HARARE – Tensions are rising at the Gospel of God Church International (1932) headquarters in Gandanzara, Makoni District, after more than 20 armed youths blocked access to the grave of the church’s founder, Johanne Masowe. The group, reportedly wielding machetes, knobkerries, and other weapons, has set up a vigil at the shrine entrance, preventing officials and family members from proceeding with a court-approved exhumation.

HARARE – The Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe and the Air Force of Zimbabwe have been ordered to pay more than US$116,000 in damages to a widow whose husband died after being struck by a vehicle driven by an air force employee.