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African Bishops push for greater autonomy in UMC
African bishops in the United Methodist Church (UMC) have resolved to push for the regionalisation of the denomination's structures, seeking greater autonomy and a stronger voice in global decision-ma...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:38hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
United Methodist Bishops stand firm against homosexuality
The United Methodist Church (UMC) in Africa has reiterated its firm opposition to homosexuality and same-sex marriages, stating these practices conflict with Christian doctrine and African cultural va...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:13hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Openly gay Islamic priest shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa.The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 10:57hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean bishop deported from Nigeria
Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa of the United Methodist Church Zimbabwe was arrested and subsequently deported from Nigeria while on a mission to oversee the election of a new church leader. The inc...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF quakes over Ramaphosa's ANC poll disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed Zanu-PF supporters at a politburo meeting in Harare, rallying them against perceived Western interference aimed at weakening liberation movements in the region. ...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Church group protests against gays and lesbians in Zimbabwe
On Sunday, a group of protesters claiming to represent various churches vandalized the perimeter wall outside the offices of the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) in Harare. ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 17:55hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe condemns Pope Francis over same sex marriages
Catholic congregants in Zimbabwe have expressed disquiet at the Vatican's move to allow the church's priests to bless same-sex couples, saying this is abominable in the majority of African countries a...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:30hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
African priests reject Pope's endorsement of gay marriages
In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples....Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 08:44hrs | 36 | by Associated Press
Leviticus 20:13 - Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples
Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God's love and mercy s...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 11:48hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
King Mambo hosts national cultural day celebrations
DR Mike Moyo, who proudly identifies as the King Mambo of the historical Rozvi Empire (Dzimbahwe), is hosting the National Traditional Cultural Heritage and Spirituality Celebration Day. The momentous...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man disguises as woman, gets married for 16 months
A Honde Valley man disguised himself as a woman and got married for 16 good months while performing all the duties expected of a new bride, only being caught when playing for a women's soccer team and...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa praises homosexuality
South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa has praiused South Africa for creating a conducive environment for homosexuals to practice their same sex marriages and partnerships. Speaking ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:04hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe-born rugby great Pocock seeks political office in Australia
Rugby great David Pocock announced on Friday he is moving into politics, launching a bid to reach the Australian Senate in next year's general election.Pocock, 33, said he would stand as an in...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF only political party to embrace gays'
Zanu-PF is the only political party that managed to respond to concerns raised by the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) in 2018.Ahead of the 2018 elections, GALZ approache...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance & Civic Society Organisations in caucus for Gays & Lesbians Law
As the nation is experiencing vast socio-economic reforms since the inception of the New Dispensation, the MDC Alliance have chosen to join the train by amending the Constitution to incorporate same s...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Shelton Muchena
Black Lives Matter (BLM) campaign: Human Rights Orgs /institutions & Churches conflict of interest
Many doubting Thomases think that the Black lives Matter (BLM)campaign has no genuine cause. Some evil people who are proracist are trying to denigrate that campaign or vilify it, so that they d...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:36hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
Zimbabwe not among Africa's five most dangerous countries to be gay in
Several African countries continue to persecute people in the LGBT community and Zimbabwe is not among them. The five most dangerous countries to be gay in Africa are Uganda, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 17:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe's most famous quotes
A quick look at President Mugabe's colourful language throughout his 37-year reign as leader of Zimbabwe.Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe has died aged 95.His death was an...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 08:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Advocates of same-sex are wrong to criticise Zimbabwe matrimonial causes laws
It is wrong for those that advocate for same-sex marriages to argue that the matrimonial causes laws of Zimbabwe discriminate against them.The laws of a country are derived from its customs. I...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 22:39hrs | 1 | by Njabulo
Legislative reform agenda buttresses Mnangagwa's sincerity
This is the second part of a trilogy of articles that I am writing outlining the reform agenda being pursued by President Mnangagwa in the Second Republic. In the previous article I dwelt on political...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:16hrs | 3 | by Nick Mangwana
The best destinations for an ethical holiday
Whether it's changing our diet, thinking about how we consume materials in our everyday lives or deciding on where's best to spend our next holiday, it's fair to say that a lot of us are getting much ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 21:17hrs | 14 | by Staff Repoter
SA Church ordered to solemnise gay and lesbian marriages by court
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found that the Dutch Reformed Church's policy against solemnising same-sex marriages, diminished the integrity of gay congregants.Judges Sulette Potteril...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 14:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Let the games begin - it's now jecha for jecha!
THE call by some in the ruling Zanu-PF party for the presidential age limit to be raised to 52 years from 40 has caused mixed reactions, but what is there to it?It should first be accepted tha...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys' school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents.Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John's College's sixth form, came out to his stude...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 20:40hrs | 2 | by BBC
Church slams Zimbabwe gay teacher
The church says the public announcement made by a deputy headmaster from a local private high school where he divulged his sexual orientation is unfortunate and overboard.The pastors concurred...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 19:30hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa shut door on gays
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main rival, Nelson Chamisa, have both shut the door on gay rights, saying same-sex marriage remains banned in Zimbabwe.This comes after Zimbabwe's gays and...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is open for business but not open for Gay Rights
The new Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa spoke on LGBT equality subject for the first time as president, during an interview with CNN's Richard Quest at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mnang...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 05:48hrs | 7 | by Thamie T
Mnangagwa won't campaign for gays
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will not give gays and lesbians any special treatment, but will follow the Zimbabwean Constitution, which bans same-sex marriages.Speaking to CNN's Richard Quest a...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 08:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's most famous quotes
During his 37-year rule of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has built up an impressive amount of controversy, mostly by using colourful and often hateful language.The 93-year-old leader - the world's o...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 13:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
TB Joshua transforms Paraguayan transvestite!
