Voting in Bulawayo today was predominantly peaceful as members of the public went in to exercise their right to vote. Voting started as early as seven in the morning, as voters jostled to vote in the landmark elections. Peaceful is the word characterising this year’s elections, and Shalom Projects Pastor ...

Zanu PF presidential candidate Robert Mugabe Wednesday said that, if elected into power, he will serve the full term at the same time thanking Zimbabweans for voting in peacefully. Mugabe, who cast his ballot at Mhofu primary school in Highfield Harare, said he would not resign after elected into power. ...

African Union poll observers said the country’s crunch election Wednesday had so far passed off peacefully. With polls open for around half their allotted time, the 69-member observation team issued an update report about the conduct of the vote. “The processes at most of the polling stations observed by the ...

Church bodies Wednesday hailed Zimbabweans for starting ongoing elections in Zimbabwe in a peaceful way. Speaking in an interview, Reverend Solomon Zwana the secretary general of Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), said his organisation, which has deployed observers across the ten provinces of the country, is happy with the peace ...

Gospel musician Ivy Kombo last week obtained an LLB Law Honours Degree with the University of Bedfordshire in England. Kombo, who is now based in Luton with her husband Bishop Admire Kasi, said she was ecstatic about her latest achievement. “Thanks to my hubby Addy Kasi, my mentor and everyone’s ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia will embark on mass prayers in Livingstone for the successful hosting of the UNWTO General Assembly, says Fr Emmanuel Chikoya. An Anglican priest, Fr Chikoya, said politicians should affirm each other and criticise constructively as there is no enemy in the political arena but only rivals. ...

Anglican Fr Emmanuel Chikoya urged residents of Zambia’s Livingstone to be vigilant as some visitors may take advantage of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly to promise them a better living but recruit them for forced labour.  Victoria Falls and Livingstone will co-host the UNWTO General Assembly from August 24 to 29, ...

Popular Nigerian prophet TB Joshua was yesterday forced to deny reports that he had prophesised that Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai will win Wednesday’s elections. Social networks last week were awash with reports claiming the prophet predicted that Tsvangirai would trounce President Robert Mugabe in the polls. But TB Joshua’s Synagogue, ...

Zanu PF leader Robert Mugabe Saturday made scathing attacks on South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu over his pro-gay marriage stance. Addressing thousands of bussed party supporters at White City stadium, Mugabe said Tutu should have married another man to show his support for gays. “I heard in the papers that Bishop Tutu ...

Retired Bishop Sebastian Bakare led a team of Anglicans in endorsing Tsvangirai for the presidency at the party’s rally at Sakubva Stadium in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe earlier this month. Bakare equated Tsvangirai to the biblical Nehemiah who led the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. “Zimbabweans are like the ...