In poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, thieves target churches and priests
/ 4 January 2023

In poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, thieves target churches and priests

Congregation coffers attract desperate thieves as churches are known not to bank their donations

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Chasing mermaids in Zimbabwe
/ 6 February 2020

Chasing mermaids in Zimbabwe

When two congregants drowned in a dam near Mhondoro village in Zimbabwe, it was said the men had transgressed the covenant the church had with the shrine’s guardian spirits