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News / NationalProphet Magaya followers, business in disarrayby Staff reporter06 Nov 2025 at 13:22hrs |1545ViewsFor a moment inside the packed Harare Magistrates Court, Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya turned his gaze toward Magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa, then to the prosecutors – his expression distant, almost biblical, as if echoing the words, “Forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they are doing.”Clad in a crisp blue suit, Magaya briefly locked eyes with his wife, Tendai, whose quiet composure belied the weight of public humiliation she now faces beside her husband.
The courtroom, heavy with whispers and murmurs, felt more like a sanctuary than a court – filled with Magaya’s devoted congregants, who watched in disbelief as the man they called “Papa” stood accused of serious crimes.To them, it was not Magaya on trial – it was their faith.Outside the courthouse, emotions ran high. Followers prayed, wept, and denounced the State for what they described as a “diabolical attack on God’s anointed.” Some cried out, “Mweya yetsvina iyi!” – “These are evil spirits!” – insisting his arrest was spiritual warfare, not justice.Yet, inside, the charges were grim.Magaya and his wife face multiple counts of fraud and are under investigation for rape after several congregants reported abuses to the Zimbabwe Gender Commission.
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