Zimbabweans across the country, but especially from Chitungwiza, are in mourning following the death of gospel musician Cephas Mashakada, who died at Chitungwiza hospital on Tuesday. Mashakada’s music career spans decades and was often characterized by controversy, as Zimbabweans asked whether the Chinhoyi-born musician sang the Gospel or was just another moneymaker through music. ...

The hope for Zimbabwe lies in its future leadership, well-educated and founded on the trust that is realised in the gift of the Gospel of Christ. So claims a Mutare-born Antony Dandato, who represented the  Fellowship of Christian Unions in Zimbabwe (FOCUS) speaking at the Church of Christ Wembley Downsduring in Perth, ...

In an unusual Pentecostal sermon, visiting Ghanaian pastor Bishop Dag Heward Mills lashed out at some pastors for preaching on material acquisition at the expense of the cross of Jesus Christ, saying that this has brought barrenness in churches. Bishop Mills was preaching on overcoming barrenness  in Bulawayo during Harvest ...

Reverend Obadiah Msindo of  Destiny for Africa has said that some churches in the country are teaming up with the media to smear the name of mercurial Reverend Emmanuel Makandiwa, who has pulled off multitudes from their churches. In an interview for RelZim.org, Msindo said that Makandiwa is a victim of petty jealousy from ...

For some Apostolic sects, it is part of their rituals to have the services outdoors, but for others it is lack of resources to set up church buildings in the city, a member of one of the sects told RelZim.org recently. In an interview in Bulawayo’s Ilanda suburb recently, Bishop Erasmus Sithole ...

 President Robert Mugabe has urged Zimbabweans to be wary of false prophets and fake traditional healers who are swindling people of their hard-earned cash on the pretext that they will bring them fortunes. Speaking at the burial of  retired general Solomon  Mujuru, who died in a mysterious fire at his ...

Thousands of members of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (one of the family of four Methodist Churches present in Zimbabwe) converged on the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Grounds in Bulawayo to commemorate the missionary church’s 120 years of existence in the country. The Methodist Church came to then Rhodesia in 1891. The ...

This story is part one of a series in which RelZim.org is exploring the evolving  state of traditional religion in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (ZINATHA) plans to set up traditional hospitals and clinics in various centres in the country to offer alternative health services and healing sessions to  patients.  ZINATHA executive ...

United Kingdom-based Nigerian pastor, Mathew Ashimolowo says it is a matter of time before Zimbabwe gets her breakthrough and that problems facing the country are the same challenges that are faced globally, but the important thing is focusing on what God says to his people. Pastor Ashimolowo said he brought ...

Firebrand evangelist and prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa is still to return to the country for the Catch the Fire event taking place in Zimbabwe’s capital city from August 15-21, where he is expected to be the main attraction. Words from his followers and his aides are that the high flying reverend who ...