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The Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg says some Zimbabwean immigrants have opted to go back home rather than move to Soweto after the church took a decision to close down its central Johannesburg ministry to refugees.
JOHANNESBURG – Methodist Church pastor Bishop Paul Verryn says he will meet officials from the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg today to discuss the relocation of thousands of Zimbabweans who were living in the building.
Solidarity between South Africa and Zimbabwe seems frayed, if not torn, as deportations are threatened for thousands of Zimbabwean nationals eking out a living in the more prosperous country to the south.
SOUTH AFRICA – Offers to help Zimbabwean refugees evicted from the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg are coming from all over the country, Bishop Paul Verryn said on Friday.
Hundreds of Zimbabwean refugees who were facing eviction from the Central Methodist Church in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday may not be headed for destitution after all.
SOUTH AFRICA – The Methodist Church in central Johannesburg will be closing its doors to refugees by the end of December. The church has been a home for refugees since the xenophobia attacks that occurred in the country a few years ago.
The Methodist Church of South Africa has suspended Central Methodist Church head Paul Verryn – but will not disclose the charges he faces. Attorney Bongani Khoza, representing the church, said yesterday that Verryn was “charged and would appear before a church disciplinary hearing on February 1”. “This follows a lengthy investigation by the district disciplinary […]