Zhakata shelves gospel mission

Zhakata made the announcement after reports that he had received a prophecy from United Family International Church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa that he would be a bishop in his church.
His announcement did not go down well with some of the band members, who then left the group to form a new one.
But Zhakata is still to take his mission and continues to stage secular shows in pubs and other public places.
The musician recruited new band members and is working on a new album that is likely to reflect his calling.
Zhakata said the announcement that he would do gospel work was blown out of proportion since he was still to go through various stages towards his new mission before quitting secular music.
“People blew the statement out of proportion because of the prophecy. We are still staging shows as usual and we are working on a new album. There are no new developments yet and we will announce the developments as they come,” Zhakata said.
He said that all the groundwork for the album had been done and that fans should expect it anytime soon.
“Most stages have been covered and the album is taking shape. We are now finalising some of the songs and we are confident we have put enough effort to give our fans an excellent product.”
Though he could not divulge whether the album would be fulltime gospel, he said he would only tell after the completion of recording.
“I cannot tell if the album will contain gospel tracks because we can only tell the theme after we get out of the studio,” he said.
The Mugove hitmaker added that they had been delayed by the fact that he was now working with new band members.
“As you know, three of my band members have moved on so we are working on the album with new members, otherwise we should have released it in March,” he said.
Zhakata said he would be offering a completely new package to his fans.