Vela wins control of Shembe
19 October 2016 - 08:35
"Let our robes be white like our hearts." That was the plea from Mduduzi Shembe, the head of the Ebuhleni faction who yesterday lost his five-year court battle for control of one of Southern Africa's most powerful churches, the Nazareth Baptist Church, known as Shembe. The legal battle came to an end yesterday after the Durban High Court ruled in favour of the leader of the smaller Thembezinhle faction, headed by Mduduzi's uncle, Vela.
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