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Jostling for top Zifa posts starts
While the date for the upcoming ZIFA elections is yet to be set, lobbying for votes is already in full swing. Bulawayo-based members of the ZIFA voting cluster met with two prospective presidential ca...Published: 4 hrs ago | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe football fraternity divided over 5 O' Levels clause
Zimbabwe's football community finds itself divided ahead of the crucial ZIFA elections scheduled for January 2025. With the Lincoln Mutasa-led Normalisation Committee's term expiring at the start of t...Published: 4 hrs ago | 196 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Walter Magaya in financial trouble
Leading ZIFA presidential candidate Prophet Walter Magaya is at risk of losing his hotel and the Heart Stadium in Waterfalls, Harare, due to an outstanding debt of US$420,000 owed to GetBucks Microfin...Published: 5 hrs ago | 823 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Madungwe in legal trouble for driving offences
In a surprising twist, prominent spiritual leader Prophet Talent Madungwe, known for his bold claims of regularly meeting with God and serving as Heaven's Defence Deputy Minister, has found himself fa...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:08hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat excited to be back in South Africa
Khama Billiat never imagined that he would be back in South Africa representing Zimbabwe's national team when he left the neighboring country in February. The 33-year-old forward had retired from inte...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:21hrs | 14889 | by Staff reporter
ZiG's false promise: Debunking the gold-backed myth
Some of us said it from day one, but we were accused of being 'prophets of doom'.When the Zimbabwe authorities declared war on illegal money changers, ostensibly, in order to 'defend' the stab...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:36hrs | 1359 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Prophet Jonah applauds Mnangagwa's leadership style, VED gesture
Madzibaba Biggie Musanzika (aka Prophet Jonah) of Johane Masowe yeChishanu Jerusalem headquartered in Centenary (Muzarabani) has applauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa's transformational leadership st...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:05hrs | 325 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Indecent assault prophet in no show at court
A WARRANT of arrest has been issued against a 32-year-old Bulawayo "prophet" who allegedly indecently assaulted a juvenile under the guise of exorcising her of evil spirits.Boniface Mwareka of...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:00hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Churches ready to complement religious tourism
Indigenous churches have yesterday reaffirmed their commitment to complement the government's broader strategy of clusterisation to realise the US$5 billion tourism economy by 2025.Speaking at...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 10:34hrs | 320 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Prophet jailed for armed robbery
A self-proclaimed prophet from Masendu Village, Matabeleland South, has been sentenced to six months in prison for robbing a man at knifepoint. Mpindeni Ncube (44), once revered in his community as a ...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:13hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
Churches should complement government policies: Arch-Bishop Pferedzai
Leader of ST Luke's Apostolic Ejiwel Jekenishen Church, Arch-Bishop Dr Phillip Pferedzai has urged churches to complement government efforts and policies for the country to fully realise the upper mid...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 19:54hrs | 210 | by Edson Mapani
Self-styled prophets exhume spirit medium's remains
Police in Guruve arrested Five self-styled prophets who were caught exhuming remains of spirit medium at Dandarecha cave in Guruve.According to police the accused are Penias Murairo (54), Love...Published: 24 Sep 2024 at 14:10hrs | 1459 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Witch hunting is a criminal offence
In Zimbabwe, it is a criminal offense to accuse someone of witchcraft, a law designed to prevent social unrest and violence stemming from such accusations. Individuals found guilty of making these cla...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:19hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Prophet in Zimbabwe jailed for raping congregate
A SUSPECTED fake prophet from Kuwadzana has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for raping a teenage congregate.The convict, Kudzanayi Chivivike (31), had pleaded not guilty before Harare magis...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 18:34hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe ban ads on prophets
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has issued a new directive banning the broadcast of advertisements for prophets, traditional healers, and traditional herbs or medicines that lack verifica...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:06hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
MP tells govt tome clean on Chitungwiza takeover by Magaya
An opposition lawmaker has urged the government to issue a ministerial statement regarding the alleged takeover of Chitungwiza's service delivery operations by religious leader Prophet Walter Magaya....Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:25hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza awaits govt signal on Magaya project
Acting town clerk Japson Nemuseso of Chitungwiza has announced that the municipality is awaiting further instructions from the government regarding a new service delivery project led by Wistmer Invest...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 10:00hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat's jersey sales smash records
