Morgan Tsvangirai

Nolbert Kunonga procedes with his version of Anglicanism..or whatever it is

June 8, 2012
Last month, Bishop Nolbert Kunonga of the Anglican Church of the Province of Zimbabwe criticized the Prime Minister, complained about the visit of the controversial Nigerian prophet TB Joshua and expressed his criticism about the draft of the new constitution. Is there any Good News left in this world, Nolbert? According to ...

Singing Video: Mabasa Avatumwa’s “Mandigonera”

June 5, 2012
The new millennium saw the birth of a wave of Apostolic choral music which won the hearts of many at the expense of instrumental gospel. This era also marked the advent of uncountable choral groups which automatically led to the overshadowing of other gospel genres. These days, instrumental gospel takes back ...

Social and economic problems spur Vapostori growth

May 29, 2012
Edison Kahari (not his real name), an accounting graduate from the University of Zimbabwe, is battling to get a job. He has been in search of it for already two years after graduating. Kahari is adamant that he cannot have any other job outside his area of specialization. Many graduate students ...

Zimbabweans gather for national peace prayer in Mzilikazi

May 25, 2012
Pastors lay hands on Zimbabwe’s political leadership during national peace prayer at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo (Photo. M. Tshuma). On Saturday, Zimbabweans from all walks of life thronged to the giant Barbourfields Stadium in the Mzilikazi township of Bulawayo to pray for their motherland in the face of drought, corruption, homosexuality referendum, election and other issues facing the Southern African country. Speaking during the special prayer organised by Bulawayo ...

Church leaders sceptical of TB Joshua’s visit

May 10, 2012
reprinted with corrections and additions from Nehanda Radio Several church leaders aligned to Zanu-PF have attacked popular Nigerian prophet TB Joshua claiming he was not welcome in Zimbabwe and his teachings were “judgmental, partisan and unorthodox.” Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai invited TB Joshua to be the guest speaker at the ...

Politicians give various interpretations of TB Joshua-Tsvangirai liaison

April 24, 2012
reprinted with corrections from The Zimbabwe Mail by Wonai Masvingise President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF is concerned over Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s invitation of popular Nigerian prophet TB Joshua to attend prayer meetings in the country this year. The Daily News was told that hardliners in Zanu-PF, who are worried that ...

TB Joshua and Zimbabwean dignitaries

April 13, 2012
Patrick Kabwela argues in a Bulawayo 24 article that, despite the intense hatred expressed by some towards Nigerian prophet TB Joshua, many people across Africa talk with such rapture about him that you would think they couldn’t live without him.  Zimbabwe is no exception. President Mills of Ghana acknowledged the authenticity of ...

Reflecting on marriage in the forbidden month of November

March 26, 2012
According to Nehanda Radio, a Bindura magistrate earlier this week set aside the ruling by Chief Luscious Chitsinde Negomo which found Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai guilty of flouting marriage laws. The chief accuses Tsvangirai of violating traditional marriage norms which prohibit the undertaking of marriage formalities in November. As the case drags ...

Prime Minister gives reconciliation example at ZCC prayer meeting in Masvingo

March 12, 2012
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was addressing a prayer meeting on March 9 organised by the Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Zimbabwe Pastoral Fellowship Association at Mucheke Stadium in Masvingo. According to the New Zimbabwe, this is when he came up with a wise step towards reconciliation with President Mugabe’s supporters. He energetically corrected a newspaper sympathetic to ...

Views on the role of Mbuya Nehanda in Zimbabwean history (part 1)

January 4, 2012
Several weeks back we published a story about a second accident involving the Nehanda tree in Harare. One of our readers Dudu Masaiti had a lot to say in reaction to the story by our contributor Nonku Vundla. Below we republish the comment in its entirety. Nonkululeko Vundla, I very much ...