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Parents in court for withdrawing kids from school over religion

November 7, 2014
A CHITUNGWIZA man and his wife appeared in court on Wednesday after they allegedly withdrew their two children from school, claiming the country’s education system was not in sync with their apostolic sect beliefs. Clifford Sharamba (46) and his wife Grace (35) appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Lazarus Murendo on charges ...

Tonga gospel singer scores a first

November 3, 2014
BULAWAYO’s rising Tonga gospel singer Abigail Mwembe has shrugged off alleged marginalisation of her people and language to record a debut live 14-track DVD and CD albums. The double launch has been pencilled for October 11 at the Bulawayo Theatre in a show dubbed Live DVD recording with Abigail Mwembe. ...

Apostolic sect re-integration begins

October 30, 2014
The Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) will continue to watch the activities of the Johanne Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect in Budiriro to make sure children’s and women’s rights are protected. ACCZ president Johannes Ndanga told The Zimbabwe Mail in an interview that they were aware the apostolic sect had ...

Prophet Jailed

October 28, 2014
A prophet Abraham Mlazi who raped a “barren” woman seeking prayers to have a child has been jailed. Mlazi will serve 13years in jail after being sentenced by Chitungwiza magistrate Esthere Chivasa. The woman was raped by the prophet while seeking prayers to have a child from the ”man of ...

Joyfull praise to launch 20-song DVD album

October 24, 2014
Joyfull Praise, an upcoming 18-member musical choir consisting of musicians drawn from praise and worship teams from churches dotted around the Midlands capital, will launch their maiden DVD project early next month. Group founder Gamaliel Blessing Madhindi informs that supporting acts Sharon Manyonganise from ZimPraise, Mabel Madondo (Thousand Voices) Minister ...

Man of cloth ordered to pay $80 for child’s upkeep

October 21, 2014
A KADOMA-BASED clergyman, Musa Mtemererwa, was on Friday ordered to pay $80 towards the upkeep of a child that he sired with a woman from his congregation. Mtemererwa, a pastor at Victory Centre Ministries International of Eastview, was dragged to the Civil Court by his ex-lover Anyway Mazoe over claims ...

Beatification of Pope Paul V1

October 20, 2014
  World religious and political leaders including and President Robert Mugabe were in Italy for Sunday’s beatification of Pope Paul VI at the Vatican. On Sunday the religious and political leaders with the Roman Catholics had a double mass that marked the end of the Third Extraordinary Synod of Bishops. ...

Three massive prayers days to deliver Zimbabwe-Mukwazhe

October 20, 2014
Economic decline, high unemployment rate, corruption and the ‘evils’ bedeviling the country could be rescued by three days of massive  prayers and fasting ,the Zimbabwe Development Party (ZDP) has suggested. The country’s economy continues to decline owing to the closure of companies which were providing employment to citizens and revenue ...

Anglican uses $1 million to renovate dilapidated church properties

October 13, 2014
The Anglican  Church  said it has managed to raise from its church members at least   $1 million which it has used to renovate most of the church buildings which had been run down by the church’s  ex communicated Bishop Nolbert Kunonga. Most of the properties the church said had managed ...

Reformed Church of Zimbabwe Eaglesvale struggles to renovate run down school

October 11, 2014
The embattled Eaglesvale High and Junior Schools board which is in a power wrangle with the Dutch Reformed Church said it is struggling to renovate the once elite and now run down school. “When we were appointed by the trustees we were given a task .They said this school was ...