Holy war: Assemblies of God withdraws ownership lawsuit

In a landmark ruling by the High Court of Zimbabwe, Assemblies of God — Back to God (AoG-BTG) has been slapped with punitive costs after it withdrew court proceedings in which it sought to evict another church, Assemblies of God — Spiritual Movement (AoG-SM), from its headquarters in Marondera.

The withdrawal was sought after the trial had started and the plaintiff’s main witness, Nathan Sethlako, had been cross-examined by defendant’s counsel, Lincoln Majogo of Mtetwa and Nyambirai Legal Practitioners.

In the eviction summons under R-HCH5359-23, AoG-SM was cited as the first defendant, while clerics Luckymore Zinyama, Phillip Zinyama and David Makwindi were cited as the other defendants, respectively.

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