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Pastor remanded for sodomising church member

Pastor Severino Mbwende of New Creation Life Church in Zvishavane has been remanded in custody on charges of sodomizing an 18-year-old church member.Mbwende appeared before Kwekwe Magistrate Mildred Matuvi, facing allegations of aggravated…

Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:28hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter

2 killed, 10 injured in Honda Fit accident

Two people died and 10 others were injured on Thursday evening after a Honda Fit carrying 11 passengers overturned along the Nyangaâ€“Rwenya Road.Police said the accident occurred around 5pm near the 48-kilometre peg when the vehicle veere…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:11hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter

AFM pastor in land ownership dispute

Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) church advisory board chairperson and pastor, Titus Murefu, is facing accusations of harassing former farm workers by cutting off their water supplies despite allegedly failing to pay the full purchase price o…

Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:11hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter

Methodist Pastor in trouble

Methodist Church's pastor from Borrowdale Circuit is facing a potential arrest following a High Court chamber application for contempt of court, filed on July 25, in Harare.The application, brought by residents, accuses the church of viola…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:10hrs | 667 | by Paul Ndou

Pastor in court over alleged property fraud

Pastor Bothwell Phiri, founder and leader of the River of Life International Church in Bulawayo, has once again found himself in legal trouble-this time facing fraud charges in connection with the alleged illegal sale of family properties …

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:22hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter

Comic Pastor to retire

Zimbabwean comedian and social media personality Prosper Ngomashi, widely known as Comic Pastor, has announced that he will retire from the entertainment industry at the end of 2025. The UK-based content creator made the emotional revelati…

Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:15hrs | 1143 | by Staff reporter

Retired SDA Church pastor dies

Retired Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church pastor, Paul Moyo, has died. He passed away on July 14, 2025, in Bulawayo, bringing to an end a long and dedicated ministry within the Adventist Church.The Zimbabwe West Union Conference secretary…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:13hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter

Pastor sues sister for squandering rentals

A bitter dispute over a family property has spilled into the Harare Civil Court, where a pastor with the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM), Jaslene Mutunhiri, accused her sister of monopolising rental income from their late parents' Hatfield h…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 15:52hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter

'Chivayo should be celebrated'

Holy Spirit Ministries pastor Solomon Ndlovu has sparked fierce debate after publicly defending controversial businessman and tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo, insisting the flamboyant socialite has committed no crime and should be celebrate…

Published: 21 May 2025 at 19:58hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter

Pastor's daughter abuses father

A Harare-based pastor from the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church has been granted a protection order against his 28-year-old daughter, whom he accused of repeated physical and verbal abuse, and causing havoc at home while under the infl…

Published: 04 May 2025 at 20:23hrs | 1849 | by Staff reporter

Pastor jailed for incestuous relationship with stepdaughter

A 34-year-old Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) pastor has been convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison for engaging in an incestuous relationship with his stepdaughter.  The court heard that the clergyman, whose identi…

Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:35hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter

Mayor breaks pastor's marriage

Kadoma mayor, Councillor Nigel Ruzario stands accused of ruining the marriage of a couple from the Mashonaland West town.Nancy Mhundwa's husband, Pastor Marvin Mhundwa took social media by storm by accusing the mayor for wrecking their mar…

Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 13:12hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter

Pastor Mboro arrested following panga attack at a school

Four suspects have been arrested after a group of panga-wielding men intimidated teachers at a Katlehong school on Monday.According to the Gauteng education department, in a series of shocking videos that have gone viral on social media, w…

Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Pastor gets 12-yr-old stepdaughter pregnant

A pastor who has been on the run after he reportedly raped and impregnated his 12-year-old stepdaughter has been arrested at his hideout in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South Province.The 41-year-old man of the cloth whose name is held for eth…

Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:11hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Pastor suspended for pestering girl (17)

United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe (UCCZ) has suspended Chikanga Assembly pastor in Mutare for pestering a 17-year-old girl from his church whom he allegedly invited to his house and to go swimming.The suspension is for six months without…

Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 22:15hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter

Pastor jailed for stealing shoes in church

In a shocking incident at an African Seventh-day Adventist church, Kadoma assembly the pastor stole 200 pairs of shoes from a congregant and put them on sale.Learnmore Rupiya (41) was dragged to Gweru magistrates courts yesterday where he …

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 20:58hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Zimbabwean pastor, e-hailing driver found shot dead

A murder case has been opened with the police after an e-hailing driver who went missing on Saturday was found dead.Ison Mthombeni was found at a mortuary in Johannesburg with a bullet wound at the back of his head on Monday.His car was fo…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

