KwaSizabantu Mission has described its leader, Erlo Stegen, as a visionary who devoted his life to “God’s cause”. The missionary died on Tuesday. He was 88. A divisive figure, he led the cult-like mission behind multimillion-rand enterprises such as aQuelle and Emseni Farming. Erlo Stegen, the founder of KwaSizabantu Mission, has died. The lifelong missionary […]
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Kwasizabantu – a festering wound
The CRL Commission received numerous letters from victims of Mission KwaSizabantu with detailed accounts. This is a letter from Monika de Jager. It, too, failed to impress the Commission. From: Monika de Jager Sent: Friday, October 2, 2020 11:35 AM To: ‘Mpiyakhem@crlcommission.org.za’ <Mpiyakhem@crlcommission.org.za> Subject: Kwasizabantu To whom it may concern. My name is Monika de […]
The book ‘Journey to Truth’ by Gerda Potgieter published in July 23 apparently rebutting the KwaSizabantu scandal allegations, includes a hard to follow web of allegations and counter allegations between multiple parties. I attempted to extract what is relevant to the 145 million rand unsecured hard cash ‘loan’ made to Ndela, a man who had […]
The Cultural and Religious and Linguistic (CRL) Rights Commission report on its investigation into alleged abuses at KwaSizabantu (KSB) Mission is evasive and irrational, and news reports based even more misleading. An analysis by Philip Rosenthal, Director, ChristianView Network. 1. Firstly, contrary to news reports, cannot ‘clear’ or find any religious organisation guilty of the […]
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The Big Lie
KwaSizabantu repeated a series of lies so often that almost everyone believed them to be the truth. And then they called it “revival”. The political propaganda method “The Big Lie” (große Lüge in German) was first mentioned by Adolf Hitler is his memoir Mein Kampf published in 1925. The methodology was perfected by Joseph Goebbels […]
After the publication of the CRL Commission’s investigation report on the allegations of abuse against KwaSiazabntu, it is clear beyond doubt that the constitutional body CRL Commission and the mission are fooling the countless KSB victims and all of South Africa. For what the CRL Commission finally presented as the final report of its investigations […]
During the press conference held by the CRL Commission on Thursday, 13 July 2023 the chairperson, Prof David Luka Mosoma recommends that KSB apologize to the victims. But what does “apologize” entails? Collins Dictionary states that an apology is: “to say that one is sorry for wrongdoing. You are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.” As Synonyms […]
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The CRL Commission gives in
The fight against the scandalous practices at Mission KwaSizabantu (KSB) is entering a new round, but first it took a diversion. The battle between the abuse victims and KSB turned into a duel with a South African constitutional body, the CRL Commission. After all, after five people from the circle of witnesses against KSB filed […]
Ascension Day is actually a day to commemorate Jesus’ ascension into heaven. But on Ascension Day in 2019, there was obviously something much more important than Jesus at Mission KwaSizabantu. For in a two-hour meeting – it cannot be called a church service – Lidia Dube registered her claim to leadership in KSB. Although she […]
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Now the KSB victims set a deadline
The hopes of the numerous victims of abuse on Mission KwaSizabantu for justice and reparations have been put another damper on for the time being. After the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) has been stalling the victims for two and a half years with […]