A 57-year-old woman from Zimbabwe has been ordered to pay the equivalent of over R7000 in damages for insulting a prophet.
According to myzimbabwe.co.zw, Olitha Phiri appeared on charges of defamation after she insulted Shepherd Ncube, 21, in public.
Ncube is the leader of the United Christian Apostolic Church in Zion.
He demanded compensation for the humiliation he suffered when Phiri insulted him by mentioning his manhood, which she said was rotten and useless.
He told court: "This woman came to my homestead on June 10 and started accusing me of prophesying about her and spreading lies about her and calling her a witch. I denied having done such a thing but she became furious and started calling me a bogus prophet who destroys people's homes. She then told me that my manhood was useless and rotten and said my wife had nerve for living with me under the same roof."
Ncube said he felt "humiliated and belittled" as Phiri hurled the insults in front of people.
"Now the news of what she said has been spreading throughout the village as I'm a prominent figure in my community. My family, neighbours and church members know about this incident and such an incident is defamatory. I want her to pay $700 as compensation for insulting me and for the costs I incurred in bringing this case to court," he said.
Phiri denied having insulted Ncube and accused him of alienating her children from her.
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