SOUTH AFRICA
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By Mbali Tanana – June 3, 2017
A popular Eastern Cape “prophet”, who hosts pop-up services at several public areas, has come under scrutiny by the Hawks following serious allegations from some of the women from his congregation.
The flamboyant “prophet” Mndayi Njengele, believed to be 44 years old, has a following in Cape Town, Keiskammahoek, King William’s Town, East London, Port Elizabeth, Mthatha and his hometown, Dutywa. He stands accused of taking advantage of scores of women in his church, with some going as far as making allegations of sexual abuse against him.
The women – who had organised themselves into a WhatsApp group, of about 20 – became desperate after they were allegedly turned away from a police station where they went to lay a charge against Njengele, who leads the “Wound of Christ: Nxeba lika Yesu” church.
In a moment of desperation, they approached former PSL referee and well-known community activist Ace Ncobo to intervene. In an e-mail to Ncobo – with an attachment of the claims against Mndayi – one of the women wrote: “We are +-50 victims, the police laughed when three of us went to open a case in Dutywa. Please help”.
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