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'Pray for Mnangagwa only, neither opposition nor successionists,' Churches urged

The Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Ezra Chadzamira has this week called upon indigenous churches to 'only' pray for current supreme leader and First Secretary of the revolutionary party, ZANU-PF, Presiden…

Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:18hrs | 2781 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole

Passion Java should blame himself

Self-styled prophet Passion Java should take responsibility for the failure of his much-hyped "Night of Wonders" event instead of blaming rival pastors, according to Zanu-PF-aligned cleric Obadiah Musindo.The event, held last week at the N…

Published: 18 May 2024 at 10:51hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter

Canaan Banana's Lord's Prayer in the Ghetto

Our Father which art in the ghetto,Degraded is your name.Thy servitude abounds,Thy will is mocked,As pie in the sky,Teach us to demand,Our share of gold,Forgive us our docility,As we demand our share of justice,Lead us not into complicity,…

Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 20:33hrs | 441 | by Canaan Banana

Mnangagwa wife's politicised prayer event flops

A SCHEDULED prayer session in Chinhoyi, where First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa was set to give a keynote address, failed to take place Saturday after she failed to pitch up amid a low attendance.The highly politicised event had shadowy organi…

Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

10 Zapu provinces endorse Nkomo presidency

OPPOSITION Zapu's 10 provinces have nominated the late party founder and Vice-President Joshua Mqabuko's son, Sibangilizwe for the party presidency.The nominations began a fortnight ago and Nkomo was the top contender in the nominations as…

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF Manicaland fights: 20 arrested

POLICE yesterday arrested 20 Zanu-PF supporters in Manicaland province following intraparty violence.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: "The Zimbabwe Republic Police arrested 20 suspects in Manicaland, an…

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'COVID-19 situation remains dire in schools'

THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) yesterday said the COVID-19 situation remained bad in schools and accused government of failing to deal with the situation.Two weeks ago, several boarding schools in Mberengwa district in t…

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

COVID-19 overstreches medical aid industry

THE health insurance industry has been overstretched by the COVID-19 pandemic, with statistics indicating that 69% of healthcare funders have experienced a surge in cases of respiratory illnesses attributed to the global pandemic.This was …

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Govt needs to stabilise bread and butter prices

THE looming increase in bread price will pile pressure on the country's citizens already battling a wildly inflationary environment aided by poor monetary policies by Treasury.To say that the poor economic environment has eroded all the va…

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 16 | by Eddie Cross

The impact of US sanctions on Zimbabwe

WHEN the American government passed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment (Zidera) Act 20 years ago, it argued that the Act was not intended to punish ordinary Zimbabweans but to target those individuals and organisations …

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 13 | by Eddie Cross

Mnangagwa took Sona for political grandstanding

CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition has noted with huge concern the failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to face the reality of the situation prevailing in Zimbabwe during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) delivered on October 7, 2021.It …

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:59hrs | 10 | by Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition

Zanu-PF leadership consigning people to abject poverty

THE rate at which government is destroying the nation boggles the mind.Zimbabwe's woes are complex and are compounded by the Zanu-PF government's misguided policies, nepotism and corruption. The country resembles a war-weary nation.The des…

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:59hrs | 19 | by Forget Sanhu

Zimbabwe soldiers sent for re-training after demanding salary hike

ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant General David Sigauke has reportedly sent junior soldiers on forced re-training in Hwange as punishment for demanding a salary increase during an ostensibly no-holds-barred meeting, it has …

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:58hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Truckers block traffic at Limpopo bridge

COMMERCIAL traffic going into South Africa and Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge border post was yesterday delayed by more than four hours after truck drivers staged a sit-in at the New Limpopo Bridge demanding that they be efficiently clear…

Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:57hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Darikwa out of return leg

WARRIORS coach Norman Mapeza will have to do without defender Tendayi Darikwa for the return leg of the World Cup Group G qualifier against Ghana tomorrow at the National Sports Stadium after the Wigan Athletic captain reportedly withdrew …

Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'People of Zimbabwe have become sanctions collateral damage'

WHEN the American government passed the Zidera Act 20 years ago, they argued that the Act was not intended to punish the people of Zimbabwe but to target those individuals and organisations that, in the view of the US government, were resp…

Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:54hrs | 8 | by Eddie Cross

Ghana arrives earlier than Warriors

THE Warriors are set to arrive back home for the return fixture of their 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Ghana hours after the visitors touch down in Harare.Ghana were expected to arrive last night on board a chartered flight, while …

Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Sand poachers degrade Bulawayo

RAMPANT sand poaching and chopping down of trees is causing environmental degradation in and around Bulawayo amid revelations that the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) only has five rangers instead of 74 needed to monitor the whole city.A drive…

Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga arrives in Dubai for key expo

VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has arrived in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he is scheduled to attend the Global Business Forum Africa (GBFA).He touched down at Al Makhtoun Airport Jetex just after 4pm this Sunday.The V…

Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Democracy is not about generational entitlement

Following the United Parties for National Development's (UNPD) win in Zambia's August 12, 2021, general elections, the MDC Alliance faction leader Nelson Chamisa became unnecessarily excited.The following month, his supporters coined for h…

Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | 15 | by Nobleman Runyanga

Mnangagwa warns 'name-droppers' in bloody clashes over gold claims

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office has distanced the Zanu-PF leader from the bloody clashes over the control of one of Manicaland's richest gold mines.Pedzai Scott Sakupwanya, a gold dealer considered to be close to the first family, is…

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Africa's future is being sold out even as we speak

Even if one disagrees with their policies, one must recognise that European policies towards Africa and Asia were guided and designed by deep thinkers in their societies.African leaders today pay no mind whatever to new research showing th…

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:56hrs | 9 | by Kenneth Mufuka

Show us criminals that surrounded Gushungo

My People,Ignatius Chombo, the man who was branded the biggest criminal around Gushungo, is now a free man.Chombo was seized by soldiers on the night of the infamous coup while sleeping besides his wife and was tortured for nine days while…

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:55hrs | 7 | by Dr Stop It

'Paltry salaries aching Zimbabwe workers'

Zimbabwe leads on mental health cases among workers, with the majority suffering depression due to paltry salaries that cannot sustain them in an inflationary environment, research has established.A year-long research conducted by Zimbabwe…

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Thomas Mapfumo makes retirement U-turn

Uncertainty continues to cloud Chimurenga musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo's retirement arrangement following his affirmation of two shows slated for South Africa early next month and possibly, one in Zimbabwe before the end of the year.M…

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

UN rapporteur visit to expose sanctions damage

THE visit next week by a United Nations special rapporteur to investigate the impact of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe will help lay bare the full extent of how the embargo is a violation of human rights, a Cabinet Minister has said.The UN …

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe lures world's top celebrities

THE most watched man on television in the world, one of the world's richest men and two former United States presidents have all visited Zimbabwe in the last decade, in an endorsement of Zimbabwe as a tourism destination of choice for the …

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Warriors thumped by Black Stars in World Cup qualifier

ZIMBABWE were beaten 3-1 by Ghana in a Group G 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier match played at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Ghana yesterday.Mohammed Kudus, Thomas Partey and Andre Ayew were on target for Ghana as they picked up their sec…

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Grenade explodes at school

THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) bomb disposal unit and the Bulawayo Fire Brigade had to be called in after a grenade exploded at a Bulawayo school during a routine burning of grass and rubbish.The incident that occurred two months ago has…

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Pay day in 1973, indlovu iwile

THIS week the writer reels back to 1973 to give you an in-depth picture of the setup Ekasi on a pay day when all employees had received their monthly pay. This would be around the 25th day of the month. "Indlovu iwile", the guys would say …

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 17 | by Clifford Kalibo

Mpilo doctors' residence nears completion

REFURBISHMENTS on the doctors' apartments that were gutted by fire at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo are nearing completion, with focus now shifting to interior work as authorities at the institution aim to resettle displaced medical p…

Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Are you clumsy at prayer like me?