Famous Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua recently travelled to the nation of Paraguay where he received the country's highest honour and held a Miracle Crusade.His official Facebook Page just publi...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 18:08hrs | 1 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Mugabe's hilarious quotes
"Yes, I was dead. It's true I was dead. I resurrected""I have died many times. I have actually beaten Jesus Christ because he only died once."For a long time, even as the Western world...Published: 03 Sep 2016 at 20:47hrs | 3 | by online
Little Bishop's daughter in gay storm
RETIRED Bishop Desmond Tutu's daughter has been kicked out of South Africa's Anglican Church as a priest after she married a woman.Reverend Canon Mpho Tutu-van Furth can no longer preside at H...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donald Trump seem to be undeterred in his self destructive mode
We are living in a Global Village where its imperative for nations to extend an olive branch to all and sundry with regards to political, economic, social and even military issues.The cooperation in t...Published: 24 May 2016 at 21:13hrs | | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
Zambia opposition planning to introduce same-sex marriages
LUSAKA - The governing party in Zambia on Tuesday claimed that the country's main opposition party plans to introduce same-sex marriages if it wins this year's general elections.The youth wing...Published: 03 Mar 2016 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donor funds cannot sacrifice our dignity
Zimbabweans should applaud President Robert Gabriel Mugabe for coming out denouncing the same-sex marriage which some of the respected leaders around the world seem to be embracing it. God created a m...Published: 08 Oct 2015 at 11:45hrs | | by John Mukumbo
'We are not gays,' Mugabe tells UN Assembly
President Robert Mugabe used his speaking time at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday to rail against what he called "new" human rights, telling the assembled world leaders "we are not gays....Published: 29 Sep 2015 at 11:13hrs | | by buzzfeed
Foreigners Fault Nigeria on TB Joshua Building Verdict
Thousands of foreign supporters of Nigerian Pastor T.B. Joshua have taken to Facebook to express their dismay and disgust at the controversial verdict released by the Lagos coroner's court which ...Published: 10 Jul 2015 at 05:53hrs | | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Kenyan MP warns Obama against gay agenda
Nairobi - Dozens of Kenyans rallied in Nairobi on Monday against homosexuality and a lawmaker said US President Barack Obama should not push a pro-gay agenda when he visits the country later this mont...Published: 06 Jul 2015 at 19:59hrs | | by Reuters
Obama snubs Mugabe
Barack Obama the United States President will not be meeting President Robert Mugabe on his official visit to Africa (Kenya and Ethiopia) this month despite his itinerary including visit to African Un...Published: 01 Jul 2015 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe asks Obama to marry him
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has challenged President Barack Obama by asking his hand in marriage.His comment comes at the back of the legalization of gay marriage in the United State by the Suprem...Published: 30 Jun 2015 at 15:23hrs | | by Agencies
Mugabe is a hero to some and a villain to others
The recent election of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as chairman of the African Union, the continental body, has, unsurprisingly, drawn a mixed reception, both within and outside Zimbabwe....Published: 10 Feb 2015 at 11:46hrs | 1 | by Alex T. Magaisa
Australian rugby player recalls Zimbabwe's farms violence
THE threats David Pocock's family experienced in Zimbabwe, driven from their family farm as their friends died around them, led to a fear of failure and a fanatical approach to his diet and exercise....Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 15:19hrs | 1 | by David Polkinghorne
Equality:- A Never-Ending War between Men And Women
The politically-correct aim for 'equality' between 'men' and 'women' is not achievable.It is absolutely impossible.It will never be found.It will never be discovered.It will ne...Published: 25 Jun 2014 at 06:44hrs | | by Kufakunesu Mawira
Same Sex Marriage is Satanic
The Editor may you allow me space in your widely read informative and educative magazine to tell the people of this world the living reality and nothing else about the issue of same sex marriage....Published: 20 Jun 2014 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Kufakunesu Mawira
World Vision not hiring gays
New York - Facing a firestorm of protest, the prominent Christian relief agency World Vision on Wednesday dropped a two-day old policy that would have allowed the charity to hire Christians in same-se...Published: 27 Mar 2014 at 10:11hrs | | by AP
Methodist Church of Zimbabwe in gay storm
The United Methodist Church (UMC) in Zimbabwe has moved swiftly to block attendance by the United States bishops at a global conference in Mutare of the church's educational institutions on suspicion...Published: 13 Mar 2014 at 09:02hrs | 1 | by Richard Chidza/Mary Taruvinga
T.B. Joshua expresses his views on same sex marriage
Recently Nigeria passed the law that criminalises same-sex marriages and gay organisations. Renowned Nigerian Prophet T.B. Joshua, in a Facebook interview today expressed his views....Published: 15 Jan 2014 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Nigeria bans gay marriage, public display of same-sex relationships
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a law banning gay marriage and public displays of same-sex relationships.Jonathan's spokesman Reuben Abati said on Monday that the presiden...Published: 13 Jan 2014 at 15:31hrs | 3 | by Satff Reporter
Australian gay marriages declared invalid
Australia's high court has overturned legislation allowing gay marriage in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).The ACT parliament passed a bill in October making the territory the first pa...Published: 12 Dec 2013 at 18:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Celeb wedding cost only $142
Los Angeles - Dax Shephard says his wedding to Kristen Bell cost just $142 (R1399).The 38-year-old actor tied the knot with Kristen, 33, on October 17, but it wasn't a typical Hollywood cerem...Published: 29 Oct 2013 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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