Khama Billiat's jersey sales have set new records in Zimbabwe, generating an impressive R2.1 million for his club, Yadah FC. This extraordinary amount highlights the former Kaizer Chiefs star's consid...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 08:01hrs | 1450 | by Staff reporter
Pastor Mboro denied bail
Self-proclaimed prophet Paseka Motshoeneng, also known as Pastor Mboro, was denied bail on Monday in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.He appeared in court alongside his bodyguard, Vincent Bal...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 18:08hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Java, Mpofu Chimombe in ugly fallout
Self-styled prophet Passion Java has filed fraud charges against Zanu PF-linked businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe over a corrupt Harare City Council tender deal for streetlight rehabilitation....Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:58hrs | 8568 | by Staff reporter
Fake prophet arrested for rape
Tobias Dospani, a 40-year-old man suspected of posing as a prophet, appeared before a Harare magistrate on Friday facing serious charges of raping a 26-year-old woman from Epworth. Dospan...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:55hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya unveils sponsorship for Women Super League
Walter Magaya, founder of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries and owner of Yadah FC, is set to unveil a significant sponsorship deal of US$320,000 for the Women’s Football Super League. The...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:55hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's Yadah FC hit by FIFA transfer ban
YADAH Stars has been slapped with a transfer ban by FIFA due to its failure to settle an $82,000 debt owed to three Brazilian players. The club breached its contract by terminating the players' agreem...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 10:05hrs | 498 | by Staff reportrer
ZIFA deletes statement after Prophet Magaya threatens legal action
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has deleted a Monday press statement from its social media accounts following threats from Walter Magaya's Heart Group. This action came after Magaya's group, ...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 12:45hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya launches a blistering attack against Lincoln Mutasa
Walter Magaya's Heart Group, owners of Heart Stadium in Harare, has launched a blistering attack against ZIFA normalisation committee chairperson Lincoln Mutasa who claimed in a statement on Monday th...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 18:24hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Ngezi Platinum cannot use Prophet Magaya's stadium for CAF
HEART Stadium, built by Prophet Walter Magaya, owner of Yadah FC, cannot host Confederations of African Football (CAF) competitions, according to the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). Consequently...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 16:45hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Ngezi Platinum cannot use Prophet Magaya's stadium for CAF
HEART Stadium, built by Prophet Walter Magaya, owner of Yadah FC, cannot host Confederations of African Football (CAF) competitions, according to the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). Con...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 16:41hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Ngezi Platinum cannot use Prophet Magaya's stadium for CAF
HEART Stadium, built by Prophet Walter Magaya, owner of Yadah FC, cannot host Confederations of African Football (CAF) competitions, according to the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). Con...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 16:40hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Dembare could have played CAF matches at home, but ….
ZIMBABWEAN representatives in continental competitions Ngezi Platinum Stars and Dynamos could have played their African club competition matches at home had the ZIFA Normalisation Committee taken adva...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 17:45hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo says 'leaked' social media screenshots are fake
Social media personality Wicknell Chivayo, known for his opulent lifestyle and donations to individuals linked to the ruling Zanu-PF party, has addressed allegations about leaked screenshots of his pr...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:24hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
'Dembare hires pastors not sangomas'
Dynamos Chairman Moses Maunganidze has firmly rejected claims that the club engaged a sangoma before their match against archrivals Highlanders. Reports suggested that Dynamos paid USD$1,000 to a witc...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:03hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya on spending spree
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League side Yadah FC has reinforced their squad with three new foreign players as they strive to avoid relegation. Currently 14th on the league table, just above the relega...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:58hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Villagers engage witch hunters in search of missing baby
Villagers in Lupane, Matabeleland North province, have enlisted witch hunters to help locate four-year-old Milton Tshuma, who went missing on March 15. The boy was under the care of neighbors while hi...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:51hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
As long as ZACC isn't catching the 'big fish' then its work is useless!
