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Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri said his church membership in South Africa has surged to more than 2 million registered members since he fled the country while on bail in 2020, he told broadcaster eNCA in an interview from Malawi. Bushiri, founder of the Jesus Nation Church, formerly known as the Enlightened Christian Gathering, said the […]

Malawi’s High Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling that would have extradited self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary to South Africa to face fraud, money laundering and rape charges. Justice Mzonde Mvula set aside the Chief Resident Magistrate Court’s March 12 decision, ruling that extradition proceedings were “unlawful and unconstitutional” and […]

Floyd Shivambu, secretary-general of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, has refused to apologise for attending an Easter service at Shepherd Bushiri’s church in Malawi. The visit in April sparked fierce criticism, with Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi condemning Mr Shivambu’s association with the self-proclaimed prophet, who faces fraud and rape charges in South Africa. Mr Shivambu […]

JOHANNESBURG– South Africa’s Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi is facing criticism from the Forum for South Africa (FOSA) over what it calls the misuse of her official position to unfairly target MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu. The backlash follows Minister Kubayi’s remarks condemning Shivambu’s recent visit to the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church in Malawi over easter, […]
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