Shepherd Bushiri

Controversial church leader Shepherd Bushiri has taken to Facebook to issue a statement following him and his wife's earlier release from Malawian custody.

Shepherd and Mary Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering have reportedly been released from police custody after handing themselves over in Malawi.

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has finally broken his silence on the Bushiri drama that has been dragging out in South Africa over the last few months.

Herman Mashaba has joined the numerous SA citizens who are furious over the nation's weak borders, adamant that the country is steadily turning into a joke.

Shepherd and Mary Bushiri have reportedly forfeited a property with the value of R5.5 million in Centurion to the state for violating their bail conditions.

Shepherd and Mary Bushiri are applying for bail in Malawi, reports have said. The couple handed themselves over to Malawian police after fleeing South Africa.