The ZACC (Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission) has, of late, been bragging over its supposed 'successes'.ZACC commissioner Ndakaripa Hungwe recently told a national anti-corruption indaba in H...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 15:02hrs | 671 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Prophet Magaya did not see the $82,000 Fifa fine coming
The ambitious Premier Soccer League (PSL) team Yadah Stars, owned by the charismatic religious leader Walter Magaya, has been fined $82,000 by FIFA for breaching the contracts of Brazilian expatriate ...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 08:06hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' faces rape charges
A self-styled prophet is facing charges of raping a 20- year-old mentally challenged woman aged 20.Macdonald Katurura (32) appeared before Harare regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje, who rem...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Phillip Chiyangwa at it again
Phillip Chiyangwa, known as Captain Fiasco, and his long-time fiancée Sarah Frankis, held a lavish wedding planned in just nine days. The event, orchestrated by Sarah’s sister Elaine Frankis, was a...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:40hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Association with Chivayo warrants impeachment from Presidency
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, as I see it, the scriptural rhetorical question, "Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?" (Amos 3:3) underscores the impea...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 15:18hrs | 9 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Prophet Magaya loses Chitungwiza master plan deal
Chitungwiza Municipality has terminated a controversial deal with Wistmer Investments for funding its master plan, deciding to finance the process independently. The cash-strapped council had struggle...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:22hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Woes worsen for casino banned Bulawayo prophet
Archbishop Emmanuel Mutumwa, a prominent leader of the Johanne Masowe eChishanu Apostolic Sect in Bulawayo, has faced bans from multiple casinos after allegedly winning significant sums, reportedly gu...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 09:58hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere jailed for assaulting wife
A self styled Bindura based prophet Gibon Kasukuwere was convicted yesterday after he severely attacked his wife over a cellphone dispute.T...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 05:50hrs | 29 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Brito backs Magaya for Zifa post
Former Warriors coach Baltemar Brito has publicly endorsed Prophet Walter Magaya, owner of Prophet Healing Ministries and Yadah FC, to be the next president of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA)...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kapini endorses Prophet Magaya for ZIFA Presidency
Tapuwa Kapini, former Warriors and Highlanders goalkeeper, believes that Harare-based preacher Walter Magaya should be the next president of ZIFA once the Normalisation Committee completes its tenure....Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 14:21hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zim under Mnangagwa is now worse than Zuma's SA!
Who can forget the daily live broadcasts of the 'Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture' in neighboring South Africa?I, for one, made sure not to miss any of these hearings.Eac...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 15:13hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Prophet in trouble for kissing followers' privates
In a startling incident, a self-proclaimed prophet from Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central province, faces legal trouble after allegedly performing exorcisms that involved kissing the private parts of 12 ...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya bags murky council deal
Chitungwiza Town Council has initiated its controversial master plan crafting deal with funding from a company linked to church leader Walter Magaya, despite opposition from residents and ongoing lega...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Prophet sucks men's private parts
In a shocking incident, Mount Darwin self styled prophet is in soup after he allegedly sucked 12 men's private parts in the name of exorcism....Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 21:34hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Prophet jailed for murder
Mount Darwin's self-proclaimed prophet, Tanhanha Chamunorwa, has been sentenced to six years in prison for murder by Bindura regional magistrate Elisha Singano. However, Chamunorwa will serve five yea...Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo prophet gambles, wins US$30,000 banned from casino
In a contentious incident within the Christian community and among gambling circles, a prominent Bulawayo prophet, Archbishop Emmanuel Mutumwa, claimed to have won over US$30,000 at a local casino thr...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 15:35hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
REVEALED: How John Steenhuisen could become South Africa's next President
In the aftermath of the 29 May elections, South Africa's political landscape is poised for dramatic changes. With the African National Congress (ANC) securing only 40.18% of the vote, insufficient to ...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 15:57hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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