Zimbabwe United Methodist Church members call the recent homosexuality vote a betrayal of Jesus Christ. The parent church in America decided to accept gay relationships by a huge margin of 692 to 51. They threw out a rule that has existed for 52 years, saying gay acts go against Christian teachings. They also changed marriage rules to include any two adults who consent, not just men and women.
The person who led this change, Randall Miller, felt proud of the decision. He mentioned he worked 40 years to remove the anti-gay language because he believes all people matter. As a gay man himself, he expressed deep thanks for finally reaching this point. The Zimbabwe church members strongly disagreed with these changes.
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The young leader of Burkina Faso said no to more money in his paycheck. President Ibrahim Traore, just 37 years old, wants to stay true to helping regular people. He took control through a military takeover last year and has already fought hard against dirty dealings in government. He told everyone exactly how much he has—$128,566—and keeps taking home the same pay as when he served as a regular soldier.
Traore gave all government workers a clear deadline—show what you have by March 24, 2025, or face legal trouble fast. This rule comes as part of his bigger fight against wrongdoing, which also stops government workers from making business deals with the country itself. This clever move cuts off the common practice of people using their...
Malawi just hired a new company called Madras Security Printers to make better passports with tougher security features. The government signed a five-year deal worth K52 billion. The Immigration Department thinks this change will solve many passport problems that citizens have faced for years.
Wellington Chiponde speaks for the Immigration Department. He says Madras will design and set up a brand new electronic system for making passports. They'll handle everything from creating the actual booklets to supplying all the needed materials. The company promised they would fix current passport issues fast.
Chiponde wants everyone to know these new passports match what the United Nations expects. The International Civil Aviation...
Twelve church leaders from the United Methodist Church in Zimbabwe have walked away from their jobs. They left because their church decided to accept gay relationships and marriages. These pastors gathered reporters in Harare and explained why they could not stay with the church anymore.
Rev. Forbed Matonga spoke for the group and said the church had changed its beliefs about right and wrong. The big change happened last year when church leaders in America voted on new rules. A large majority, 523 people, compared to just 161, agreed to stop saying gay relationships are wrong according to Christian teaching.
The American church also decided that gay people can become pastors and church leaders. Pastor Maria Masamba explained that she...
Twelve top pastors from the United Methodist Church have quit their jobs because they disagree with the church's new position on gay people. They announced this at a news event in Harare today. Reverend Forbes Matonga, speaking for the group, said they left because they believe the church changed core Christian beliefs. He claimed the church has started to treat something they consider wrong as if it were right.
These pastors walked away after church leaders in America voted last year to change their official rules. The vote passed by a big margin - 523 people said yes and 161 said no. The church took out words that called being gay wrong according to Christian teaching. They also decided gay people could become pastors. The team from...
Zimbabwe police announced they would seize any car driving around without license plates. The national police spoke up on March 28, saying this breaks the Vehicle Registration law. They plan to hold these cars until the owners finish proper paperwork with the right offices. This rule affects everyone—regular people, businesses, buses, and even government vehicles.
The police want drivers to follow this rule to keep roads safe. They noticed many people never finish paperwork when buying used cars. They found cars sold to five or seven different people, yet papers still show the first owner as current. Police mostly catch these problems when something bad happens with the car. They promise to track down every single car with the wrong...
Zimbabwe named a new army leader last Thursday. President Emmerson Mnangagwa bumped Major-General Emmanuel Matatu up to Lieutenant-General and gave him the top job running the entire Zimbabwe National Army. Matatu takes over after the previous boss, Anselem Sanyatwe, was moved to handle sports and arts for the country.
Matatu worked his way up through military ranks over many years. He started as a freedom fighter back in 1976 when he left high school in Plumtree. He trained at a camp called Mwembeshi in Zambia alongside 1,200 other young men who wanted to free Zimbabwe. The military picked him as one of just 95 special recruits for officer training at the Zambian Military Academy.
The military chose Matatu because he had already...
Zimbabwe police shared new information about car attacks at businesses linked to rich men Wicknell Chivayo, Kuda Tagwirei, former bank boss John Mangudya, and Minister Tinoda Machakaire. Police leader Paul Nyathi talked about these events Friday afternoon. He said people threw gas bombs at cars parked near company offices in different parts of Harare plus the nearby Goromonzi area. These attacks happened early Friday between midnight and four in the morning.
Police figured out how these attacks worked. Unknown people drove cars right up to these business places. They set the vehicles on fire themselves. Then they jumped into other cars waiting nearby and sped away from the burning wrecks. This happened the same way at every location...
Someone set fire to several cars last night near businesses owned by big shots Wicknell Chivayo and Kudakwashe Tagwirei in Zimbabwe. These attacks happened across Harare after dark when nobody was around. People nearby saw three different vehicles covered with gas and burned up outside important business buildings. The flames sent smoke high into the night air all across the capital city.
One attack happened right outside Chivayo's new Intratek company headquarters. Another car burned at a place connected to Tagwirei. A third vehicle went up in flames at a DA gas station that many people say belongs to Tinoda Machakaire. All three business owners have strong connections to the government party running Zimbabwe.
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