How court decided who must lead Shembe church
18 October 2016 - 19:15
Adds explanation of how court came to its decision to choose one of the two “heirs”. The leader of a smaller faction of the Nazareth Baptist Church‚ popularly known as the Shembe Church‚ has been declared the rightful leader of the church in a judgement handed by the Durban High Court on Tuesday. Judge Achmat Jappie ruled in favour of Vela Shembe‚ who is the leader of the Thembezinhle Church‚ who was fighting for control of the five-million strong church.
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