Vapostori

Religion and Poverty Force Girls into Early Marriages

April 11, 2011
Inter Press Service News Agency reports that  the majority of school-going girls in Marange, some as young as ten, have been married to older men from their church, the Johanne Marange Apostolic sect, which is infamous for believing in polygamy. Most marriages are arranged between adult men and under-age girls. Although ...

Girl-child marriages- an issue of culture?

April 2, 2011
Newsday reported that Chief Chiduku, a senator for Manicaland this week stunned a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee when he said there was nothing wrong with marrying off underage girls. He said this during a committee hearing where male gender activists, Varume Svinurai/Vhukani Madoda Men’s Forum had appeared before the Thematic Committee ...

The African Apostolic Church – Guvambwa 2007

March 24, 2011
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The Tragedy of Johane Marange’s Child Brides

February 2, 2011
At the tender age of 14, Nyarai has been betrothed to a senior member of the apostolic sect as the eighth wife. The Herald reported that the marriage was arranged outside her knowledge and she found herself dropping out of school to take up her new role as a wife. ...

Masvingo Vapostori invade Matabeleland farm

January 22, 2011
Vapostori. Byo24NEWS reported that some members of the Apostolic Faith Church from Masvingo have invaded a ranch owned by a white commercial farmer in Marula, Matabeleland South, sparking protests from the local community. Locals vowed to assist the farmer, Garry Rosenfels, evict the Vapostori members from Lydead Ranch, which they invaded ...