“In 2019 we will not sit down and watch the enemy
fight” – Prophet Bushiri slams report of his alleged affair with a
female member of his church, alleged mistress says he is just her spiritual daddy.
Self-styled prophet, Shepherd Bushiri has reacted to a report of his alleged affair with a young congregant.
A publication, City Press claims that Bushiri’s alleged mistress is
25-year-old Phumzile Paledi, a woman from Limpopo who is a presenter on
his Prophetic Channel TV. They claim that Bushiri has cosied up to the
former club hostess and that their relationship is far from platonic.
Taking to his offiial Social media accounts, Prophet Bushiri accuses
the media of trying to bring him down, adding that the photo of him and
the young woman was edited from a group picture.
“See what media can do just to bring a man of God down. They are busy
sharing on their pages those who hate us and it’s a high time we expose
them by sharing this act of darkness in all our social media platforms.
In 2019 we will not sit down and watch the enemy fight.SHARE SHARE
SHARE SHARE!” he wrote.
On her part, Paledi strongly denies that there is anything untoward going on between her and the Malawian pastor.
“Bushiri is my spiritual father; there is nothing more than that,” she said.
Meanwhile, Bushiri’s lawyer, Terrance Baloyi, also slammed the
rumours, saying the “prophet” had previously been accused of rape and
money laundering, and suspicions about his relationship with Paledi were
simply part of a smear campaign.
He added that Bushiri was always with Mary, his wife of seven years.
“Last year was a tough year for him. It wasn’t easy for him. People may hate you for your success,” said Baloyi.
Asked about pictures taken by the pair, Baloyi said: “If you are
working closely with the prophet, you will be fortunate to take pictures
with him.”
However, many are questioning who is financing Paledi’s lifestyle.
“I work as a TV presenter and I get paid like everyone else, so it is unfair for people to question my lifestyle,” she fumed.
A well-placed source told City Press that Paledi travels with the
pastor from his Enlightened Christian Gathering church and the
congregation believes that they are more than just friends.
“I travelled with him a lot last year because it was a year of
winning souls and because I am a presenter at church,” she said in
response.
Paledi, who met Bushiri at the church when she was 19 years old, said
people were jealous of her luxurious lifestyle and she was tired of the
rumours.
“People must just leave me alone. Every year I am accused of dating a
pastor, maybe it’s about time I set the record straight so they will
leave me alone,” she said.