By Staff Reporter
Multi-millionaire preacher and founder of the United Family International Church Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has filed a US$2 million lawsuit against the Daily News over a banner that linked him to the Anglican church saga.
According to the lawsuit Makandiwa’s lawyers say the paper ran a story with banners inscribed “Anglican saga sucks in Makandiwa” when the actual story had no mention of the name “Makandiwa”.
In the summons filed yesterday at the High Court by Mr Nickiel Mushangwe of Mushangwe and Company, Prophet Makandiwa is claiming damages to the tune of US$2 million, plus interest.
According to Prophet Makandiwa:
“The poster and online publications created the impression in the mind of a reasonable diligent reader that the plaintiff (Prophet Makandiwa) was involved in the controversial and sensational Anglican saga, which involved acts of violence, infighting and internal squabbles within opposing factions of the Anglican Church,” read the declaration.
The poster, according to the lawyer, diminishes the esteem of the prophet in the eyes of the nation and the whole world since he is internationally recognised for his gift of preaching, healing and prophecy. The Daily News made a retraction, which Prophet Makandiwa however felt was half-hearted.
“After demand for a retraction and apology from the plaintiff, the defendant published a half-hearted apology. It was not a full, unconditional and unreserved withdrawal of all importations or imputations together with an expression of regret.
“The retraction was not given the same or greater prominence than the original defamatory statement. The online edition still bears the original story,” read part of the declaration.
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