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Gospel Assembly Church pastor asked to leave because of Tsvangirai

February 5, 2013
A pastor, dubbed Morgan “Tsvangirai’s pimp”, for allegedly connecting Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister with a woman from his church, has been defrocked. Lazarus Muriritirwa, who doubled up as a principal director in Morgan Tsvangirai’s office as well as being leader of the Johannesburg branch of the Gospel Assembly Church, was asked to ...

Matabelelands’ Christian youths sidelined from national empowerment projects

February 4, 2013
Whilst the national youth empowerment and indigenisation programme is meant to benefit all youths regardless of gender, religion or ethnicity, Bulawayo youths in the Christian community have been sidelined from the beneficiation. After making consultations with CABS, the bank whose prerogative is to disburse money to unemployed youths, and having ...

Catholic development agency seeks accountant (Deadline: Feb 11)

February 3, 2013
Trócaire is a Development Agency of the Irish Catholic Church.  The Agency works in Zimbabwe under an MoU with the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference.  A vacancy for a Programme Accountant has arisen within its Zimbabwe Office. The successful candidate will be managed by the Finance and Admin Manager and work ...

Prophet Angel buys Mercedes Benz for rapper Mudiwa Mutandwa

February 1, 2013
Prophet Uebert Angel has bought a Mercedes Benz C200 Kompressor for his spiritual son, musician Mudiwa Mutandwa. The gift is in recognition of Mudiwa’s impressive musical year that saw him bagging three awards and ministering the Word of God through song. The surprise gift came barely two weeks after Mudiwa donated ...

Canadian Salvation Army doctor stays in Zimbabwe, attracts international funds

January 31, 2013
This month, Canadian bush doctor Dr. Paul Thistle joined the surgical team at Karanda Hospital, a few hours’ drive from the troubled Howard Hospital. And with him come international funds. After having to put money raised for Howard Hospital on hold after turmoil there, Canadian Langley Rotary clubs in British Columbia are ready to ...

Zanu-PF sees benefits in attracting trendy Pentecostal youths

January 30, 2013
Zanu-PF is now targeting youths from Pentecostal churches (which are fast spreading their tentacles countrywide), as the party tries to woo voters ahead of harmonised elections likely to be held this year, a senior party official has said. Addressing a Matabeleland North Zanu-PF provincial meeting in Lupane (western Zimbabwe) recently, Politburo ...

Self-styled prophet told to give back over USD700

January 30, 2013
A self-styled prophet allegedly swindled a woman of over USD700 claiming he wanted to pray for the money to solve her problems. Vincent Mashaire, 27, was sentenced to three months in prison which was wholly suspended on condition he immediately pays back Shamiso Zvabaya USD735. Mashaire told Zvabaya to bring all ...

Catholics from around Zimbabwe celebrate Dominican sister’s silver jubilee

January 29, 2013
The Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and lay Catholics from Kwekwe and its area marked the silver jubilee of Sister Cecilia Mukazi’s vows, at St John’s Parish recently. Catholic deacons, friars and nuns, who converged at St Johns church, came from as far as Harare, Mutare ...

Third Anglican faction church emerges in Zimbabwe

January 28, 2013
The Anglican Church of the Province of Zimbabwe — led by Bishop Nolbert Kunonga — has split with it’s one faction — led by Dr David Kunyongana — announcing that they had formed another church called the Anglican Reformed Church of Zimbabwe. Kunyongana, who had been a priest at Dzivarasekwa, a western suburb of Harare, ...

Manicaland’s musician Hosiah Chipanga to challenge Prophet Makandiwa

January 28, 2013
Popular Zimbabwean musician Hosiah Chipanga is set to introduce sermons at his shows. Chipanga could not, however, divulge the time he will spend on the pulpit before strumming the guitar. The veteran musician said the church will soon have branches across Zimbabwe. Chipanga does not know the total number of ...