adminwhere Vice President Joice Mujuru will be the guest of honour.
Members from at least 350 apostolic sects are expected to attend the prayer meeting.
Intercessors for Zimbabwe has arranged its own National Day of Prayer at Civic Grounds behind the Exhibition Park.
More prayers are expected countrywide as people gather under the Intercessors of Zimbabwe banner to intercede for the nation.
“The National Day of Prayer is non-partisan or a political event which strictly observes the tenancy for a divinely driven nation where every Zimbabwean despite their political affiliation are afforded an opportunity to come together and pray for their nation,” IFZ national co-odinator Reverend John Chimbambo.
“No political statements will be given by whatsoever person despite their political affiliation. The meeting is going to be addressed by pastors only.”
Some political analysts and church leaders yesterday said although the continent was celebrating Africa Day, the continent was still facing both political and spiritual problems.
Political analyst Dr Joseph Kurebwa said some of the challenges Africa was facing were poor economic performance, perennial conflicts, hunger and diseases.
He said the continent was rich in mineral resources yet it was still poor.
Destiny of Africa Network president Reverend Obadiah Msindo said Africa was under a serious threat from social ills.
“My main worry is Aids, prostitution and other social ills, among them poverty,” he said.
Rev Msindo said there was a contradiction on the fact that the community was not being delivered from the problems by the numerous churches that have mushroomed on the continent.
“It doesn’t make sense that we have so many churches in Africa, but they are not transforming Africa into a more peaceful and transparent continent,” he said.
Rev Msindo challenged leaders to be more Afro-centric for the continent to prosper.
Zimbabwe Catholic Bishop Conference secretary general Reverend Fredrick Chiromba said at the moment Africa was not facing a spiritual crisis as opposed to most parts of the world.
“In most parts of the world, people are losing faith and are not going to church, but here in Africa it is blossoming,” he said.
Rev Chiromba said this was because Africa was still finding its identity.
“Spirituality Africa is becoming an inspiration to the rest of the world and helping actually to revive the faith,” he said.
Africa Day is commemorated annually on May 25 to celebrate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on the same date in 1963.
The OAU has since transformed into the African Union.
Leaders collaborate under the AU to collectively address the challenges the continent faces such as armed conflict, climate change and poverty.
This year’s theme of Africa Day is “Africa and the Diaspora”.
Africa Day is observed as a public holiday in only four African countries — Ghana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
But celebrations are held in some African countries as well as by Africans in the Diaspora.
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