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“He was a true Servant of God,” she added. Mutemwa is located in Mutoko, some 90 miles (145 kilometers) northeast of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, where Bradburne, a lay member of the Third Order of St. Francis, who was killed on Sept. 5, 1979. He had spent the last 10 years of his life caring for […]
Scripture Union is an interdenominational Christian movement that had operated in Zimbabwe for over 70 years and was present in almost all schools. The administration claimed to have just restored order in schools and not outlawed Scripture Union — yet the union never reappeared in full — proving that it was in fact outlawed. As […]
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Modreck Maeresera is a happy man these days. Growing up in rural Zimbabwe, Maeresera, 49, was always told of his unique Jewish roots, which separated his Lemba community from the rest of their neighbors. Nonetheless, there was nothing tangible to make him feel any different. Without any physical distinction from their neighbors […]