa mavambo chemu Zimbabwe asi varimo muchipostori ichochi ndimi munoita kuti ruzhinji rw...Published: 15 Dec 2014 at 08:31hrs | | by Masowe eChishanu
'Mujuru thought I'd die in September,' says Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe revealed Wednesday that Joice Mujuru's faction believed he would die in September and started plotting a coup after hopes that his biological clock would stop ticking were d...Published: 03 Dec 2014 at 23:47hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
11 mapostori jailed 5 years for bashing cops
ELEVEN of the 37 Johane Masowe eChishanu Apostolic Sect members accused of assaulting police officers and officials from the Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) during a raid at their Budi...Published: 13 Nov 2014 at 09:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mapostori erect blair toilet near borehole
AS HARARE is battling with waterborne diseases, Vapostori in Highfied have erected a blair toilet on the windward side of a borehole, risking the lives of residents consuming the water as chances ...Published: 23 Oct 2014 at 17:24hrs | 3 | by Mirirai Nsingo
'Dr Mugabe seem not to know what has brought Millions of Zimbos to SA' - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number. ...Published: 14 Oct 2014 at 07:10hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Magistrate defers mapositori trial
The 37 members of the Vapositori sect who are facing charges of public violence will now appear in court on Monday the 13th of October for continuation of trial after the magistrate deferred proce...Published: 07 Oct 2014 at 16:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police-beating Vapostori identified
SEVEN of the 37 Johanne Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect members who reportedly assaulted police, journalists and other officials in Budiriro in May this year were yesterday identified by two witnesse...Published: 07 Oct 2014 at 06:53hrs | 3 | by Court reporter
Witnesses positively identify mapositori assailants
The trial of the 37 members of the Vapositori sect continued today [Monday] at the Harare Magistrate Court with two witnesses positively identifying seven accused persons.First to take the wit...Published: 06 Oct 2014 at 17:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Council wants apostolic sects out of the bush
MUSHROOMING apostolic sects that have literally invaded all open spaces in the high-density suburbs of Mbizo and Amaveni in Kwekwe are a potential health hazard and should be dealt with, the local a...Published: 18 Sep 2014 at 13:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Heritage site turned into 'mapostori worship centre'
ONE of the heritage sites that used to add to Bulawayo's beautiful scenery has now been transformed into a hub of shrines for several apostolic churches.Inxwala site is located between Masotsh...Published: 16 Sep 2014 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Danisa Masuku
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