Three Chitungwiza residents Sibambaniso Kundai, Onismo Muzhingi and Robert Tandi have sued Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa‘s UFI church for allegedly encroaching into their commercial stands in constructing its multi-million-dollar chapel in Chitungwiza, ca 30 km south of Harare. The plaintiffs’ lawyers, Matipano and Matimba Legal Practitioners, filed the court case on December 7 ...

Cynthia Shungu Tapera took married United Family International Church pastor to court seeking child support. Their illicit affair is now the talk of Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa’s church. The woman is suing  Mutare-based Jacob Tembo and says he was not much of a Man of God but was great in bed. Pastor Tembo refused to comment on ...

Christians in Bulawayo were urged to register as voters in the 2013 elections so as to chart their own destiny through the ballot. Speaking at a pastors’ Conference in Bulawayo last Thursday, Minister of State Enterprises and Parastatals Gorden Moyo said the church plays a pivotal role in the governance ...

Trumpet Call Agriculture is an ecumenical initiative to feed the nation of Zimbabwe through Christ-centered faith, love and practical action. In the video below, initiative’s co-leader Pastor Scott Marques of the Newfrontiers churches talks to Joel Virgo about the Zimbabwean ministry during his visit to the UK. Marques was there for 2012 Newday, an annual Christian youth festival ...

Churches in Bulawayo last Thursday commemorated the World Anti-Corruption Day amid revelations that the church has become the most corrupt entity in Zimbabwe. The belated commemorations started with a city march. Various pastors and church heads joined the rest of the world in condemning corruption.  Among the church leaders present ...

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Masvingo Michael Dixon Bhasera, who is also the acting Bishop for Gweru Diocese, ordained 10 priests. The function held at Mkoba Stadium in Gweru was attended by hundreds of peolpe from different cities and towns. Bishop Bhasera urged the newly ordained reverends to be resilient. “God will tremendously bless you  for voluntering and dedicating yourselves ...

A local gospel group, Mapisarema Voices, will serenade Kwekwe, Midlands Province, music lovers with blessed harmonies as they are set to launch their third album entitled Tarirai Jesu Pamuchinjikwa. The album launch at Methodist church in Mbizo Central this coming Sunday coincides with the group’s third anniversary. Mbizo is a high density suburb in Kwekwe. ...

A traditional cleansing ceremony was recently held at Mutimutema Primary School in the Silobela village 60 km west of Kwekwe in Midlands Province.  A traditional healer is reported to have been engaged by the community of Silobela after parents of Mutimutema pupils and teachers at the school had complained to the District Education ...

The much talked about December 12, 2012: 12/12/12 created hype among Christians in Bulawayo, as many churches held prayers in “anticipation” of the end of the world. Christians say the number has spiritual significance in that Jesus had 12 disciples, the number of tribes of Israel is also 12. Many people in ...

Word of Life International Ministries last week held its annual World Changers conference, setting Bulawayo for a major revival. The gospel galore which ran under the theme ‘Come and See’ was graced by one of Zimbabwe’s most celebrated preachers, Bishop Tudor Bismark. Christians around the city had to endure the ...