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Mkhululi Bhebhe to launch solo album in December

October 1, 2012
Mkhululi Bhebhe the first Zimbabwean to ever join Joyous Celebration of South Africa has an album in the making which is likely to come out later this year. Bhebhe stole the limelight when he appeared singing for Joyous Celebration in 2010 his hit song ‘Tambira Jehovah.’ Speaking to Relzim.org, Bhebhe ...

Johanne Masowe school needs chairs and textbooks

October 1, 2012
Members of the Johanne Masowe Apostolic sect have developed their own primary school at the shrine in Gandanzara in Manicaland Province. Vapostori believe sending their children to a separate school will corrupt them. “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn ...

Christian Alliance warns about Zanu-PF’s draft constitution

September 28, 2012
A group of churches has warned that Zanu-PF’s constitution draft will cause bloodshed if taken to a referendum together with the one that was drafted by a Constitutional Select Committee (Copac). A representative of Christian Alliance, Reverend Useni Sibanda, said it feared the repeatition of the violence that occured during ...

Prophet Angel auctions pair of socks. Raises USD20K

September 28, 2012
Prophet Uebert Angel raised more than USD 20,000 after auctioning two of his shirts along with a pair of socks at a birthday party held in Harare. One of the shirts was snapped up for USD10,000 while another went for USD 4,000 after the items received a ringing endorsement from ...

Salvation Army: Dr Thistle must leave by October 5. Replacement expected in December

September 27, 2012
The Salvation Army is being urged to take immediate action and reinstate a missionary doctor it recently dismissed from the Howard Hospital in Zimbabwe, where supporters have warned a humanitarian disaster is brewing. Canada-born Dr Paul Thistle was dismissed in August under unclear circumstances, a decision that led to violent ...

Makandiwa’s program restores sight to 103 patients

September 26, 2012
Charismatic church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa has rolled out a free eye surgery exercise targeted at underprivileged villagers across the country’s 10 provinces. The Operation Restore Sight programme was launched at St Albert’s Mission Hospital in Mashonaland Central Province by a team of 18 medical doctors and nurses from Makandiwa’s United Family International ...

Sinach performing “I stand amazed”

September 26, 2012
Sinach performing "I stand amazed" The Dove-award-winning Nigerian gospel sensation, Sinach (Osinachi Kalu), will grace the Harare International Conference Centre this coming Friday at an all-night concert. Zonal pastor for Chris Oyakhilome-founded Christ Embassy, Mrs Ruth Musarurwa, confirmed the singer’s debut show in Zimbabwe. Below, there is a video of her performance of “I stand amazed.”  [youtube ...

Church and Civil Society Forum supports International Day of Peace

September 25, 2012
The Church and Civil Society Forum is in support of peace and reconciliation and calls for political parties to dismantle a culture of violence that was inherited from the colonial era. Pastor Anglistone Sibanda of the Word of Faith Ministries, a representative of the CCSF, told Relzim.org that the colonial era ...

Sinach to perform at Christ Embassy’s all-night concert in Harare

September 24, 2012
The award-winning Nigerian gospel sensation, Sinach (Osinachi Kalu), will grace the Harare International Conference Centre this coming Friday at an all-night concert. Zonal pastor for Chris Oyakhilome-founded Christ Embassy, Mrs Ruth Musarurwa, confirmed the singer’s debut show in Zimbabwe. “Sinach worships and pastor releases the anointing, so we are excited about her coming. ...

Catholic students learn how to be Catholic at annual conference

September 24, 2012
Can one be an active member of ZINATHA (Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association) and still remain a dedicated Catholic? This was a question that confronted Catholic students who gathered at Bondolfi Mission in Masvingo from August 10 to 13, 2012 for their annual conference. What started as an ordinary witchcraft discussion–whether ...