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Chivayo leverages proximity to power to make a fortune
AS flamboyant Zimbabwean tycoon Wicknell Chivayo splurges money on an imposing mansion and donates cars to selected individuals weeks on end, while also making cash donations, questions abound as to w...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aborts rally; as Zim churches parallelly suspended
Despite attending unrestricted Zion Christian Church's annual Passover (Easter gathering) festivity in Mbungo last weekend during the period when cholera outbreak is reportedly at its peak, President ...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 09:15hrs | 3 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Wicknell Chivayo gifts Mnangagwa's ally US$1million
The flamboyant entrepreneur, Wicknell Chivayo, has escalated his extravagant displays by generously donating a staggering US$1 million to the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Mbungo, led by a prominent all...Published: 01 Apr 2024 at 21:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bishop dodges US$800,000 payments
Zion Christian Church (ZCC) bishop Nehemiah Mutendi is dithering in paying a company that designed his massive multi-purpose Mbungo church building in Bikita, which can accommodate up to 40 000 people...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 19:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans are one, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has spoken strongly against acts of violence, emphasing that despite coming from different tribes and regions, Zimbabweans are one.He was speaking at the Zion Chri...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 20:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa attends ZCC Passover
President Mnangagwa has arrived at Zion Christian Church Mbungo Estate in Bikita district, Masvingo province to attend the church's Easter Passover festival.The Head of State and Government, w...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers 4ED take over teachers recruitment
The recently launched Zanu-PF aligned teacher union called Teachers for Economic Development or Teachers4ED seems to have taken over recruitment and deployment of teachers as Zanu-PF is soliciting for...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2022 population census kicks off
THE 2022 population and housing census, which is conducted after every 10 years by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), begins today.Yesterday marches were held in all major citi...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Easter Holiday death toll hits 45
The holiday traffic death toll yesterday rose to 45 after two more people died in another crash at Masenyane area along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway.One more passenger from the Chimanim...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chipinge horror crash details emerge
Fifty-year-old Rudo Sithole from Manase village in Chimanimani was inconsolable as she waited to be served at a Nyaradzo funeral parlour in Mutare yesterday.Sithole was waiting to collect the ...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCC accident death toll rises to 37
TWO more people succumbed to injuries sustained in the Chimanimani bus accident, which has since been declared a state of disaster, bringing the number of victims to 37.Police are presently id...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bishop Mutendi mourns crash victims, thanks Mnangagwa
Grieving ZCC Mutendi leader Right Reverend Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi has thanked President Mnangagwa and his government for extending state assistance to mitigate the Chipinge bus accident disaster that...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 20:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bus crew relives moments before horror crash that claimed 36 ZCC members
THE speeding St Charles Lwanga High School driver, whose bus lost brakes, veered off the road and rolled several times before landing over 200 metres down the steep, killing 36 people on the spot on T...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sombre atmosphere at ZCC Mutendi Church
A sombre atmosphere engulfed the ZCC Mutendi Church in Bikita today where thousands of pilgrims are gathered for the church's Easter festivities blemished by the death of 36 church members in a road t...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCC worshippers accident death toll increases to 35
A TOTAL of 35 people died while 75 others were injured when a bus was involved in an accident between Chimanimani and Chipinge districts Thursday night.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confi...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 13:38hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
29 ZCC worshippers die in Zimbabwe bus accident
At least 29 people were killed on Thursday night after a bus carrying pilgrims overturned between Chipinge and Chimanimani, local officials said.About 40 other people, all members of the Zion ...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZCC appeals for broadcasting licence
The Government has pledged to assist the ZCC Mutendi Church to acquire a broadcasting licence for one of its educational colleges as part of ongoing efforts to take broadcasting services to the people...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa humbles at thanksgiving prayer
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday joined a national thanksgiving prayer and implored churches to embrace Government's economic development agenda, saying synergies between them and the State must flourish...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hails ZCC Mutendi
The Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo has praised Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Mutendi and its leader Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi for initiating projects aimed at engendering socio-economic transformation amo...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'crisis only exists in minds of opposition'
President Mnangagwa has shot down claims of a crisis in the country, thanking Zimbabweans for remaining resolute in defiance of machinations by opposition elements bent on fomenting political instabil...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally says hunger will fuel uprisings
ZION Christian Church leader Nehemiah Mutendi, one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's closest allies, yesterday warned that the high levels of hunger in the country could trigger mass uprisings, hence ...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutendi says people must honour Mnangagwa
PEOPLE must honour President Mnangagwa and all the other people in position of authority as they are chosen by God, a senior cleric has said.Delivering his main sermon to thousands of congrega...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bishop Mutendi pushes for Chamisa, Mnangagwa deal
Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leader Bishop Dr Nehemiah Mutendi has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage the opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and all opposing voices for the go...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers ZCC for voting him into power
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has rewarded one of the biggest indigenous churches, the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), with a tractor and other agricultural inputs for overwhelmingly voting for him and hi...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that 'good times will soon roll'
President Mnangagwa yesterday exhorted Zimbabweans to unite and remain strong in the face of prevailing economic difficulties saying the challenges confronting the country will soon be overcome, pavin...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa attends rain prayer conference
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa this Sunday joined the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) members at Mbungo in Masvingo for their conference where they were praying for th...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 14:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns to ZCC
The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting has informed the nation that President Mnangagwa and the First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa will make an official visit to the Zion Christian Church (...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 19:12hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's Chief Secretary sucked into fraud storm
THE Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda has been sucked into a fraud storm involving a Mberengwa man who allegedly defrauded the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) of 12 000 South...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The battle for Zimbabwe - ED vs Nero!
