April 20, 2011
Soccer supporters the world over watch matches and do not run around the stadium and spend more energy than the players themselves. But Michael Chindowa affectionately known in the football family as Chuchu is a rarity. His passion for soccer developed from listening to soccer commentaries on radio in the church
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April 17, 2011
The Associated Press has reported that a government minister and a Roman Catholic priest were arrested and detained by police for holding a memorial service for victims of the Gukurahundi massacres. Moses Mzila-Ndlovu, a co-minister in the state national healing commission and a member of the former opposition in Zimbabwe’s fragile
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April 12, 2011
The police has intervened twice over the past weekend to halt a prayer initiative in Harare, accusing the organizers of holding a political event without required authorization, reports the Missionary International Service News Agency (MISNA) citing the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference as a source. Various arrests have taken place. The
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April 11, 2011
Inter Press Service News Agency reports that the majority of school-going girls in Marange, some as young as ten, have been married to older men from their church, the Johanne Marange Apostolic sect, which is infamous for believing in polygamy. Most marriages are arranged between adult men and under-age girls. Although
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April 7, 2011
Many Zimbabweans identify mbira as one true Zimbabwean musical instrument. In the past, music coming out of this instrument has been classified as Zimbabwean. But is it still a popular instrument today? Fred Zindi tries to traces this question in a recent article in The Herald. Zimbabwe’s traditional musical instruments
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April 2, 2011
Newsday reported that Chief Chiduku, a senator for Manicaland this week stunned a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee when he said there was nothing wrong with marrying off underage girls. He said this during a committee hearing where male gender activists, Varume Svinurai/Vhukani Madoda Men’s Forum had appeared before the Thematic Committee
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April 1, 2011
According to H-Metro Zim, Lovemore Chiponda, a self-confessed Apostle, failed Sunday in his attempt to put the powers of Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa to the test. Lovemore Chiponda (39) claims to be a direct descendant of early Rozvi priest Gombwe Chandada. The distinctly direct man added rather confidently that no one
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April 1, 2011
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The “Jesus” film in Ndebele A docudrama on the life of Jesus Christ based on the gospel of Luke, JESUS has been translated into more than 1000 languages since its 1979 release. It has been said to be the most translated and viewed film in history.
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April 1, 2011
Nehanda Radio has reported that the co-ordinator of the Council of Zimbabwe Christian Leaders (CZCL), Rev Qobo Mayisa has said that no political party has the right to groom clerics in-order to infiltrate churches and gain political favors. Commenting on a statement released by the MDC, which accused Zanu PF
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April 1, 2011
“Zimbabweans are desperate for miracles and where one has some form of economic or social deficiency, they will offer their meagre incomes in exchange for the supernatural.” In his recent article entitled “Religious Entrepreneurship”, Rejoice Nwenya argues that “the tragedy confronting modern-day Christian fundamentalism in Zimbabwe is the potent combination
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