Zim leaders weigh in on Lukau's resurrection hoax
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwean political leaders have slammed unscrupulous pastors operating in South Africa for using desperate Zimbabwean nationals to enrich themselves.
The leaders have slammed the fake pastors for preying on desperate Zimbabweans who are facing economic hardships in the country.
The leaders, based in South Africa, were reacting following an uproar which erupted recently after pastor Alph Lukau of Alleluia Ministries International was shown in a video “resurrecting” a dead Zimbabwean man. Kennedy Mandaza, the spokesperson for Zanu-PF in South Africa, said Zimbabweans must refuse to be used by anyone, including religious leaders, to do things that are uncouth, illegal, uncultured and against the norms and morals of the society for money.
“We should endear ourselves to the dignity of earning our money through hard work and honesty.
It is really despicable, degrading and a shame to all of us who take pride in being Zimbabwean.
I would like to believe this is an isolated case of the extent to which Zimbabweans will stoop to eke out a living in the diaspora,” Mandaza said. Mandaza said while the tough economic conditions that have prevailed in Zimbabwe for the past decade have forced many to resort to doing menial jobs in South Africa, this did not in any way mean that people should fake death to get paid.
“Our dignity as Zimbabweans and Africans, in general, is something we should not put on the altar in order to make ends meet. I call upon all Zimbabweans to desist from engaging in acts that are despicable and ungodly like what this guy did.
We should take pride in our dignity as a people,” he said.
- IOL