Witness in Bishop Zondo rape trial accused of calling him 'satanist' to discredit ministry

JOHANNESBURG - A witness in the case against disgraced pastor, Bishop Stephen Zondo, has been accused of calling him a satanist on radio to discredit his ministry.

The Pretoria High Court is hearing Zondo’s trial in which he is accused of nine counts of rape and sexual assault and a count of defeating the ends of justice for allegedly trying to bribe a victim.

The founder of the Rivers of Living Waters Ministries is also accused of raping an eight-year-old girl in 1980.

The court has heard how holy oil from a church led by Zondo was alleged to have traces of human blood in it.

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The court has been hearing testimony from Pitso Ramothubeli, the former host of a radio show that exposes dodgy churches and pastors.

On Monday, Ramothubeli, popularly known as Mabochobocho, told the court that on his show in 2012, a popular gospel musician accused Zondo of teaching her witchcraft – an allegation that was later brought before the Cultural, Religious, and Linguistic (CRL) Rights Commission.

She also accused him of rape at a hotel in the south of Johannesburg in 2008.

Zondo’s lawyer, Advocate Piet Pistorius, is set to continue with his cross-examination of Ramothubeli on Tuesday morning.