June 22, 2011
According to Newsday, approximately 1, 000 people gathered to witness the launch of the Faith Ministries’ Mbare Community Church’s (MCC) debut album Kingdom Praise Volume 1 last Sunday. It was all joy and celebration at the event which was graced by the church’s leadership, including African Sun CEO and Faith
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June 22, 2011
Thousands of Catholics thronged the Roman Catholic Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Bulawayo yesterday to pay last tribute to the late Father Ricardo da Villa, who died last Saturday aged 66. Fr. Ricardo of the Order of Spanish Missionary Institute (SMI), who was the parish priest at St Antony’s in a
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June 22, 2011
Hundreds of children from Matabeleland Diocese of the Anglican Church last Saturday celebrated the International day of the African child in Bulawayo with a march. The march and the commemorations were organised by the Matabeleland Anglican Sunday school (MASS) and were held at St David’s parish in Nketa 9. The
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June 21, 2011
According to The Water Town Daily Times, the 12-member Africa University choir started a tour in the United States May 25 and continues until June 28, singing at eight annual conferences and several local churches to raise awareness of and support for Africa University, a United Methodist-related school in Mutare.
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June 21, 2011
Gwendoline Mugauri argues in a recent article for Bulawayo24 that a new wave of “prophets” has hit Zimbabwe of late. This observation was prompted by a newspaper advertisement that read: “The only prophet in Zimbabwe who can prophesy your ID number.” The advert was placed by 22-year-old Prophet Passion Java,
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June 20, 2011
The Life of John Bradburne is a 30- minute documentary produced and directed by Collen Magobeya. Ambuya Colletta Mafuta, a leprosy patient narrates the story of John Randall Bradburne, a lay member of the Order of St Francis, a poet, warden of the Mutemwa leper colony at Mutoko (1969 – 1979).
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June 17, 2011
Members of the Orthodox Church in Bulawayo, who last congregated during Easter holidays, will converge this Saturday to celebrate the liturgy (Holy Mass) in St. John the Forerunner church, situated at the intersection of Samuel Parirenyatwa Street and 12th Avenue. Speaking to Relzim.org at the church’s premises , a caretaker and parishioner
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June 17, 2011
According to ZimDaily.com, Pastor Charles Charamba and The Fishers of Men put up a spirited performance in the Harare Gardens at the beginning of this month that left the crowd asking for more. Harare Gardens was filled to capacity with fans singing along to his songs such as “Machira Chete”,
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June 16, 2011
from Mission Network News An hour long commute every day is what awaits Gregg and Donna Fort from their home in the city of Gweru as they minister to the Ndebele people. This is nothing in comparison to the four hours some of the Ndebele people walk to get to the
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June 16, 2011
translated from Ndebele by Mandla Tshuma Failure to secure employment after graduating from universities and colleges, infertility, chronic illnesses and constant involvement in road accidents by indigenous black Zimbabweans, among other far-fetched misfortunes, are nothing but indications that ancestral spirits are in pursuit of one’s life, a senior traditional healer
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