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Provincial leadership ducks accountability while congregants flee church under siege By Fanuel Chinowaita Hobhouse, June 9, 2025 – The leadership crisis engulfing AFM Mt Zion Assembly in Hobhouse continues to escalate, with new revelations confirming that the church’s internal conflict has now reached national structures. In the latest development, Pastor Musonza has refused to directly…

By Fanuel Chinowaita PENHALONGA, MUTASA – June 8, 2025 – The national clean-up campaign held Friday at Penhalonga Service Centre brought together key stakeholders in a spirited fight against plastic pollution, in alignment with Zimbabwe’s environmental commitments and preparations for hosting COP15 next year. The event, held under the theme “Uniting Against Plastic Pollution: Protecting…

By Fanuel Chinowaita Participants at Food handling Training Workshop Mutare, June 7, 2025 – The City of Mutare, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC), yesterday hosted a comprehensive food safety training workshop aimed at strengthening food handling standards across the city’s hospitality sector. The training, held yesterday at the Civic…

Police intimidation, political protection, and congregational revolt rock Hobhouse assembly By Fanuel Chinowaita Hobhouse – June 2, 2025 – The Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe (AFM) Mt Zion Assembly in Hobhouse is gripped by deep unrest following a series of serious allegations against its spiritual leaders, including claims that Pastor Musonza consults sangomas, and that…

By Fanuel Chinowaita Blessed Zimunya (Before and After amputation) Sakubva – Nineteen-year-old cancer survivor Blessed Zimunya has expressed profound gratitude to the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme (PEMS) following the successful amputation of his deformed hand on Thursday. Diagnosed with cancer at the age of 14, Blessed faced numerous challenges. His condition caused severe physical pain…

By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, May 30, 2025 – The City of Mutare has officially taken back control of the historic Courtauld Theatre following a prolonged legal battle, a move hailed by the municipality as a restoration of public property, but met with concern by some in the arts community, who suspect the eviction stemmed from…

By Fanuel Chinowaita CHIADZWA, 29 May 2025– Villagers living in the Jinan Relocation Area of Chiadzwa are raising alarm over a potential health hazard caused by untreated sewage that has been overflowing from full septic tanks for nearly three months. The affected area, located near tuckshops and homesteads, is now saturated with raw effluent, with…