Essay: Christianity is changing in South Africa as Pentecostal and Indigenous churches grow – what’s behind the trend
DION FOSTER, professor of public theology at the Free University of Amsterdam, looks at changing religious demographics in South Africa in an article first published on The Conversation…
Zimbabwe sect leader accused of child abuse is denied bail
Norton, Zimbabwe Reuters The leader of a religious sect in Zimbabwe was denied bail on Tuesday after being arrested last week for suspected child abuse when police found 251 minors working on his farm and 16 graves. Ishmael Chokurongerwa, 56, described by police as a “self-styled prophet” appeared in court in the town of Norton […]
Zimbabwe sect leader held after 251 children rescued from farm labour
Harare, Zimbabwe Reuters A Zimbabwean sect leader and “self-styled prophet” appeared in court on Thursday charged with child abuse after police raided his farm and rescued more than 200 children doing physical labour, police said. The children “were subjected to abuse as cheap labour, doing manual work in the name of being taught life skills”, […]