Our budding socialisation is keen on teaching us math, geography and science as critical skills of life and sundry tools of solving ours and the problems of the world we grow into. Many of us have reaped great rewards from academic educati…

Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 15 | by Zifiso Masiye

Self-ordained 'Mother of the Nation' got it all wrong

SELF-ORDAINED Mother of the Nation Auxilia Mnangagwa has called for three days of national fasting."May I, as the Mother of the Nation, call upon all women in Zimbabwe and all those abroad who may so wish, to join in fasting and praying to…

Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:44hrs | 8 | by Muckraker

Mnangagwa calls for 3-day COVID-19 fasting

FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabwean women to fast and pray for three days following a sharp rise in COVID-19 deaths and infections.The fasting will start today until Saturday, with women in the diaspora urged to join in.…

Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's wife in prayer call

First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has called on women to join her in three days of prayer and fasting from today to Saturday for divine intervention to end Covid-19 related deaths in Zimbabwe, that have now surpassed 773, and to continue takin…

Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa calls for 7 days of national prayer

My Fellow Zimbabweans,We are faced with a terrible situation in our country and we must find a lasting solution.I know that you are suffering with no fuel, no power, no money, no passports, no jobs and no food. The cost of living has becom…

Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 17:13hrs | 6 | by Nelson Chamisa

Addictions and Bonding

Do we really have to hate people because of whatever thing they are addicted to? Is addiction really bad or it can actually be saving one from something and after all, one way or the otherâ€¦ we are all going to die. As long as something g…

Published: 20 Jan 2018 at 07:40hrs | 7 | by Belinda Chowa

Can prayer really solve Africa's problems?

As Zimbabwe sinks deeper into economic crisis and problems in Africa as a whole persist, Rumbidzai Musuna-Munochiveyi interrogates the continent's love for prayer.Can prayer save Africa?Please don't kill me. I come clothed in peace and lov…

Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 18:31hrs | 258 | by Rumbidzai Musuna-Munochiveyi

'God will come through for you'

Repentance is differently understood, depending on a church's doctrine. Last week, pastors (Dr) Matthew and Priscilla Wazara of Threshing Floor Prayer Ministries hosted a three-day convention dubbed "2017 National Repentance Conference" at…

Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:39hrs | 160 | by Tendai Manzvanzvike

National Prayer Hour

Sunday 26 February 2017 between 1200hrs-1300hrs As I was praying yesterday evening, I decided to pray for the Nation Zimbabwe. Then God told me to tell the nation to pray. God told me that it takes all suffering Zimbabweans to make noise t…

Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 10:46hrs | 529 | by Trymore Maposa

Prayer made Strive Masiyiwa's business flourish

The prominent and most successful Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa's businesses flourished due to his belief and prayer to God for a miracle at the inception of his empire.In his Facebook post titled Reflection: Always count your ble…

Published: 27 Dec 2016 at 05:39hrs | 9 | by Stephen Jakes

The citizen's prayer: (day 1) deliver us from evil

Father in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, look at the evil that we are subjected to as the citizens of Zimbabwe. You said in Jeremiah 1 v 12 that you 'watch over your word to perform it' and today as a citizen of Zimbabwe an…

Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 01:19hrs | 1986 | by Sibangilizwe Madlela

Kisnot Mukwazhe calls for 3 days of prayer

Kisnot Mukwazhe, the Zimbabwe Development Party (ZDP) opposition leader has called on Zimbabweans to fast and pray for peace, economic development and unity for three days beginning on Friday. Mukwazhe said Zimbabweans should pray to God t…

Published: 15 Oct 2014 at 07:49hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter

MDC-T hijacks peace prayers

Peace prayers organised by a group of pastors have been reportedly turned into MDC-T campaign platforms, state media reported.The meetings are now being shunned by other political parties.  Zanu-PF and MDC's Didymus Mutasa and Ms Pris…

Published: 09 Apr 2012 at 20:40hrs | 2061 | by staff reporter

While Tsvangirai prays for Mugabe to have wisdom, others pray for him to be arrested and tried in The Hague

Religion took a centre stage in my political world last week in countries where I come from and where I live. For this reason, I couldn't resist the temptation of writing about it and what the people who lead us think about it. In the Unit…

Published: 14 Feb 2012 at 06:47hrs | 1001 | by Mathula Lusinga

LetâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s pray for Zimbabwe

BROTHERS and sisters, bishops, pastors and the whole Christian community in Jesus Christ, Zimbabwe needs our prayers more than ever before, given the unprecedented violence and the myopic call for support of gay and lesbian rights.May the …

Published: 18 Nov 2011 at 04:20hrs | | by Never Gasho

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