South Africa: Shembe Leader to Be Buried On Sunday

29 November 2017

Vela Shembe, the late spiritual leader of the Nazareth Baptist Church, popularly known as Shembe, will be laid to rest at his home in uMthwalume on Sunday, on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, the church said on Wednesday.

"The memorial service and the funeral service will take place on the same day, which is Sunday at uMthwalume," church spokesperson Nkululeko Mthethwa told News24.

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