December 20, 2011
Christians in Bulawayo welcome the release of the first and ever purely Christian magazine Set Alight, first issue of which was published this month. “This is a wonderful concept now that there is something refreshing in the market for Christians,” said Samkeliso Ndlovu of ZAOGA. She commended publishers of the
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December 19, 2011
Pioneering work from across the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA) – from support for orphan-headed households in Malawi to peace-building in Zimbabwe – was highlighted last November as delegates to the first provincial Anglican Alliance consultation convened in Lusaka. Delegates from Botswana, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe came
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December 16, 2011
A representative of Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association, or ZINATHA, made a clarifying statement about rape as a cure for health problems, practiced by some traditional healers in the country. He said that the association that many traditional healers in Zimbabwe belong to does not endorse rape as a cure for health
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December 15, 2011
BBC recently reported that 11 members of Saltash Methodist Circuit in the UK travelled to Harare to stay with local families and provide support to an orphanage in Mbare. The two groups have built up a strong relationship over recent years. Teams from Mbare have already visited the Cornish town in the
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December 15, 2011
According to Zimdiaspora, Anglican pastor Thomas Muchadeyi, 44, was convicted of raping a 13-year-old girl from his church. He pledged non-guilty. Pastor Muchadeyi denied being guilty by saying that the girl’s father concocted the charges. Regional magistrate Simon Kachambwa sentenced him to 14 years, but four were set aside for
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December 14, 2011
The Roman Catholic church says Zimbabwe’s chronic water shortages should be declared a national disaster. The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace retains that collapsed water and sanitation facilities will cause “more suffering and deaths” as annual rains begin. Nearly 250 cases of the waterborne disease typhoid were treated in
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December 14, 2011
The Zimbabwean continues to report on gender inequality and child abuse by some in the Johanne Marange Apostolic Sect, while encouraging the authorities to take step and alleviate the plight of the abused females in Zimbabwe. In the meantime, Taurai Gova, a 54-year-old member of the flourishing sect, said the holy
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December 13, 2011
Bulawayo resident Edlin Malunga, 35, who was allegedly assaulted by her pastor George Simango last September for failure to pay tithes, has reportedly lost her mind, Msasa Project regional manager Mrs Lindile Ndebele informed the public about this last Friday. Pastor Simango of the Centre of Life Church in Richmond suburb
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December 12, 2011
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe Thokozani Khuphe, who has been battling with breast cancer for quite some time and has been prayed for by Zimbabweans, has undergone a successful operation in South Africa. This was revealed by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in Plumtree recently while he
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December 10, 2011
Based in Hwange, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe Ten-month placement (with the possibility of renewal) Please note that for this placement we are only able to consider applicants who are fluent in Tonga, Ndebele, Nambya and/or Shona. The Progressio Development Worker (DW) will work as a Governance Specialist with the Catholic Commission
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