The witness who affirmed in the trial of rape implicated Bishop Stephen Zondo on Wednesday yielded he was not a pastor at one of Zondo’s church branches as he had earlier affirmed. The guy was on his 2nd day of testament in the Pretoria high court when Zondo’s legal representative, supporter Piet Pistorius, questioned the accuracy of the male’s position in the church. The witness had actually informed the court on Tuesday that he was a pastor at the Rivers of Living Waters Ministries’ Soweto branch as he was positioned there by Zondo in 2016. His testament was to confirm proof brought by his better half, a previous cook for Zondo and his church, who declared to have actually been raped by Zondo. After being cross-examined on how he got the task, the witness confessed that he was never ever utilized by the church nor was he on the church’s payroll. Pistorius informed the court how the witness did not follow the procedures of being a selected pastor of the church. “You got it incorrect. The position is very first to be an under-shepherd then if you adhere to specific courses and research studies and the likes, you end up being a shepherd and if you certify and go to scriptural school and all sort of requirements set by the church, you ultimately get selected as a pastor,” Pistorius stated. The witness stated he had actually currently gone through Bible school prior to going into the church however went through a one-day training at Zondo’s church prior to being ordained as a pastor. He was sent out to Soweto to “help” the primary pastor of the branch, the witness yielded. “I was released there to go and help the primary pastor as somebody under his position … I stated [I was a pastor] since it belonged to my service as a volunteer … I never ever stated I am a staff member of the church,” he stated. He informed the court that when his other half informed her mom about the supposed rape, the mom stated she was likewise raped. It was just in 2019 that the mom exposed that her rapist was supposedly Zondo.”[When my wife] ultimately informed her mom that she had actually been raped, her mom stated she had actually likewise been raped however did not elaborate. It was just in 2020 that she discussed she was raped by the implicated,” the witness stated. The witness was, nevertheless, troubled in court, consistently specifying that he was mentally unhealthy as he was impacted by the supposed rape of his spouse by the implicated. This was primarily since he saw Zondo as a daddy. The interrogation is anticipated to advance Thursday as it was adjourned due to the interpreter not feeling well. Zondo deals with 10 charges of raping 7 ladies, the majority of whom were his church members. TimesLIVE
‘I was not a pastor however I offered as one’: witness modifications testament in Bishop Zondo rape trial
