Ecumenical Peace Observation Initiative in Zimbabwe, a program by Heads of Christian Denominations, has launched peace celebrations in Karoi. Speaking during the launch of the peace celebrations on Saturday Ecumenical Peace Observation Initiative in Zimbabwe, director Tendai Maregere said there is need to maintain a peaceful environment in Zimbabwe regardless of challenges ...

The church in Magunje in Hurungwe under Mashonaland West province is appealing to President Robert Mugabe to intervene in the post election political violence which has erupted. President Robert Mugabe has for the past five years been calling for peace and tolerance among the communities. But his call for peace ...

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. ...

As the nation hurtles towards the crunch elections this coming Wednesday the church in Bulawayo has shunned all forms of political violence through prayers and urging the electorate to vote in peace. Prayer for peace is the buzz word for churches in the second largest city as churches fear a ...

Artists for Democracy in Zimbabwe Trust (ADZT) has partnered with Pamberi Trust to advocate for peace among citizens. This partnership saw the two organisations hosting this month’s edition of the House of Hunger Poetry Slam at the Book Café on Saturday, under the theme ‘Celebrating Peace and Unity’. Over twenty ...

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says traditional leaders should work towards the conducting of peaceful, free and fair elections in the country by adhering to their roles as prescribed by the constitution. In an address to representatives of traditional leaders in the national chiefs council at a ZEC organised meeting ...

With elections fast approaching and the prospects of violence real—churches, civil society organisations and the media have created a platform to promote peace and dialogue among political actors. Under the theme “Peace and Journalism”, the Church and Civil Society Forum (CCSF) aims to create to create a dialogue platform, where ...

Vice-President Joice Mujuru has challenged church leaders to participate in efforts aimed at promoting unity and peace in the country ahead of watershed elections expected later this year. Speaking during a Ministers Fraternal for Churches and Denominations prayer, were she was guest of honour in Gweru, Mujuru said the church ...

Acting President Joyce Mujuru on Monday at the burial of a national hero Elias Kanengoni called on Zimbabweans to maintain peace in the upcoming elections. Kanengoni, who was the CIO’s deputy director (internal) and a former Zanu PF central committee member, died after collapsing at his Concession farm last week. ...

The Ecumenical Peace Observation Initiative is this week engaging political parties and churches in Matabeleland. The organisation’s Director Peter Tendai Maregere told RelZim in a telephone interview from Bulawayo that they have taken their peace campaign initiative to Bulawayo, where they are scheduling to meet the region’s political heavy weights. ...