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Seventh-Day Adventists donate blood ahead of Easter holiday

March 28, 2013
A joint collaboration spearheaded by Seventh-Day Adventist church in conjunction with National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has been launched as a driving force to urge the public to donate blood. The event was held at the First Mutual building in the Kwekwe CBD recently. It is this time of the ...

St Ignatius College hosts Youth Against AIDS festival

March 27, 2013
On March 9, Jesuit-run St Ignatius College held its annual Youths Against Aids festival where 268 young people from eight schools participated. The participating schools were: Zimbabwe Republic Police High, Chishawasha Primary, Lord Malvern, St Peter’s Secondary, Oriel Girls High, St Dominic’s Girls High and the hosting school St Ignatius ...

Dying on a Prayer: Preachers tell Zambians to Stop Taking ARVs

March 25, 2013
A trend is emerging in southern Zambia of preachers claiming to be able to cure HIV/AIDS and telling followers to stop taking medication to prove their faith. Over the past few years, Zambia, which has one of the heaviest HIV/AIDS burdens in world, has managed to reduce its HIV/AIDS rate and make ...

Mugabe in Rome teaches journalists, invites Pope to Africa

March 24, 2013
President Robert Mugabe arrived in Italy recently for the inauguration of Catholic Pope Francis I. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the Vatican does not issue invitations. “Those who wish to come, can,” he said. “No one is refused. No one is invited. We welcome those who want ...

Harvest House International hosts regional conference in Gweru

March 22, 2013
The Midlands branch of Harvest House International Church recently hosted an annual conference which ran under the title ‘Solid Foundations’. Friday night saw hundreds of believers thronging the Midlands Hotel for an encounter with their creator, while those who were not able to get seats in the main auditorium sat ...

Methodist gospel outfit challenged by poor marketing and music production practices

March 21, 2013
Up-and-coming gospel outfits in Kwekwe are facing a challenge to make it in the mainstream musical industry. Part of the issue is their marketing strategy, with piracy being another factor. This challenge has not only affected Kwekwe gospel groups but it has spread across the country with notable big players in ...

Ghanaian prophet deportee to Makandiwa: when you see a scorpion you shouldn’t step on it

March 20, 2013
Crowd-amusing miracles by Zimbabwe’s prophets Emmanuel Makandiwa and Ubert Angel were copied from a Ghanaian prophet who was deported from Zimbabwe in 2007 but is now back. In an interview with RelZim.org, Prophet Osei Tutu who heads the Miracle Gate Church International claimed that many people who were following him before his ...

Job announcement: 2 Managers at Diakonia (Deadline March 29)

March 19, 2013
Diakonia is a faith-based Swedish development organisation. We currently support more than 400 partner organisations in approximately 30 countries. Diakonia has been supporting local organisations in Zimbabwe since 2000. Diakonia supports civil society organisations – including community based organisations, NGOs, faith based organisations, churches and ecumenical organisations – that are ...

Mbuya Muhera launches book in Harare

March 19, 2013
Lutanga Shaba’s book The Way of The Light: Book 1 was officially launched at the Book Café, Harare, on March 1, 2013. Speaking at the launch of her book, Lutanga Shaba, or Mbuya Muhera, popular as an outspoken women rights advocate, lawyer, consultant, policy analyst, executive director and founder of Women ...

Job announcement: Receptionist at Local Church (Deadline: March 22)

March 18, 2013
Essential Duties and Responsibilities–    Retrieves messages and forwards to appropriate personnel–    Answers incoming telephone calls, determines purpose of calls, and forward calls to appropriate personnel or department–    Takes and delivers messages when appropriate personnel are unavailable–    Answers questions about the Cathedral and provides callers with address, directions, and other information–    ...