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As the country's religious communities watchdog remains quiet as a church mouse over the release of its official report into human rights abuses at one of the country's biggest mission stations, KwaSizabantu continues to spew messages from the pulpit reinforcing the testimonies of former members who likened it to a cult.
While it is yet to release its official findings into allegations of sexual impropriety, physical and psychological abuse as well as financial crimes, the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) in its draft report found that the doctrine of the mission was within the scope of freedom of religion, much to the dismay of those who spoke of the personal harm the teachings at KwaSizabantu had caused them.
Among those who addressed the CRL's panel during its hearings was Erika Bornman. She testified about the long-term effects of being subjected to patriarchy, misogyny and being indoctrinated that women and girls were responsible for sin committed by men through their very existence.
