Zanu-PF central committee member Molly Mpofu recently pleaded with Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere to organise farming land for Guta Ra Mwari (Zvimiso) youths. Mpofu made the plea after Kasukuwere, who is a Zanu-PF politburo member, visited the church in Mpopoma, Bulawayo, to canvass for support ahead ...

Shalom Projects’ Trust director Pastor Anglistone Sibanda has denounced the recent clampdown on civic organisations like Christian Alliance are part of, saying such moves curtail freedom of expression. A number of civic organisations recently came under fire from police for allegedly inciting violence and being used by the MDC. Organisations ...

A 95-year-old church leader commanding a million-plus flock of believers has crossed swords with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC, which accuses him of undermining the party amid concerns that Zanu-PF is abusing churches. The MDC is denouncing Paul Mwazha, leader of the massively-followed African Apostolic Church, for allegedly propping President ...

In its attempt to win back the rural supporters, Zanu PF has started roping in members of the Apostolic sects to participate in the indigenisation and economic empowerment programme. Several Zanu PF politburo and central committee members, led by Vice-President Joice Mujuru, were in Manicaland recently where she urged members of ...

Zanu-PF is now targeting youths from Pentecostal churches (which are fast spreading their tentacles countrywide), as the party tries to woo voters ahead of harmonised elections likely to be held this year, a senior party official has said. Addressing a Matabeleland North Zanu-PF provincial meeting in Lupane (western Zimbabwe) recently, Politburo ...

Members of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church in Bocha, Marange in eastern Zimbabwe have received Robert Mugabe’s campaign maize seed under the Presidential Well-Wishers Special Agricultural Inputs Scheme. The inputs earmarked for the church’s farm project were handed over by Chimanimani Senator Monica Mutsvangwa who thanked the church members for ...

At least 45 bishops and pastors from the Midlands Province toured the Chimoio shrines in Mozambique around Christmas time and declared the land redistribution programme initiated by Zanu-PF as a necessary move that should not be reversed. They said reversing the land reform programme or backtracking on the indigenisation and ...

As this year draws to an end, politics is no doubt going to leverage influence on believers in Zimbabwe. We are told to think that the next elections will take place in 2013. With this in mind, I would like to look at what appears to be two most prominent dynamics ...

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Masvingo Michael Dixon Bhasera, who is also the acting Bishop for Gweru Diocese, ordained 10 priests. The function held at Mkoba Stadium in Gweru was attended by hundreds of peolpe from different cities and towns. Bishop Bhasera urged the newly ordained reverends to be resilient. “God will tremendously bless you  for voluntering and dedicating yourselves ...

Lead Zimbabwe 2012 Conference (for Pastors and Leaders) Dates: November 9 to 11Venue: Faith Ministries, Borrowdale Community Church, HarareTheme: What is God’s Plan for Zimbabwe? (Jeremiah 29:11) Speakers: Bishops Ngwiza Mkandla, Noah Pashapa, Trevor Manhanga; Prof. A. Mutambara; Hon. S. Kasukuwere; Hon. N. Chamisa; Mr Nigel Chanakira; Mr. Douglas Mboweni; Dr. Shingi Munyeza ...