Leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife have left South Africa and are in Malawi , Nyasa Times has learnt and confirmed with the prophet himself. Bushiri and his wife travelled to Malawi despite surrendering all their travelling documents to authorities in South Africa after they were granted […]
President Lazarus Chakwera in continuing his “solidarity visits” will be on a two-day visit to South Africa for talks with his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa amidst a background of Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s problematic stay in Pretoria. Both Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka and State House director of communication and executive assistant to the President, Sean Kampondeni have confirmed […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has assured Malawians that his government will find out what is happening to Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s problematic stay in South Africa. Chakwera made the comment on Sunday night in Mzuzu while meeting with local traditional leaders. One of the chiefs had asked Chakwera to investigate what is happening to Bushiri in South […]
It’s always inherent in us to, unconsciously, conclude that if it’s published in the mainstream media, then it’s true. Sorry to disappoint you because what you get from mass media—newspapers, radios and Television—is not, always, the entire story. What you get, from the media, is a news product sternly filtered by a strict editorial process […]
South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri on Wednesday had unsusual support from his spiritual advsersary self-proclaimed Prophet Paseka Motsoeneng, popularly known as Prophet Mboro, when the Malawian preacher was being granted bail at the Pretoria Magistrates Court. Incredible Happenings church leader, pastor Mboro has been up in arms against Bushiri fuelling a cockatil of allegations against […]
Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) leader Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, his wife Mary and the other co-accused have been granted bail by the Pretoria Magistrate Court this Wednesday. In her ruling, the magistrate said the couple is not a flight risk as they are having a permanent resident status in South Africa. She further ruled against State’s […]
South Africa-based self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd ‘Major 1’ Bushiri and his wife, Mary, on Monday returned to the Kgosi Mampuru Prison where they are on remand as Pretoria Magistrate’s court said it will rule on their bail application on Wednesday. The prophet and his spouse face charges of fraud, theft, and money laundering in connection with an alleged […]
Malawi government would probe the award of diplomatic passports to South Africa based prophet Shepherd Bushiri, his wife Mary and other individuals during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime, Nyasa Times understands. Bushiri was issued a diplomatic passport following political directives, Nyasa Times learnt from Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services. Former chief immigration officer […]
Bail hearing involving South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri has been postponed to Monday by the Pretoria Magistrates Court as the couple continue to remain on remand at Kgosi Mampuru prison. The couple got arrested on October 20 and charged with fraud and money laundering. The Magistrate presiding over the case Thandi Theledi said […]
Self-styled senior prophet Justice Hara an associate pastor of Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church led by Prophet Shepherd Bushiri says ECG Church in Malawi has grown tremendously as it now has branches in all the districts. Hara was speaking to the media on Thursday after finalizing his three months tour of all ECG Church branches in the country. “Prophet Bushiri sent me […]
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri is quite a controversial figure, a 37-year-old young man whose every step attracts attention, every word he utters stirs global whirlwind. He so divides opinion to the extent where it becomes a headache to really appreciate the actual him. To those that swore to detest everything about him, he is fake; he is a […]
South Africa-based prophet Shepherd Bushiri holds a Malawi diplomatic passport, it has emerged as some members of civil society and faith groups have asked government to intervene in the ongoing legal battles of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) leader. While South Africa Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaled has said Bushiri and his wife are in […]
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)and faith groups under the banner, Justice for Bushiri, have decried continued arrest of Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and wife, Mary, to by South African authorities which amounts to persecution and asked Malawi government to help repatriate their nationals. The grouping , led by Malawi Watch executive director Billy Banda, said at […]
South Africa-based Malawian self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd ‘Major 1’ Bushiri and his wife, Mary, risk being reported as the Rainbow nation’s Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi has said they are in the country illegally. The Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church leader and wife currently face charges which include fraud, money laundering and theft, they are also […]
South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his co-accused his wife Mary as well as Landiwe Ntlokwana, will spend the weekend in custody at the Kgoshi Mamapuru Correctional Centre after their bail application was postponed to Monday at the Pretoria Magistrates Court. Magistrate Thandi Thelede made the contentious decision to keep the pair locked up in […]
South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s followers had to wait for eight hours as lawyers tussled in court, eager to convince the Judge to grant the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leader and wife, Prophetess Mary Bushiri, a bail on fresh on money laundering charges. Bushiri, 37, and his wife Mary, 39, appeared in the Pretoria […]
South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary are expected to appear in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Pretoria on Wednesday after they were arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of being involved in a money laundering transaction amounting to R102 million (about K4.6 billion) along with another couple. The Hawks, special crimes unit in […]
South Africa-based leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church (ECGC) Prophet Shepherd Bushiri on Tuesday handed himself to the Hawks- members of that country’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations – after they had earlier picked his wife, Bushiri’s lawyer and spokesperson have confirmed. Hawks in South Africa is considered highly skilled in crime investigations. It […]