September 28, 2012
Prophet Uebert Angel raised more than USD 20,000 after auctioning two of his shirts along with a pair of socks at a birthday party held in Harare. One of the shirts was snapped up for USD10,000 while another went for USD 4,000 after the items received a ringing endorsement from
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August 21, 2012
Bishop Caleb Mutingwende, the leader of the Zion Church of God has dismissed the newly emerging churches as fly-by social groups that will not survive beyond the present generation. Mutingwende said the sprouting Pentecostal churches thriving on preaching the gospel of prosperity in times of economic hardships were set to
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August 20, 2012
The Standard deputy editor Walter Marwizi was granted an exclusive interview with Archbishop Robert Ndlovu. Archbishop Ndlovu heads the Harare archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church which covers 63,555 square kilometres and boasts a Catholic population of close to 500,000 people. Below is the second part of the interview. WM: Young charismatic leaders like Emmanuel Makandiwa and
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April 20, 2012
reprinted with corrections and additions from the Zimbabwe Metro Emmanuel Makandiwa, founder of the United Family International Church, roused Harare with a 61-piece Italian-made Public Announcement system (said to be the only one of its kind in Africa). He has also acquired a 500 kWa back-up generator for the religious meeting.
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February 16, 2012
reprinted with amendments and additions from The Sunday Mail As early as 7 am on a Sunday morning, the City Sports Centre in Harare is already a hive of activity as people jostle to take seats for a church service. One might be deceived into thinking that the service is already
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