Zimbabwean 'Prophets' Claim Holy Healing - Others Say Rape

Harare — In Zimbabwe, self-proclaimed 'prophets' say they can help people with weight loss, making 'miracle money' out of nothing and raising the dead. Some of these prophets say their powers come through their penis. Their targets are desperate women.

Alfred Makurumidze was a prophet with Johane Masowe Apostolic sect, a leading spiritual congregation in Zimbabwe. He will be spending the next 10 years behind bars for raping a woman under the pretext of casting away evil.

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