Three Roman Catholic employees were summoned to court yesterday for allegedly squandering more than US$500 000 meant for humanitarian relief. Cornelius Hamadziripi, 49, Dadirayi Nyamasuka, 34, and Wonder Mufunda, 40, were remanded to October 10 by regional magistrate Noel Mupeiwa. The complainant is Zimbabwe Council of Bishops Conference (ZCBC), represented ...

Immigration officials at Hosea Kutako International Airport yesterday detained about 160 members of a foreign-based church, because they did not have the required travel documents to enter the country. The group, among them 12 children, are from the Johane Masowe Echishanu Apostles Church, which is based in Zimbabwe. They are ...

MEMBERS of some apostolic sects in Gutu district are reportedly taking to the mountains and hiding there with their children to avoid a national measles immunisation campaign due to start next week. The families are said to be avoiding health officials who are moving around the district encouraging parents to ...

Officials believed to be from Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) yesterday caused a scene at the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries headquarters, demanding to see Prophet Walter Magaya over his numerous donations. Zimra officials are understood to have demanded a list of people who have benefited from Prophet Magaya’s donations ...

Two ministers who were invited to grace the Anglican University in Zimbabwe ground-breaking ceremony in Marondera yesterday failed to turn up.  Provincial Affairs minister Ambrose Mutinhiri was not at the event as he was reportedly hosting a party at Mahusekwa Growth Point to celebrate his appointment as minister. His Higher ...

GOSPEL artiste, promoter and dancer based in the United Kingdom, Nkosi Ndlovu, will be in the country on September 28, for a national tour. Ndlovu will perform in Harare, Bulawayo, Victoria Falls, Nkayi and Hwange. His latest albums Umusa-Grace, Hamba Jonah and My Journey have become gospel bangers in UK. ...

Four men, believed to be members of the apostolic sect, were arrested after they were found in possession of 179 fern trees plants and 92 cycad plants valued at more than US$9 000 loaded in a truck in Mbare. Mathew Charakupa, 31, Israel Mverechena, 33, Bezel Chimombe, 31 and Brighton ...

Thirty Eight Bishops under the Apostolic Church Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) in Harare attended a sensatisation workshop  by Family Support Trust (FST) to sensitise them on identification, reporting and management of child sexual abuse and gender based violence cases. The Bishops were equipped with information on the prevention of child ...

The Sacred Heart of Jesus guild (SHJ) gathered for feast days at St Michael’s Mission Mhondoro from the 7th-10th of August under the theme; “Rejoicing in Sorrow”. During choir competitions, Dzivarasekwa took the trophy for the best Choir. Participants also engaged in sports and cultural activities. An added attraction was ...

Pope Francis has instituted a new day of prayer and celebration for the Church entitled the “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation,” to be celebrated on September 1 each year. Expressing hope that all Christians can work together toward common goals, he calls this day “a precious ...