Praying Until Death: Apostolicism, Gender Violence and Maternal Mortality in Zim

Esther Mukadiro-Nyahoda of Sanzaguru in Rusape, who had an ultrasound scan that recommended a Caesarean section but snubbed medical instruction all in the name of religion, died in labour at an apostolic shrine recently. By Lazarus Sauti Her husband, Mandi Nyahoda, prioritised apostolic religious beliefs when an