JOHANNESBURGJOHANNESBURG — Vimbeni Shembe, a leader of a major but divided South African church, died Monday. He was 77. President Jacob Zuma, who announced Shembe’s death, did not say what caused it.

Cultural and indigenous expert, Dr Nomagugu Ngobese says King Misuzulu KaZwelithini, being an official member of the Shembe church, signifies defying colonial religious beliefs. This is after the King ...

Although his church has given him the boot, Phakama Shembe still refers to himself as "prophet" and claims God has ordered him to open a kwaito radio station. Shembe, who calls himself a "good ...

Thousands of Shembe Church members are expected to descend on Richards Bay Photo: Ishwar Ramlutchman Mabheka Zulu/Facebook Thousands of Nazareth Baptist Church members from across the country are ...