Prophet Bushiri returns to court this Friday

South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri returns to Pretoria High Court this Friday hoping to be given a trial after two years of three adjournments due to State failure to present evidence. Bushiri—together with wife Mary—was arrested in February 2019 by a team of 16 police officers from Hawks and charged with fraud and money laundering pertaining […]

Bushiri accused of rape on eTV: Prophet details extortion scheme behind allegations

Two faceless women appeared on South African television channel eNCA on Wednesday and accused  Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri  of raping them. The interview came barely hours after Bushiri, the leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church,  detailed how a conspiracy of some officers from the Hawks and some members from SANCO has been intimidating women and children to […]

Bushiri fires bullet on ‘thieving’ South Africa police: Exposes how they use girls to extort from him 

No more Mr Nice Guy! South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri  has removed his religious robes and gone hard on some thieving South African and Sanco members who, for the past three years, have been running an extortion scheme against him. Writing on his Facebook page, Prophet Bushiri said there is a police officer from the […]

Bushiri’s ECG Church in Malawi welcomes Covid guidelines, assures of strict adherence

Leadership of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church in Malawi has welcomed government decision allowing public gathering at 100 people with a strong assurance of strict adherence. The Taskforce announced on Thursday its decision to revert to allowing public gathering to 100 after it had earlier settled for 10—the decision the faith community protested. However, […]

Bushiri frustrated again by SA court: Reserves judgment on appeal for fast-track trial 

Just a week after court postponed South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri ‘s  case to October, the same court has again reserved a ruling on an appeal where the  Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church leader asked the court to speed up his trial. On Thursday last week, Bushiri’s lawyers filed a Leave to Appeal the decision of […]

Prophet Bushiri breaks another record: Launching online global evangelism crusades

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has added another record to his set of achievements that include his Global Prophetic Tour in 2018 that saw 3 million people receiving Jesus as Lord and Savior. The Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church leader illustrated this week that he is an engineer of innovation to achieve his quest to “preach this […]

Bushiri case postponed again: No witnesses for prosecution

Hearing of the case in South Africa involving Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and Prophetess Mary Bushiri has, again, been postponed to 16 October after the State for the third time, failed again to parade witness on. Prophet Bushiri and his wife Prophetess Mary Bushiri were arrested last year in February on allegations of fraud and money […]

Bushiri’s ECG church celebrates its growth by coloring Malawi with charity 

South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri   and his Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG)  Church celebrated its Global ECG Day on Saturday by coloring the world, including Malawi, with charity. Millions of ECG followers across the world took to the streets in church to evangelize and also support the disadvantaged with various relief items. In Malawi, the […]

Prophet Bushiri salutes Chakwera, Chilima’s victory: Pledges continued support for food security in Malawi

Leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has congratulated His Excellency President Dr Lazarus Chakwera and vice-president Dr Saulos Chilima for their resounding victory in the June 23 fresh presidential polls. In a statement released Monday evening, Prophet Bushiri underlined that, with a 58.8 percent of the national vote, it means […]

From street kid to Malawi pilot: How Bushiri changed Kaombe’s life

Ten years ago, Antony Kaombe, now 25, was a hopeless orphan, a street kid; but, today, he is a qualified pilot, about to fly people to every corner of the world. His story of birth, though, doesn’t begin with pain and poverty. His father, a Malawian, and mother, a Zimbabwean, weren’t poor. “My mother was […]

Bushiri mourns death of security person found dead at home

South Africa-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) , says he is mourning the untimely death of one security personnel of a firm which his church outsource who was  found dead at his home in Pretoria. South African police took the  body  for postmortem. But the Poilice has not provided any more details on […]

South Africa  newspaper celebrates Prophet Bushiri’s giving spirit: ‘He is a giver not taker!’

Daily Sun  the biggest daily newspaper in South Africa has published a story which celerbrate  Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri for his donations to the community,  screaming with a headling ‘Major 1 is one hell of a giver, not a taker!’ Bushiri, leader of the  Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church is also known as ‘Major 1’. […]

South Africa govt honours prophet Bushiri, tells him: ‘Keep giving the poor and praying for us’

Pretoria-based Malawian prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s relentless giving spirit has earned him praise and honour from South African government. While making a  big donation of assorted food packages and health kits in North West Province  on Tuesday, Bushiri and his wife, Mary, were welcomed by a high delegation of the South African government and the ruling  African […]

Bushiri launches ECG online church, over 6 million join worldwide 

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, on Sunday, the 19th of April, 2020, launched the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) online church service and over 6 million people joined it worldwide. The move is an intelligent and timely response to the suspension of physical church gatherings due to the raging coronavirus (Covid-19)  pandemic. Prophet Bushiri explains how his online […]

SDA, Catholic, CCAP churches go online to ask for tithe, offering: Why attack Bushiri only?

In the wake of Covid-19 lockdowns, churches need to come up with ways on how their institutions can remain relevant and afloat. We all know, of course, that churches are Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) supported by their own members, followers and well-wishers through willful contributions such as offerings, tithe and seeds. However, with government restrictions imposed […]

Bushiri raises K50m to help Malawi during Covid-19 pandemic

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, through his humanitarian arm Shepherd Bushiri Foundation (SBF), has announced a coronavirus (Covid-19) response intervention worth about K50 million in Malawi. The intervention is just a continuation of what Bushiri is already doing regarding Covid-19, so far, in South Africa, India and United States of America . In a media statement, Bushiri […]

ECG spokesperson defends Bushiri from social media carpers on offerings

Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG)  church’s communication director Ephraim Nyondo has defended South Africa-based Malawian Prophet Shepherd Bushiri call for  people to deposit offerings directly into church bank account following the suspension of his prayers  services because of the coronavirus. In an epistle made available to Nyasa Times, Nyondo writes that ‘When Prophet Bushiri coughs, expect […]