AFM Pastor bashes wife

A 57-YEAR-OLD Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) pastor in Plumtree has been dragged to court after he assaulted his wife over a phone dispute.Majalifa Marumo appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware yesterday facing an assault charge.He ple…

Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 21:44hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Chamisa aligned pastors blast Jacob Mudenda's partisan conduct

THE Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) has blasted Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda's partisan conduct allowing unconstitutional recalls of elected opposition legislators saying the move scuttles democratic tenets.Last week, Senge…

Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Man demands lobola refund after wife runs off with pastor

SOUTH Africa- based Zimbabwean musician Sgodo, real name Alson Mandla Thebe, is demanding a refund of his lobola money from his in-laws after his wife dumped him for a man of God.A heartbroken Sgodo is demanding a full refund of every cent…

Published: 07 Oct 2023 at 19:31hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Strange prophecy from Pastor Ian Ndlovu

A prophecy by Devine Kingdom Baptist Ministries Pastor Ian Ndlovu about a pompous young man who will be stuck by lightning has left believers and non believers stunned as its accuracy was beyond doubt.Pastor Ndlovu is known for correctly p…

Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 08:32hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter

Pastor's maintenance drama plays out in court

A Bulawayo-based pastor who is also founder of Anchor of Christ International Ministries is in hot soup after he was dragged to court by his estranged wife over maintenance arrears.Pastor Decide Chauke was dragged to maintenance court last…

Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to have a landslide victor , claims SA pastor based pastor

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is going to have a landslide victory in the upcoming harmonised elections and the results are going to irk the opposition and their partners into fomenting anarchy in the country, popular South African-based televangeli…

Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Trainee pastor barred from stalking underage ex-girlfriend

A TRAINEE pastor was last week arraigned before Harare magistrate Tamara Chibende facing allegations of disturbing the peace of his former girlfriend, a minor, with whom he has a child.The trainee pastor is accused of following her to a sc…

Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Pastor faces sex worker murder charge

A Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) pastor based in FrancistowÂn, Botswana has been linked to the alleged murder of a suspected Zimbabwean commercial sex worker who was found dead in her house in Maun on Christmas eve.According to report…

Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Pastor, and wife arrested for fraud

AFM Church Reverend Titus Murefu (68) and his wife Winnet (60) on Friday appeared in court charged with fraud involving US$80 000 in a botched deal.Harare magistrate Shane Kubonera remanded them out of custody to July 19 on free bail.The c…

Published: 27 Jun 2022 at 08:11hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's lightning rod

God's emissariesI have nothing against clerics or pastors; in fact my reverence for them is a euphemism for the abject fear I hold of being denied the side and place of comfort in the world yonder. They are, after all, our intercessors in …

Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:33hrs | | by Jamwanda

Panel-beater vandalises cleric's vehicle

A HARARE company, Supreme Panel Beaters has been taken to court for allegedly stripping Mathias and Mildred Ministries Pentecostal Church leader Mathias Madzivanzira's vehicle of its parts.The company is accused of theft of trust property.…

Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Petrol bombed pastor succumbs to burns

A PASTOR from Enaleni Village in Bubi District, Matabeleland North, who was petrol bombed and suffered burns to 97 percent of body has died. Bishop Ephraim Ndlovu (51) of Alive in Christ Pentecostal Church died on Saturday at Mpilo Central…

Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | 6 | 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 building, whose construction started in February last …

Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Prominent cleric in sex scandal

A prominent Mutare church leader, who is in an eye of a storm after his alleged adulterous relationships with married congregants were exposed, has been described as a "manipulative and deceitful character" in court papers.It has also emer…

Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Church must be considered as essential services

PASTORS have urged government to categorise churches as essential services so that they can operate.A pastor from Glory Temples Ministries in Masvingo, Ntobeko Mhlanga, told NewsDay that churches were essential service providers as their m…

Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 3 | by Mutiusinazita

AFM pastor sues church for $13m

AN Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Zimbabwe pastor is claiming over $13 million from the church as he accuses it of neglecting him after he was involved in a car accident.Alfred Mujeyi issued summons against his former employer where he a…

Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Idolization of the clergy is idolatry

Prosperity Gospel Prophets and most politicians are two sides of the same coin whose strongest weapon to win followers and supporters is lies. Call it 'raw lies'. They tell people what they want to hear promising to deliver same without fa…

Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:42hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa

Pastor's wife explicit pictures leak

Explicit pictures of a pastor's wife from Gweru have leaked on social media after the woman allegedly sent the raunchy pictures to her ex-lover.The pictures of Mai Mfundisi Priscilla Mudzidzwa Nedi have been circulating on social media for…

Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:27hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

He could be the one 'calling in the desert'

Apostle Paul came from the least expected calibre of society, a tormentor of Christianity and Christians. Biblical Moses the liberator of Jews was a known murderer chosen by God to lead his people from captivity. God's ways are far beyond …

Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Thomas Murisa

A tribute to Bishop Sibusiso Donga: An open letter from the border to all pastors

I HAVE been thinking of you dear pastors these past weeks, particularly following the death of Bishop Sibusiso Donga (pictured).  The Christian church and Zimbabwe as a whole woke up recently in shock at the untimely death of Bishop D…

Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:33hrs | 4 | by Hlakanipha Mbongolwane

'Spiritual spectacles' prophet draws crowds in Bulawayo

Goodness and Mercy Ministries founder and lead pastor Prophet Tapiwa Freddy leads the All Night Spiritual Spectacles Bulawayo Edition crusade at White City Stadium on Friday nightTHOUSANDS of people drawn from all corners of Matabeleland r…

Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Pastor lands married congregant in trouble

A JEALOUS man thoroughly assaulted his wife accusing her of having an affair with her pastor.Shadreck Mushata (39) seemed so convinced that his wife Abigail Magunga (33) was cheating on him with Pastor Luckson Mangwiro.He even beat up his …

Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Child support lands pastor in dock

A MAN of the cloth and founder of Living Sanctuary Ministries has been dragged to the Maintenance Court by his ex-wife for the upkeep of their child.Thandekile Nsingo was claiming an upward variation from $105 to $295 for their child sayin…

Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sex in car costs man-of-God $2 000

EXPENSIVE sex!A self-proclaimed man of God in Bulawayo experienced a painful fate when he lost $2 000 to a prostitute he had allegedly hired for a $4 "short-time" sex.A shame-faced Tanaka Hove from Sauerstown suburb who claimed to be a bon…

Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:21hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter

Pastor humbled by Zanu-PF readmission

A Hurungwe-based pastor, Chenjerai Kangausaru, has returned to full-time politics following the Zanu-PF politburo's decision to readmit him back into the ruling party.The Family of God Church pastor - who was expelled after contesting in t…

Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 14:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Pastor Chamisa power quest: Cult following and deception

The just-ended 2018 harmonised elections were truly watershed. They were remarkably and refreshingly different from prior elections, as evidenced by new faces on the ballot paper, a peaceful run-up, enjoyment of freedom of speech and freed…

Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 4 | by Jabulani Zana

Pastor defrauds congregant of $2 000, jailed

A 26-year-old pastor from Masvingo has been sentenced to three months in prison for defrauding his congregant of $2 000 in a botched housing stand deal. Fortune Mubaiwa of Glory House International Ministries was convicted on his own plea …

Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 06:57hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter

Pastor 'impregnates' maid and wife's relative

AN Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) pastor has disappeared from his home in Bulawayo after allegedly impregnating a maid and one of his wife's relatives.Pastor Toni Kandiye of the AFM Tshabalala Assembly, who resides in Nkulumane …

Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 07:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Pastor in court for fondling congregant's private parts

AN Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) pastor based in Highlands, Harare, appeared in court yesterday on allegations of fondling a female congregant's private parts while praying for her to pass her driving test.The cleric, Benny Hwata (57) deni…

Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chiza playing with gukurahundi victims' emotions

On 23 May  2018,  a video was sent to me from Botswana. The video was a recording at a church in Bulawayo of a performance by a person calling himself prophet Chiza. In this video this man claims to have been told by God to ask f…

Published: 25 May 2018 at 14:14hrs | 1 | by Clement Dumisani Moyo

Bulawayo Pastor launches inspirational Book

Pastor Abiot Shumba will be launching his sixth book on Thursday the 2nd of November 2017, the book entintled Building Generational Churches is a product of four years of research and could be easily one of the best insightful book which c…

Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 15:13hrs | 3 | by Enos Denhere

Pastor ditches family for a yellow-bone

A Pentecostal church leader has reportedly ditched his family to live with another woman.Prophet Assan Makombe of Shammer Miracle Kingdom Church in Mbare left home two months ago saying he was going to Zambia for church business only to be…

Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 14:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Pastor give congregant anointing oil after raping her

A pastor at Five Fold Ministries reportedly gave a congregant anointing oil after raping her, in a bid to silence the woman from reporting the abuse.The cleric, 29-year-old Admire Maurukira, was advised to apply for bail at the High Court …

Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 17:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

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