A titanic court battle is looming within the Shembe church after one of its five factions was awarded the exclusive right to use the church's name, hymns, prayers and religious uniform. The ...

In an unprecedented move, two factions of the Nazareth Baptist Church, a spin-off from the Shembe Church, have agreed to cast aside their differences and end their drawn-out court battle over ...

'It's divine intervention that dictates who will be leader," says Xolani Mcineka, a Nazareth Baptist Church member, between sips of a cooldrink at a restaurant in a Durban hotel. It is Saturday ...

THE battle for the soul of the Nazareth Baptist Church — also known as the Shembe church — is expected to take yet another turn following an announcement by a smaller faction that has secured the ...

Inkosi Mduduzi ‘Nyazilwezulu’ Shembe and Ishwar ‘Prince Mabheka Zulu’ Ramlutchman Photo: Reece Reid THE leader of the Nazareth Baptist Church, Ebuhleni faction, Inkosi Mduduzi ‘Nyazilwezulu’ Shembe ...