By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka The first time Minister Everton Mlalazi knelt before thousands of fans, it wasn’t a stunt. It wasn’t rehearsed. It was early this year in Lusaka, Zambia, during…
. . . Targets Construction Boom By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka BULAWAYO — As thousands gathered at Hartsfield Rugby Stadium to celebrate Africa Day through the Ekhaya Worship Festival, one Zimbabwean brick…
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Hot on the heels of a triumphant Africa Day celebration, organisers of the Ekhaya Worship Festival have announced that next year’s edition will take place on 23…
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka BULAWAYO — The stage was set. The choir was robed. And when Minister Everton Mlalazi stepped into the spotlight, dressed in a matching blue tuxedo that gleamed…
. . . At Ekhaya Worship Festival, a quiet stand offered what many were really searching for By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka HARARE — While thousands lifted their hands in worship at…
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka If you blinked, you might have mistaken it for a showdown. The kind where choirs size each other up, harmonies clash like thunder, and the crowd picks…
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka It started as a day of worship. But for more than 400 people in Bulawayo, on Africa Day became something else entirely: a lifeline. At the heart…
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka Several top gospel acts are set to light up this year’s Ekhaya Worship Festival on May 25 at Hartsfield Rugby Stadium—and the timing is personal. The festival…
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka There are release dates. And then there are moments. May 25 appears to be shaping up as one of those moments—not just for Everton Mlalazi, who is…
By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka There’s a saying in Bulawayo: good food feeds the body, but good music feeds the soul. On May 25, at Hartsfield Sports Grounds, both will be on…