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‘Thief’ suffers broken arm after Vapostori bashing

August 29, 2014
 A suspected thief who posed as a genuine congregant and stole various items from unsuspecting church members of two apostolic sects was beaten to a pulp, leaving him with a broken arm, a magistrate has heard. The suspect, Chrispen Muchanyo, denied the theft charges when he appeared before magistrate Takudzwa ...

Health minister bans TB Joshua visits

August 28, 2014
Minister of Health and Child Care, David Parirenyatwa, Wednesday urged Zimbabweans seeking prayers in Nigeria to provisionally suspend the visits as government intensify to lessen the risk of Ebola outbreak. Zimbabweans flock to the West African country mainly to attend services by the popular Prophet TB Joshua of the Synagogue ...

Parirenyatwa defends ‘condoms in Bibles’ idea

August 28, 2014
HEALTH and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa yesterday shot down Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede’s suggestions urging the populace to shun contraceptives. Parirenyatwa also defended his position that condoms should be placed in Bibles and distributed in churches. Parirenyatwa told parliamentarians that contrary to Mudede’s assertions, his ministry encouraged the use of ...

Parirenyatwa under fire for condom utterances

August 27, 2014
HEALTH and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa has come under a barrage of attacks from Christians for his suggestions that condoms should be put in bibles for church members to use. Parirenyatwa said it was unfortunate that some church leaders could not resist engaging in sexual activity and as such ...

Magaya to hold a two day pastors conference

August 26, 2014
Scandal ridden and leader of the Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries head, prophet Walter Magaya will this weekend hold a major pastors congress in Harare. According to his officials Magaya will host more than 3 000 church leaders from Pentecostal lay clergymen from across the country at his traditional Waterfalls Zindoga ...

Jehova’s Witnesses urged to remain resolute

August 25, 2014
Speakers at the just ended three day Jehovah’s Witness conference at the National Sports Stadium encouraged congregates to remain resolute. Some of the talks which kept the crowd captivated were “Who will inherit God’s kingdom”, “The kingdom’s good news has to be preached first” and “Pursue goals that can help ...

Parirenyatwa urges placing of condoms in Bibles

August 25, 2014
HEALTH and Child Care minister David Parirenyatwa, on Wednesday left the audience in stitches when he called for increased condom use among church members due to the surge in the number of cases of church leaders sexually assaulting congregants. He was speaking at the official launch of the new scented ...

Madzibaba assaults wife

August 22, 2014
Madzibaba Simon Mbiriyagai a senior elder of an apostolic sect appeared at the Harare Civil court Wednesday on charges of assault. Madzibaba Simon is alleged to have assaulted his first wife Rumbidzai who also claims that Madzibaba Simon was also evicting her from their matrimonial home so that he accommodates ...

Rushwaya held over Magaya extortion

August 21, 2014
FORMER ZIFA chief executive, Henrietta Rushwaya, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the $500,000 adultery claim filed against Prophetic Healing Deliverance Ministries head, prophet Walter Magaya. Magaya is thought to suspect Rushwaya, an employee in the finance department of his organisation, of masterminding the adultery lawsuit and claims she was ...

HCC takes on residential churches over noise

August 21, 2014
The Harare City Council is set to take necessary action on churches located in the residential areas in a bid to curb noise pollution. A number of churches in the residential areas have been blamed for causing noise especially during the evening with some residents appealing to the local authority ...