Lekganyane preaches against heretics

Botswana has the second largest ZCC following after South Africa where the citadel of the denomination is located at Moria or Zion City in the country's Limpopo Province. Millions of ZCC adherents, including thousands - mainly poor - from Botswana trek to Moria on pilgrimage every year at Easter, in September and over Christmas.

It is not the first time Bishop Lekhanyane has criticised the so-called heretical churches. In Mochudi, the main ZCC congregation nearly collapsed in 2009 when one Black Ramontsho broke away and established his own church in his backyard.Bakgatla sovereign Kgosi Kgafela Kgafela had to intervene in the midst of allegations that Ramontsho was preparing dangerous concoctions for his followers. Most of the 'heretics' eventually returned to the fold at Boseja. In his Easter sermon this year, Bishop Lekhanyane told the 11 million strong pilgrims that he would excommunicate members for pussyfooting with heretics.