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Evicted teachers allowed by High Court to return to two Anglican schools

November 12, 2011
According to Newsday, evicted teachers and staff members from two Anglican schools in Chivhu and Mhondoro are back at work following High Court and Education Ministry rulings in their favour. Six teachers from Daramombe Secondary and Primary schools and five from St Mark’s in Mhondoro were this week reinstated following ...

Gandiya’s press officer comments on CPZ reaction to Dossier of Abuses

November 10, 2011
RelZim asked Precious Shumba, Anglican Bishop Chad Gandiya‘s press officer, to comment on Bishop Nolbert Kunonga of the Church Province of Zimbabwe (CPZ) followers’ response to the Dossier of Abuses presented by Archbishop of Canterbury to President Mugabe. The Anglican prelate presented this dossier during his recent visit to Zimbabwe. Here is what Mr. Shumba ...

Zion Christian Church officially opens its headquarters in Zimbabwe

November 9, 2011
Bulawayo registered one of the largest Christian gatherings from the 4th to 6th of November as tens of thousands of Zion Christian Church (ZCC) members gathered to witness the official opening of the Church’s headquarters in Zimbabwe. Bulawayo is the headquarters of the Church in Zimbabwe. The ZCC leader His Grace ...

Ministry of Health and Child Welfare to investigate maternity delivery deaths among Vapostori

November 8, 2011
The government of Zimbabwe will investigate every maternity delivery death and every death of a child under five among Vapostori. This was revealed by the Minister of Health and Child Welfare Henry Madzorera at the launch of the Health Transition Fund in Marondera last week. Statics of maternal and child mortality ...

Kunonga Anglicans Respond to Dossier of Abuses presented by Archbishop of Canterbury to Mugabe

November 6, 2011
The following letter was sent to RelZim on November 4 by Rev. Tendai Mutongomanya of the Anglican Church of the Province of Zimbabwe. A RESPONSE TO DOSSIER OF “ALLEGED ABUSES” PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE BY ROWAN WILLIAMS AND CPCA BISHOPS    Introduction Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has come ...

High Court allows Makandiwa to procede with church construction in Chitungwiza

November 4, 2011
According to Daily News, Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa yesterday won a High Court reprieve to continue constructing a church in Chitungwiza when Justice Tedius Karwi ruled that an application challenging the construction was not urgent. MDC chairman for Chitungwiza Alexio Musundire and some Zengeza residents had sought the High Court’s intervention ...

Research and Advocacy Unit calls for clarity of law on Vapostori child marriages

November 3, 2011
A recent report released by the Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) points at Zanu-PF for fueling the abuse of women among the Vapostori, as the nation’s leading party turns a blind eye on some excesses of the Johanne Masowe Church, a source of supporters. There is an estimated 1.3 million members of ...

MDC-N meets Church leaders in Bulawayo

November 1, 2011
The Welshman Ncube-led MDC last Thursday met with pastors from across Christian denominations in Bulawayo to brief them on the progress made so far by the inclusive government and to also hear their concerns as religious leaders. Pastor Goodwill Shana, founder and senior pastor of Word of Life International Ministries, ...

Harvest House International founder wins leadership award

October 28, 2011
Founder and senior pastor of Harvest House International(HHI) Apostle Colin Nyathi has made history in Bulawayo by becoming the first religious leader to to be distinguished with the Megafest Excellent Leadership Award. Megafest is a Bulawayo-based business-coaching company that trains business people on customer care, management development, personal branding and ...

Satanism at biggest public hospital in Mashonaland East?

October 27, 2011
Investigations by the local authorities on missing parts of bodies stashed  in the morgue at Marondera Hospital revealed that rats are responsible for the mutilation. But some residents of Marondera, a town 72 km east of Harare, insist it is satanism. And they pressured the health authorities to fire suspects. Two men were fired ...