#Dr Shingi Munyeza

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Snr Pastor Shingi Munyeza's Scandal & The Power of Sincerely Saying I Am Sorry

Snr Pastor Shingi Munyeza’s Scandal & The Power of Sincerely Saying I Am Sorry

Sincere apologies are for those that make them, not for those to whom they are made. This is very true. What with the story that has been trending after a well-respected preacher Dr Shingi Munyeza’s apology statement that did not contain the magic words “I am sorry”? I have followed the saga unfolding after the preacher and businessman got outed by his daughter for his alleged immorality. The…

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Prominent Christian Leaders Mourn the Death of Ambuya Chamisa

Prominent Christian Leaders Mourn the Death of Ambuya Chamisa

Prominent pastors and Christian leaders across Zimbabwe have joined in mourning the death of Ambuya Chamisa, mother to MDC Alliance leader advocate and Pastor Nelson Chamisa.

According to a communiqué issued by the party’s spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere on Monday, Ambuya Chamisa died at her home in Gutu, Masvingo Province.

“It is with great sadness that the MDC Alliance announces the passing of…

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The Old was Better than New Dispensation: Snr Pastor Shingi Munyeza

The Old was Better than New Dispensation: Snr Pastor Shingi Munyeza

If one is to write a book on the story of Zimbabwe’s independence, it will be a mind-sore read with over twenty-year narratives of a syndrome of crises.

First, it would be under the leadership of former (and now late) President Robert Mugabe, who was in charge for 37 years. To his critics, this highly educated, wily politician became the caricature of an African dictator, who destroyed an entire…

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Dr Shingi Munyeza Speaks Out on the Dire State of Healthcare System & the Striking Doctors’ Plight 

Former president of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) and Faith Ministries Senior Pastor, Dr Shingi Munyeza is speaking out, calling for the re-opening of hospitals as there appears to be no end in sight to the doctors’ strike over salaries and poor working conditions.

Speaking during a church service, Dr Munyeza, who doubles as an advisor to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, submitted…

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Church Leaders Decry The Ongoing Abductions & Torture Of Opposition Party Leaders & Civic Societies In Zimbabwe

Church Leaders Decry The Ongoing Abductions & Torture Of Opposition Party Leaders & Civic Societies In Zimbabwe

Top Church leaders have spoken out amid escalating claims of a crackdown against human rights defenders, activists, civil society leaders, creatives and members of the opposition party by suspected state agents in a bid to suppress nationwide protests coordinated by the Movement for Democratic Change.

The demonstrations are aimed at pressuring President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to rectify…

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I Have Accepted To Be On Presidential Advisory Council: Snr Pastor Shingi Munyeza

I Have Accepted To Be On Presidential Advisory Council: Snr Pastor Shingi Munyeza

On Wednesday, President Mnangagwa established a 26-member Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) to advise and help him formulate key economic policies and strategies that advance Vision 2030.

The shortlisted advisory council consists of experts and leaders drawn from diverse sectors like business, health and social protection, agriculture, governance and human rights, faith-based organisations,…

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Of Dr Rev Mtata Turning Down Presidential Advisory Council Offer & His Understanding Of How Church Should Engage With State

Of Dr Rev Mtata Turning Down Presidential Advisory Council Offer & His Understanding Of How Church Should Engage With State

Today, Reverent Dr Kenneth Mtata’s name is ubiquitous on various local and African tabloids, splitting the public’s perspective over his latest decision. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe cleric and Secretary-General of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) last night humbly declined a Presidential Advisory Council appointment.

On Wednesday, President Mnangagwa established a 26-member…

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The Christian Community Reacts to the St. John’s College Gay Teacher Saga!

The Christian Community Reacts to the St. John’s College Gay Teacher Saga!

Neal Novelmeier, a teacher at a private high school for boys in Harare – St John’s College – stood up at an assembly last Friday morning and came out as gay.

He said he had decided to declare his sexuality hoping it would “curb homophobic behaviour” at the school located in the plush neighbourhood of Borrowdale.

“I simply feel and believe that as an educator I will be able to better address and…

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"49.2% of the Voters Do Not Like You - Unite Us," Shingi Munyeza to President-elect Mnangagwa

“49.2% of the Voters Do Not Like You – Unite Us,” Shingi Munyeza to President-elect Mnangagwa

Senior pastor and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) president Dr Shingi Munyeza has appealed to the elected President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa to consolidate the country as the just-ended 2018 harmonised election’s outcome indicated that he won by a mere whisker.

Mr Munyeza, who was among the SADC Eminent Persons Observation Mission(SEPOM) under the…

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Shingi Munyeza Wanted the Zim Peace Festival Done After The Election, But The Government Found 'No Sense' in that, Kaseke Reveals

Shingi Munyeza Wanted the Zim Peace Festival Done After The Election, But The Government Found ‘No Sense’ in that, Kaseke Reveals

For some reasons best known by himself, the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFCZ) president Dr Shingi Munyeza had sought to defer the inaugural Zim Peace Festival to a later date, precisely after the general elections which are slated for July 30, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Executive Dr Karikoga Kaseke revealed.

Addressing members of the media, churches and artists at a final Zim Peace…

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Zimbabwe Faces The Most Theologically Charged Campaign in History As More Christian Leaders Invade Political Arena

Zimbabwe Faces The Most Theologically Charged Campaign in History As More Christian Leaders Invade Political Arena

On July 30, Zimbabweans will go to the polls to elect the people who will represent their interests for the next five years.

On script, this should be the most theologically charged campaign in Zimbabwean history. Unlike in the past when Christian leaders often took a back seat in the political process, there has been a significant increase in the number of the clergy seeking political office.

Re…

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Responses So Far From Thought Leaders On The Churches' Call To Suspend Elections For 7-Years

Responses So Far From Thought Leaders On The Churches’ Call To Suspend Elections For 7-Years

On Tuesday, Zimbabwean churches, under the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) banner, called for the suspension of elections in Zimbabwe for seven years to give Zimbabweans a time to heal from past political wounds and find a unified approach in solving all issues affecting the nation.

Reverend Dr Kenneth Mtatatold the press in Harare that the ecumenical unison is of the belief…

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Churches Push for a Gender & Generational Balanced, Competent and Corrupt-free Cabinet

Churches Push for a Gender & Generational Balanced, Competent and Corrupt-free Cabinet

Heads of Christian unions in Zimbabwe have joined the push for a small, gender and generational balanced, efficient and rotten-free cabinet as President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to announce a new administration soon following his inauguration in what marks the take-off of a fresh era to reconstruct the country’s economy.

Senior pastor and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ)…