Shivambu's Mayibuye consultation panel describes rape-accused Pastor Zondo as a community leader
JOHANNESBURG - Floyd Shivambu's newly formed Mayibuye consultation panel has described multiple rape-accused Pastor Stephen Zondo as a community leader.
At a media briefing on Friday, Shivambu unveiled Zondo as part of Mayibuye's leadership committee.
READ: Shivambu defends his association with rape-accused pastor Stephen Zondo
Zondo is currently on trial for multiple sexual assault allegations and raping seven women from his congregation.
However, Shivambu said he had not been convicted of anything.
'He is a religious leader who has been leading for a very long time. He has been playing multiple leadership roles in his community and even in other organisations that we came from – he was coordinating an otherwise very large inter-religious movement. We did not make a mistake.'
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