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Zim gospel awards mooted

January 18, 2015
GOSPEL musician Tatenda Mahachi is mooting the introduction of Zimbabwean Gospel Awards. The artiste said he is currently in the initial stages of engaging partners for the awards. Mahachi told NewsDay that he was inspired by his experience at the seventh edition of the SABC Crown Gospel Awards held in ...

Zimbabweans turn to God

January 17, 2015
While millions of people in the developed world turned on the style and spent billions of dollars entertaining themselves on New Year’s Eve, thousands of poor and desperate Zimbabweans decided to turn to God. With the chaos in the ruling Zanu PF likely to escalate this year and no hope ...

Mhere lines up maiden USA tour

January 16, 2015
Rising gospel musician Mathias Mhere will begin a month-long maiden tour of the United States of America (USA) on February 16. Mhere, who ventured into gospel music in 2005, has lined up a series of concerts in and around the American city of Dallas. The Favour hitmaker is optimistic that ...

Pentecostal churches blamed for divorces

January 5, 2015
WITH divorce cases and the number of women claiming maintenance on the increase, local traditionalists have blamed the trend on Pentecostal churches, saying pastors were competing on a number of marriages they bless per year. While 2014 court records were not readily available, 473 divorce summons were issued in 2013, ...

‘I was called by God’

January 3, 2015
ACTING President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s under fire Kwekwe neighbour Reverend Tititi Moyo has sensationally claimed that he was called by God to Kwekwe to deal with Satanism that was rampant in the mining town. In full page adverts titled – Right Reverend Prophet I.M.T Moyo: A true prophet of God – ...

Makandiwa warns politicians

January 2, 2015
  United Family International Church (UFIC) founder prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has warned politicians not to interfere in church activities, saying the only reason Zimbabwe has survived economic turmoil was because of the existence of churches. Makandiwa told congregants at his crossover all night prayer on New Year’s Eve in Chitungwiza ...

Jesuit Superior General, Fr Nicolas Adolfo SJ to retire

December 31, 2014
Jesuit Superior General, Fr Nicolas Adolfo has convoked General Council (GC) 36 to facilitate his retirement as the universal leader of the Society of Jesus in 2016. If the General Council accepts his resignation, he will become only the third Superior General of the Jesuits to retire in more than ...

Birth of Zimbabwe-Mozambique Province

December 30, 2014
Jesuit Superior General, Fr Nicholas Adolf SJ has signed a degree that unites the Jesuit Province of Zimbabwe and the Region of Mozambique into a single apostolic unit, the Zimbabwe-Mozambique Province. The coming together of the two was with immediate effect. The people of Zimbabwe and Mozambique share close cultural ...

Ali lauds Christian Soccer League

December 29, 2014
BancEASY director Desmund Ali has lauded the Christian Soccer League saying the abundance of talent in the social leagues could make a mockery of football standards in the top flight league. Ali, who heads BancEasy, a subsidiary of BancABC, made the remarks during the Christian Soccer League tournament at Belgravia ...

New liturgical launched

December 29, 2014
The Archbishop of Harare, Robert Christopher Ndlovu officially launched the new liturgical “Year of Consecrated Life” in a packed Sacred Heart Cathedral in Harare on the 5th of December 2014. The Year of Consecrated Life was proclaimed by Pope Francis and started on 30 November 2014  and will stretch for ...