April 16, 2013
The Ecumenical Peace Observation Initiative has met President Robert Mugabe and encouraged the Zimbabwean leader to put into action his peace campaign messages. President Robert Mugabe, the leader of Zanu PF, whose party stands accused of perpetrating violence has since the formation of the coalition government four years ago been
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January 26, 2013
Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe Women’s Conference, with free evening sessions open to men Theme: For Such A Time As This Date: February 1-2 Time: 9 am-8:30 pm Venue: Rainbow Towers (HICC), Harare Registration Fee is USD 2 Speakers: Pastor Maureen B. Shana, Dr Eunor Guti, Apostle M. Gurupira, Pastor Petunia Chiriseri, Dr Cathy
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January 11, 2013
In the first weeks of this year, Zimbabwe and neighboring countries like Botswana were in the midst of a strong debate over the ‘miracle money’ performance pioneered by the Pentecostal Prophet Uebert Angel. Here is an overview of what various religious leaders think about the ‘new’ claim of religion promising financial
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December 17, 2012
Churches in Bulawayo last Thursday commemorated the World Anti-Corruption Day amid revelations that the church has become the most corrupt entity in Zimbabwe. The belated commemorations started with a city march. Various pastors and church heads joined the rest of the world in condemning corruption. Among the church leaders present
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November 28, 2012
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in conjunction with the Christian community of Bulawayo convened a prayer day for good rains and the industry. The prayer initiative comes after days of heavy downpours in and around the city, with hopes of a better rainy season. Heartfelt prayer and supplication for the rains
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November 27, 2012
The Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe in partnership with the Church and Civil Society Forum (CCSF) invites interested artists and poets to participate in the “Learning Centres for Peace Initiative” by writing and producing a Peace Anthem. The anthem will be used as a key message during the Peace Campaigns hosted by
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November 14, 2012
by Sinikiwe Mlambo and Moses Chibaya The national AIDS Council (NAC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education has roped in traditional health practitioners (THP) to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS. The programme targets at least 300 THPs for training. NAC Research and Documentation coordinator Freeman Dube said the initiative was
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October 16, 2012
Four church umbrella bodies on Saturday gathered to pray for a peaceful all stakeholders’ constitution conference to be held from October 21 to 23. Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) Secretary General Rev Solomon Zwana said, “We are here as churches that fall under four bodies that is Union for Development of
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September 15, 2012
Churches have vowed to mobilise their followers countrywide to vote against the draft Constitution at the referendum if the document does not outlaw homosexuality and same-sex marriages. This follows revelations by Copac co-chairperson Munyaradzi Paul Mangwana that Copac deliberately left the draft vague on homosexuality after failing to agree on whether
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August 28, 2012
The Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) has started a maternal health advocacy campaign, as the maternal mortality ratio continues to increase in Zimbabwe amid confusion around the scraping of user fees by government. Polite Matibiri, Gender and Development Commissioner of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, said they are concerned with the lack of clarity on the scrapping
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