“Do Not Stone David”: Apostle Chiwenga’s 3,000-Word Plea To Angry Church Members Over Mjolo Scandal – ZimEye

The past week has seen Apostle Talent Farai Chiwenga — already Zimbabwe’s most controversial preacher — hurtle from pulpit confession to public crisis On Sunday 3 August, the Jesus Revelation Ministries (JRM) leader delivered a stunning account of how his marriage to Nyasha Vanessa Werenga lasted only 96 hours as husband and wife before collapsing into acrimony By Saturday 10 August, he had issued a sprawling 3,000-word letter pleading with an increasingly restless congregation to stand by him as sexual scandal rumours, poisoning allegations, and threats of leaked recordings swirl From Revelation Gathering to Rupture Chiwenga first introduced Werenga publicly in May 2024, during the second day of the church’s Revelation Gathering The couple had formalised their union in December 2023 through full cultural rites, but — by his own telling — barely cohabited Just four days after the May unveiling, on 8 May 2024, he says he sent her back to her family “I have never had enmity with a woman my entire life This is my first,” Chiwenga told the 3 August congregation “If I become her enemy, it will be a personal choice.” He accused Werenga of “irreparable irregularities” — including secretly recording him, his children, and private household moments, and sending the footage to unknown parties Poisoning Allegations — and a Timeline Problem In perhaps the most explosive part of the confession, Chiwenga alleged Werenga had attempted to poison him — linking it to a previous attempt on his life But the date he gave on 3 August — 2006 — contradicted his long-standing claim that the earlier incident occurred in 2016 He said Werenga was barred from preparing his meals during her short stay, citing safety fears Source: Zimeye All Zim News is a central hub for all things Zimbabwean, curating news from across the country so no story is missed Alongside aggregation, our team of nationwide reporters provides real-time, on-the-ground coverage Stay informed and connected — reach us at admin@allzimnews.com. Source: Zimeye