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AFM Pastors die in a road accident near Esigodini

January 23, 2012
Two prominent Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) pastors lost their lives along Bulawayo-Beitbridge road last week. Three other pastors sustained serious injuries.  Pastor Tashaya and Pastor Shayawako died on the spot while Pastor Moyo and Pastor Chitsa sustained serious injuries and are battling for their lives in the Intensive Care Unit at ...

Anglican cleric: effective interfaith dialogue guarantees peaceful future

January 18, 2012
Anglican rector of St Aidans in Chitungwiza and Anglican Youth Association of Harare chaplain, Reverend Ishanesu Gusha, says that the excommunicated Bishop of Harare Nolbert Kunonga has now become a religious fundamentalist because of his lack of tolerance for other people’s views.  Speaking at a Day of Religious Freedom discussion  organized ...

Zion Eternal to release new Gospel album

January 14, 2012
The new year has ushered in a new sound on the gospel scene and Newsday recently published a story about a new album Zion Eternal, a new gospel outfit that is made up of two new voices, Rutendo ‘Lioness’ Ndanga and Ashley ‘Winterton’ Mafunga. Rutendo Ndanga who is a single ...

Word of Life annual conference disrupted by ZANU-PF security concerns

January 13, 2012
Word of Life International Ministries, one of the leading Pentecostal churches in Bulawayo had its annual December conference disrupted by a ZANU-PF event which was held at the church’s traditional venue, Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds during the same week. Church insiders told Religion in Zimbabwe that their conference ...

Makandiwa’s 2012 all-night prayer draws the world to Chitungwiza

January 13, 2012
The Daily News reports that Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa ushered his United Family International (UFI) church into a new prophetic season at the historic all-night prayer on New Year’s eve at the mega 30 000-seater structure near Chitungwiza Town Centre. Business came to a halt as most traffic headed towards the ...

Mangwe District fortune seekers given holy water to cross the border with

January 11, 2012
Hundreds of fortune seekers from Maninji and surrounding villages in the Mangwe District of Matabeleland South Province continue to flood Prophet Masabayi Ncube’s home as they seek deliverance from different spiritual bondages. Prophet Ncube, who came from Tjankwa (Bulilima District) to Mangwe in 2002, is the founder of the apostolic ...

Man Intstructed to wear wheel bearings by Traditional Healer

January 10, 2012
According to Newsdzezimbabwe a man who stays in the Thokwana village near Plumtree has had to undergo untold suffering after following the advice of a traditional healer. The man, Mr Martin Mlalazi (54), was intructed to wear 2 wheel bearings on his arms by a local Traditional Healer. For a ...

Makokoba Pastors Save Refugees

January 10, 2012
A recent report found in The Standard Newspaper, tells the heart warming story of two brave pastors in the Makokoba suburb of Bulawayo defied the odds by standing up to immigration officials who were attempting detain and deport Congolese refugees. The refugees had been staying in the church in after ...

Twelve Disciples attracts scores into church in Mat South

January 6, 2012
Twelve Disciples, a recently launched apostolic church at Maninji village, in Mangwe District of Matabeleland South Province, has attracted scores of followers from the surrounding villages of Mswiliswili, Nkhwizi and Khalanyoni, some of whom deserted their founding churches to join the new kid on the block.  The church whose membership ...

The Nehanda saga continues

January 6, 2012
Just before the year 2011 made it’s exit, the Nehanda tree was involved in a third accident after a silver Nissan ElGrande hit into the remaining tree stump. This comes after the tree fell about a month ago, when a municapality truck bumped into it and knocked it over. The ...