Thousands of Zimbabweans joined by members of clergy and government representatives gathered at Bishop Oliver Chipunza‘s farm in Manicaland late September to bury his wife, Prophetess Makanyara. She was 43. The funeral followed a memorial services in the afternoon by Overseer Pastor Cosam Chiyangwa of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe. “I ...

The five-year wrangle over property owned by the Anglican Diocese of Harare is set to end on October 22 with the Supreme Court deciding on all the seven outstanding appeals. The appeals were grouped following a directive by Chief Justice, Godfrey Chidyausiku, last year in a bid to finalise the dispute. ...

Popular preacher and founder of the United Family International Church (UFIC), Emmanuel Makandiwa, has banned members of his congregation from kneeling for him as a sign of respect. Makandiwa told thousands of congregants during a night service at the City Sports Centre that the practice had been misinterpreted as a ...

Harare City Council has started investigating churches using their premises for commercial purposes with a view to arresting the culprits. Council’s Education, Health, Housing and Community Services committee said it would take action on all offending churches. The investigations follow revelations that several churches around the capital city are being hired ...

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is one of the UK’s leading international aid agencies and has a large programme in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa working in the water, sanitation and hygiene, livelihoods and governance sectors. CAFOD are currently developing a programme of sanitation and hygiene education in 6 municipalities in Zimbabwe. ...

As Midlands Christian College continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, many exciting activities have taken place. The culmination of these activities is the Sponsored Ride which will take place from October 17 to 19. With the help of professional riders, students, staff and associates will make their way from ...

United Family International Church leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has thanked the Apostolic Faith Mission leadership for grooming him, while speaking at the funeral service for Bishop Oliver Chipunza’s wife Makanyara (Prophetess Chipunza) in Harare. He also opened up on his life, saying he battled for admission to the AFM Zimbabwe theological college and failed to get ...

The Anglican Diocese of Manicaland is dealing with problems faced by St Augustine’s Mission School in an amicable manner because it is under its jurisdiction, the province’s head Bishop Elson Jakazi said.  He said he will meet with the Secretary for Education, Sport, Arts and Culture, Mrs Constance Chigwamba, in ...

According to ANGOP, a state-run Angolan news agency, guest speakers from Zimbabwe will be attending the 28th Session of the Annual Conference of West Angola organized by the United Methodist Church in Luanda from October, 3-7. The meeting aims to assess the work done during the year and look to the next year conference ...

A self-proclaimed spirit medium was manhandled by eight bouncers during a service at the United Family International Church in Chitungwiza after challenging Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa. Sekuru Lovemore Chiponda, who claims to be a medium for the spirit of Chaminuka (a sage from Zimbabwean folklore), says he had his traditional regalia ...