ROBERT MUGABE LEGACY ED speaks less and acts more--- he has also assembled a team with army background. Generally army personalities the world over are strategists, hig...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 07:44hrs | | by Noble Ngara
'Pray for Mnangagwa'
CHRISTIANS have a mandate to pray for the country's leaders to ensure that they get guidance from God to improve the lives and well-being of the people, a top cleric has said.Speaking at the c...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 15:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preaches peace, forgiveness
Zimbabweans should remain united and focus their energy on building a prosperous nation, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.The Head of State and Government said oneness and forgiveness wer...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa joins thousands of ZCC members at Mbungo Estates
The President Emmerson Mnangagwa today joined thousands of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) members at Mbungo Estates in Masvingo where they are gathered for their annual Easter commemorations.Ever...Published: 31 Mar 2018 at 20:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bishop Mutendi visits accident scene
Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Bishop Nehemia Mutendi has called on Government to widen the road at Pelilendava Hills in Zaka to curb increasing fatal accidents at the black spot. Bishop Mutendi made the...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gospel festival brings Gwanda to a standstill
AN atmosphere of praise, worship and thanksgiving engulfed Phelandaba Stadium as the Gwanda Gospel Festival brought the mining town to a standstill.The festival which started on Friday and end...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Live broadcast for Gwanda Gospel Fest
THE Gwanda Gospel Festival, which kicks off tomorrow, is set to be beamed live on ZBCtv as well as broadcast on several radio stations to reach out to people who will not be able to attend.Now...Published: 31 Aug 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Oliver Mtukudzi to perfom in Gwanda
LOCAL music superstar and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa - Dr. Oliver Mtukudzi who celebrates his 65th birthday in September - will this year headline the annual Gwanda Gospel Festival...Published: 07 Aug 2017 at 12:44hrs | | by Maxwell Teedzai - The Norton Post
Tuku to headline Gwanda Gospel fest
Superstar, Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi who turns 65 in September will celebrate his birthday in style with a performance at the annual Gwanda Gospel Festival next month.Festival organisers said the...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 08:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy will rise again, says ZCC boss
Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Bishop, Dr Nehemiah Mutendi has assured Zimbabweans that the country's economic hardships will soon come to an end.Bishop Mutendi was speaking to the ZBC Ne...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi talks succession
Speaking on the eve of Good Friday, Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi - the leader of what is probably the largest indigenous church in Zimbabwe, the Zion Christian Church - hinted for the first time at...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:33hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Gospel Festival lights up Gwanda
Amazing gospel bliss!! This best sums up the just-ended Gwanda Gospel Music Festival.This was not an ordinary concert as it was world class – typical Durban July setup with all the glitz and...Published: 29 Aug 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Melissa Mpofu
Mugabe 92nd birthday bash - Live updates
1554: The official proceedings have ended here in Masvingo and so have our updates. We will upload pictures as soon as they become available. 1530: Due to network problems we are facing c...Published: 27 Feb 2016 at 12:50hrs | 1 | by Shingirai Huni and Costa Mano
Mnangagwa calls on Christians to preach peace, unity, development
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the church's role in the promotion of peace, unity and development in line with government policies on indigenisation and economic development.Mnan...Published: 06 Apr 2015 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Prophet Makandiwa sucked into a $2 million donation storm
United Family International Church led by Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa, and two other churches, have been sucked into a US$2 million storm after receiving Government public viewing area (PVA) television...Published: 22 Mar 2015 at 10:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's birthday bash - Update from Vic Falls
09:53 - Zanu-PF supporters making their way to Elephant Hills Hotel for Mugabe's birthday bash...Published: 28 Feb 2015 at 10:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Duty-free car importation with effect from this month
Churches and other religious institutions in Zimbabwe will, with effect from this month, be allowed to import cars duty-free for religious duties and other related purposes, a cabinet minister announc...Published: 25 Jul 2014 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's battle for the church vote on
The battle for the church vote is not new. in 2010 after MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai was forced to cancel his scheduled visit to the Zion Christian Church Mbungo Shrine in Defe, Gokwe, after state ...Published: 14 Jul 2013 at 19:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises church he will meet them in heaven
MASVINGO - Defence minister Emmerson Mnangagwa who just admitted being an irregular church-goer because of his political commitments, left the ZCC congregation flabbergasted when he said "don't fool ...Published: 09 Aug 2011 at 08:33hrs | | by Moyo Roy
The ZCC building in Bikita now a tourist attraction
The US$2 million Zion Christian Church multi-purpose Mbungo Conference Centre in Bikita, Masvingo has become an unlikely tourist attraction. The centre has 5 000 square metres of conference space, wh...Published: 04 Jul 2011 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Moyo Roy
Mugabe accuse Catholic Bishops of being liars and puppets
Robert Mugabe, a Catholic, was addressing members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) at their Mbungo headquarters here. He said he had lost confidence from his own bishops. He lashed out at Catholic ...Published: 22 Apr 2011 at 18:54hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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