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    From Steve Hayes@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 17 20:32:30 2019
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    Botswana shuts down Shepherd Bushiri's churches
    AFRICA / 10 JANUARY 2018, 9:43PM / TOBY NGOMANE
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    The Botswana Gazette reports that Bushiri’s church, the Enlightened
    Christian Gathering (ECG), was shut down following the violation of
    Botswana laws. Picture: Facebook
    Johannesburg - Popular SA-based "prophet" Shepherd Bushiri has had
    another run-in with the Botswana government, which has resulted in the
    country shutting down all his churches.

    The Botswana Gazette reports that Bushiri’s church, the Enlightened
    Christian Gathering (ECG), was shut down following the violation of
    Botswana laws.


    ECG allegedly continued the practice of "miracle money", even after
    being issued warnings to stop.

    The use of miracle money, which the Botswana government considers
    illegal, led not only to the closure of the church but also to a call
    for all home cell meetings of the church to cease.

    However, the church's officials in Botswana are appealing the ban.

    The church is said to have been under investigation since 2017
    following alleged financial mismanagement among other issues.

    On December 6, Michael Mokgautsi, Botswana’s Registrar of Societies,
    issued a notice of cancellation, with reference to the church.

    “I hereby give notice that, in terms of section 11 (3) of the
    societies act, I have this day cancelled your registration under the
    said act on the following grounds: 1. Your society has not responded
    to the notice of the 10th November 2017 in which it was required to
    show reasons why it should not be cancelled. As per section 11 (4) of
    the societies act you may appeal to the minister of nationality
    immigration and gender affairs within 28 days from the date of this
    letter,” it read.

    This is not the self-professed prophet's first run-in with the
    Botswana government. In May 2017, ahead of his arrival at a conference
    in Botswana, the government called for Malawi-born Bushiri to obtain a
    visa before entering the country - an obvious move to keep the prophet
    out of the country considering that Malawian nationals do not require
    a visa to enter the country.

    Bushiri has also come under fire over the exorbitant fees that he
    charges his followers to see him. He charged R25 000 for a seat at his
    table at a gala dinner reportedly held on 23 December at the Pretoria Showgrounds.

    Bushiri also made headlines when he bought his six-year-old daughter a brand-new Maserati Levante for her birthday.

    The Star

    Source: https://t.co/5tKTf0k0z4


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