Bushiri tells US based online news site: ‘African problems need African solutions’
African development challenges can best be solved by African solution, youthful billionaire South Africa-based Malawian prophet Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has told a US based online paper, panafricanvisions.com.
The exclusive interview comes barely a week after Nigeria’s oldest private and independent newspaper, The Tribune, also granted the Prophet space in its publications.
In the interview with panafricanvisions.com, the Prophet—who is the president of the multi-billion worth Shepherd Bushiri Investments (SBI)—said Africa is a great continent with great potential. He added that opportunities are many and I think they will always be there.
“What I envision, of course, is an Africa with African solutions—be it politics, economics and social life. We need to sit down as a continent and build reasoned, African based solutions to our problems,” he said.
The Prophet, who is popularly known as Major One, challenged young entrepreneurs in Africa not to be afraid of beginning small.
“After I began my ministry in Malawi, I realised that for a ministry to go far, I needed more money. Besides that, I am a father, a husband and a family man. I needed money to take care of my family.
“Using my small savings from personal endeavours, family assistance and well-wishers I ventured into farming. I was growing and selling maize on a family land—by the way, maize is Malawi’s staple food. I started saving and investing every fortune I got from my maize sales. With days, my investments began to grow. These profits afforded me the opportunity to be where I am today. The key word is ‘saving’ and ‘investing wisely,” he said.
He reiterated that Men of God should lead in helping their congregants to understand that wealth creation is biblical and Christians should not be afraid or get dissuaded from engaging in business and investments venture.
“My congregants are heavily encouraged with my success in business. They see me as a source of hope and also the definition of succeeding in doing business even when you are a Christian.
“With the motto ‘At ECG, We Don’t Attract Billionaires, We Produce Billionaires’, I aim to transfer knowledge and skills of doing business in my congregants through the Monday Evening Service called the Diplomatic Service. During this weekly service, I train my congregant on how to begin, grow and manage a business using Godly ways.
“I am telling you we are making unprecedented progress!” he said.
He further said that wealth comes from God because it’s a blessing, a gift that we are all born with.
“What matters is to listen to God for He is the one who has the keys to unlock it for us. The key thing is PRAYER and hard work.
“I have never been involved in exploiting my church members. What they contribute to ECG is for the growth of the ministry—not my personal life. This is the reason I started venturing in business so that I do not meet my needs using money from church,” he said.
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Let him tell us step by step how he became a multi_ billionaire from between 2010_2017. Many people ventured into farming of all sorts but have not grown that rich. Let him invest his full knowledge in fellow malawians so that many can also be rich at that supersonic speed like him. Oftentimes he has championed miracle money and handouts away from the perennial principle of teach a man to fish to support himself for the rest of his life. There is no smallest business to show in Malawi as his beginning prior to migrating to South Africa
He has businesses in other countries not his home Malawi. Let him tell us the truth. It is not cultivation of maize as he alludes to now. He had an interview with one of local Radio stations_ may be MBC or Zodiac and I was previlaged to listen to that program where he never mentioned farming but USD 3000 from wellwishers which he kept until a Tanzanian miraculously appeared and offered Major 1 land in Tanzania that had minerals at USD 3000. Luckily and coincidentally, Major 1 had that amount and went for it and immediately engaged a minerals consultant who confirmed that there were billions of dollars worth of minerals. Major 1 opted to sell land at USD 1 billion since he did not have capital to extract the minerals. He said that was the genesis of his wealth. Which is the true story/source of his wealth? Maybe the local radio station can rebroadcast the program from their archives.
Bushiri , Continue motivating the youth. You are such a great man. These old so cold politians are just exploiting us. Always stealing from poor Malawians. Wish you more progress in life until these haters hate to death kkkkk
He is a God given genius from Malawi. Bravo Major 1
Major one u are right
Very encouraging. “Mwala wa pa ngodya”. I love and watch this Prophet every sunday on prophetic channel. Miracle worker !!!!!
iT IS VERY GOOD AND INTERESTING THAT WE mALAWIANS LONG AT LAST WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE EXTENT OF ACCEPTING AND BELIEVING BUSHIRI AS A TRUE MAN OF GOD BECAUSE JEALOUS NEVER PAYS ANY.
Thank you my fellow Malawians. And I love Papa Bushiri aka Major 1
52 years of eating the queens crumbs under the table. Its time we thought outside the box.This cheap politics of Malawi will never change anything.You will be only seeing the same people with big bellies and fat necks changing party after party to fatten themselves.What Bushiri is saying is right.Its time we changed the mindset of begging and change our continent mainly our impoverished country Malawi through hardworking.Ndale zachimalawi will never change this country. Tizingokhalira kumva lowlives like the jeffries spewing hatred among the malawians dzikoli kumangotitimira.This country belongs to all Malawians not to some few greedy people with their selfish agendas.
Dpp will never let you know that formula so that you become poor forever and you become submissive to them like donkeys.This is not politics but are just there to exploit the docile downtrodden people of Malawi. Stop crapping hands for some useless people like the jeff wa jeffry.These are thieves.Wake up my fellow Malawian.nthawi yodyerana masuku pamutu inapita.
Tsatani mawu a munthu wamkuluyu and Malawi will change.No country was created to poor forever but its the system that deliberatelty works to benefit the few greedy people.Chonde penyani amalawi anzanga!!!!!!!!!
Words of Wisdom.Ulimi ndi deal than labouring in some jobs getting peanuts at the end of month.Kufera kuvala tie ukutenthedwa ndichijekete ngati zenizeni.
Very inspiring and motivating. Africans should stop the pulling down each other syndrome. South Africa is being blessed by the same person that stupid, Antichrist people from the poorest country in the world, are rejecting. These people will continue begging from rich countries until Jesus Christ comes. Zomvetsa chisoni. But you have eyes to see, ears to hear. You can’t change. Leave politics and start thinking developmental. Stop manufacturing babies and just have two that you can afford to feed. Moslems you can also give a hand. Its not too let. Religion and politics aside, Africa can be a very beautiful and peaceful place to live. Major1, don’t get distracted. Continue what you doing. You have Faith with Deeds, thats what God wants. Be blessed n protected always.
I admire Bushiri, he’s focused in what ever he’s doing and from the outside looks its working for him… All the best and good luck
Who didnt know that?
@Gutete, the hater, if you know why are you not doing it? Lets give credit where is it due. Bushiri is the genius of the highest order. I wish if the haters in DPP realise that allowing him to participate in the growth of our impoverished economy would make a big difference.
@ Njolinjo. Bushiri wanuyo akuuzeni zenizeni mmene anakatamukira tiwone ngati atapange. So many grey areas in his from rags to riches story.
As my man Joseph Nkasa would say “Chosadziwa anawombera mfiti mmanja!”
some facts there…wise words
Thats my mentor prophet shepherd Bushiri Ph D. Major 1 power, iyeeeee.