Pope Leo XIV expressed his 'profound grief' to Zimbabwe over the Lake Kariba ferry disaster that has killed 95 people. The papal sympathy starkly contrasts with the government's slow and opaque response, adding mounting international pressure to address systemic failures in public safety.
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Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has pledged a US$1 million donation to United Family International Church (UFIC) and gifted founder Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa a Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Chivayo praised Makandiwa as a leader of integrity and faithfulness in a lengthy social media post. The announcement has drawn mixed reactions, with critics questioning the source of Chivayo's wealth amid his past legal troubles.