Durban – The Nazareth Baptist Church, popularly known as the Shembe church, will announce details of leadership succession and the funeral of its spiritual leader Vela Shembe this week. "We are trying ...

FOLLOWING the death of the leader of the Nazareth Baptist Church (also known as the Shembe Church), family members are worried that his close family are trying to keep details of his funeral secret ...

Perhaps the greatest irony about the recently deceased Nazareth Baptist Church leader, Inkosi Vela Shembe, is that it was only in death that the world was forced to reckon with the work he did to ...

The thorny issue of who should succeed the late leader of the Nazareth Baptist (Shembe) Church was likely to end up in courts, a law expert warned on Monday. “This matter is likely to end up in court ...

The holy robe which is only worn by the leader of the Shembe church went missing after the late leader's funeral, the Durban High Court heard on Monday. "I discovered the robe was removed from its ...