{"id":56104,"date":"2026-04-15T03:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=56104"},"modified":"2026-04-15T03:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:35:12","slug":"watch-johanne-masowe-apostolic-sect-leader-declares-those-who-dont-support-zanu-pf-should-stop-coming-to-his-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/15\/watch-johanne-masowe-apostolic-sect-leader-declares-those-who-dont-support-zanu-pf-should-stop-coming-to-his-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Johanne Masowe Apostolic Sect Leader Declares Those Who Don\u2019t Support Zanu PF Should Stop Coming To His Church \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post_data\">\n<p>Watch: Johanne Masowe Apostolic Sect Leader Declares Those Who Don\u2019t Support Zanu PF Should Stop Coming To His Church<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tinashe Sambiri\u2013 A leader from the Johanne Masowe Apostolic Sect, popularly known as Doc Benji, has stirred controversy after reportedly telling congregants that those who do not support ZANU PF should no longer attend his church.<\/p>\n<p>Doc Benji, who leads a congregation based in Chishawasha, is quoted as saying, \u201cIf you do not support ZANU PF, then you should stop coming to this church,\u201d a statement that has sparked debate over the intersection of religion and politics.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his political stance, the church leader also voiced strong backing for the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3. \u201cWe support the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3,\u201d he reportedly said, aligning his religious platform with ongoing political developments.<\/p>\n<p>Observers have also noted unusual features within his sect. Unlike many traditional Johanne Masowe groups, his congregation appears to have adopted a distinct church logo.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, one of his followers was seen wearing a T-shirt bearing his image, a move that has drawn attention and raised eyebrows among critics.<\/p>\n<p>The developments have fueled discussion around the role of religious leaders in political discourse, particularly in a country where church influence remains significant.<\/p>\n<p> Rory Studios News<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH | A Johanne Masowe church leader, Doc Benji, who leads a congregation in Chishawasha, has said that anyone who does not support ZANU PF should stop attending his church. He also expressed strong support for Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Madzibaba Benji\u2019s Johanne\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Unf7KioJii\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Unf7KioJii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e \ud835\udc16\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc21 \ud835\udc19\ud835\udc16 (@CrimeWatchZW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrimeWatchZW\/status\/2043555983499075739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Johanne #Masowe #Apostolic #Sect #Leader #Declares #Dont #Support #Zanu #Stop #Coming #Church #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch: Johanne Masowe Apostolic Sect Leader Declares Those Who Don\u2019t Support Zanu PF Should Stop Coming To His Church Tinashe&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[10452,899,5086,1932,5220,6694,3210,724,6576,202,10453,2516,1701,2525],"class_list":["post-56104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-apostolic","tag-church","tag-coming","tag-declares","tag-dont","tag-eduzim","tag-johanne","tag-leader","tag-masowe","tag-news","tag-sect","tag-stop","tag-support","tag-zanu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56106,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56104\/revisions\/56106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}