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MOUNTZION GENERAL ASSEMBLY Many were shocked by the revelation that a South African pastor used insecticide in a healing ritual The revelation that a South African pastor has been spraying insecticide on his church members in a healing ritual has shocked many but he is not the only self-styled pastor in Africa to resort to highly questionable practices. Cities and towns across the continent are plastered with signs and posters advertising churches, usually with apocalyptic names, promising instant cures and salvation from every intractable situation or sickness. The churches are usually led by charismatic pastors, who set up their own churches rather than joining an established institution, and often claim to have miraculous powers. However, the miracles are however tied to worshippers "planting a seed" - or giving money to the preachers. Here are some of Africa's more controversial preachers: 'Turning petrol into pineapple juice' Pastor Lesego Daniel heads the

... Cockburn Pen shocked at gruesome act Asher Maragh fought hard to hold back the tears. Although he tied a black piece of cloth around his head to show he is in mourning, Asher has not yet accepted that his grandmother, Jeneta Gordon, was raped and murdered. Gordon, 84, was killed early Sunday morning after at least two men climbed through a window in her house, raped her, and then killed her. The horrific incident took place the day Angina, one of her four children, was celebrating her 47th birthday. "When people do things like this, what dem left yuh to do?" Asher said, as he stood at the gate of his grandmother's house in Bell Rock, Cockburn Pen, St Andrew, yesterday. The men who committed the act reportedly knocked her out with a stone, broke her hip, raped her, and then strangled her to death. "She has been there for me since I was a baby. It is since I turn big man that I came out of her house. ... I have never seen her naked til that day she died," Ashe

An influential Saudi prince, the billionaire investor Alwaleed bin Talal, has called on his country to lift its ban on women driving cars. He said it was a matter of economic necessity as well as women's rights to lift restrictions. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world where women are not allowed to drive, and women's rights activists have been arrested for defying the ban. " It is high time that Saudi women started driving their cars ", he said. Prince Alwaleed is an outspoken member of the Saudi royal family who has criticised the restriction of women's rights in the country before. Although he has no political position in the country, he is the chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), which owns stakes in the huge US bank Citigroup and the Euro Disney theme park and which is listed on the Saudi stock exchange. KHC claims to be one of the largest foreign investors in the US, with interests in hotels, property and news media. The company has stakes

The Syria Civil Defence posted a photo of the aftermath of an attack on one rebel-held district on Wednesday Stephen O'Brien pleaded with UN Security Council members to protect civilians "for the sake of humanity".A top UN envoy has warned the Syrian city of Aleppo risks becoming "one giant graveyard" as the government advances on rebel-held areas. At least 34 people died in the latest shelling of government and opposition-controlled areas, reports say. Troops and militiamen have retaken more than a third of the rebel-held eastern part of Aleppo since the weekend. Stephen O'Brien, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief, made the comments as the Security Council met for an emergency session to discuss the crisis in the city. "For the sake of humanity we call on - we plead - with the parties and those with influence to do everything in their power to protect civilians and enable access to the besieged part of eastern Aleppo before it becomes one giant g

The plane which crashed in Colombia killing most of a Brazilian football side had run out of fuel, according to a leaked audio recording. A pilot can be heard repeatedly requesting permission to land due to an electric failure and lack of fuel. Just six of the 77 people on board the plane survived. The team, Chapecoense, had been due to play a cup final in Medellin on Wednesday evening. Fans instead gathered to pay tribute. Thousands of people carrying candles and wearing white filled the stadium where Chapecoense was to have played Atletico Nacional. At the same time, Chapecoense fans held a tearful vigil at their home stadium in Chapeco, Brazil, which was draped in black ribbons. Both stadiums were filled to capacity.Image What the audio tells us The leaked conversations between the flight crew and a Colombian air traffic controller give a glimpse of the frantic, final moments of the doomed plane. Sponsor Link The pilot and can be heard warning of a "total electric fail

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — In a drive to facilitate greater Internet access to Jamaicans, the Government will continue to roll out free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in popular public places across the island. The initiative is being made possible through the Universal Service Fund (USF), an agency of the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, which will carry out the installation in the select locations. So far, the popular heritage site, Devon House, has been provided with the free service. This was noted by Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr Andrew Wheatley, during the fourth staging of the National Cyber Security Conference at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on November 29. Dr Wheatley said the service will also be rolled out in Half-Way-Tree and Emancipation Park in Kingston; Spanish Town, St Catherine, Montego Bay, St James, and Ocho Rios, St Ann, as well as rural centres across the island. “As a Government, we recognise that we hav

Dancehall artiste Reack has waited a long time to get his break in the competitive world of dancehall, but a stroke of good fortune may just change all that. A video of Reack, who has a nine-to-five as a warder, performing at a monthly event at the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre, has gone viral, racking up over 150,000 views on various online platforms in only two weeks. The video, titled 'Warder Clashing Vybz Kartel', has been making the rounds on social media. "The video was actually up already, one year ago, and it went 100,000 on its own; but somebody changed the headline and it went viral in a week. It was 150,000 when I checked it a few weeks ago," he said. "Mi never say nothing about Kartel, and I asked the superintendent if me can cuss, and him say yes. Mi deejay and cuss a bad word. That was the day the superintendent was being sent off in retirement. I don't know who was videoing it and how it reach YouTube." Although he didn't plac

South Africa is battling to curb the spread of HIV/Aids A new vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is being tested in South Africa in what scientists say is the first large study of an HIV vaccine's effectiveness since 2009. The study aims to enrol 5,400 sexually active young men and women. About seven million people in South Africa are living with the virus, which is one reason why the trial is taking place there. Experts hope the vaccine will be "the final nail in the coffin" for HIV. The vaccine regime being tested is based on one used in a trial in Thailand in 2009, which had a protection rate of about 30%. Results from South Africa are expected in four years. Since the HIV virus was identified in 1983, efforts to develop an effective vaccine have proved unsuccessful. Sponsor Link Researchers hope that this might come to an end with the current study, which is code-named HVTN 702. It is being led by South Africa's Glenda Gray, a university r