Zimbabwean music superstar, Oliver Mtukudzi (aka Tuku), has scoffed at reports of poor health, warning that people should be wary of false prophets. One of the rising self-proclaimed Pentecostal “prophets”, Ambassador Ishmael (Mangwanya), recently “prophesied” during an inter-dominational gathering at Reliance House in Harare  that Mtukudzi was in a health scare and ...

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 ...

Prophet Bothwell Phiri sternly warned Bulawayo pastors against criticizing popular Nigerian prophet TB Joshua. Instead, River of Life Church leader urged the men of the cloth to focus on preaching the Gospel of Christ rather than vilify other men of God. Prophet Phiri gave the caution during a national peace prayer at Barbourfields Stadium ...

The rise in popularity of Apostolic choral gospel music is usually associated with a group called Vabati VaJehovah. Their albums “Mweya Mutsvene WaMamwari” and “Wauya Mucheki” were on the frontline paving way for other albums. The emergence of Vabati VaJehovah was followed by several groups like Vaparidzi Veshoko, Vabati Vevhangeri and Chiedza Chevatendi who successfully advocated ...

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. Apostolic choral gospel music is a ...

Tragic reality continues to be the order of the day in Domboshawa, as members of Marange Apostolic church have developed a makeshift maternal “clinic” to help expecting mothers and cure disease. The clinic, situated just a few meters away from the main road linking Bindura and Harare, is surrounded by ...

reprinted from the Newsday by Edgar Gweshe   Members of the Apostolic church sects have been accused of stifling government prevention of mother-to-child transmission-campaigns (PMTCT) in Chinamhora, Domboshawa, because of their strongly-held disbelief in medical treatment. The revelations came out during the launch of a maternal health campaign organised by the ...

Some members of the religious objector communities have called for the development of mandatory immunization and public health responses that protect the rights of women and children, a 2011 UNICEF report revealed.    According to the survey “Apostolic Religion, Health and Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Services in Zimbabwe,” the ...

Efforts to revive traditional dance in some areas of the country are being derailed by religious beliefs among some sections of the community whose values go against traditional practices. The trend has added on to the multitude of challenges threatening the survival of the traditional dance sector in Zimbabwe, chief among ...

reprinted with additions from The Zimbabwean by Tony Saxon An Apostolic Faith Mission pastor, John Mutepfa, told political leaders not to turn churches into political parties. Mutepfa told The Zimbabwean on the sidelines of a church healing and prayer meeting, held at the Meikles Park, two weeks back that churches were for God ...