Bishop barnabas lekganyane wife
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New name, new home
Victor Hlungwani and Selby Makgotho
Victor Hlungwani and Selby Makgotho
Little Shiluva Sibiya, the Limpopo baby born without arms, was yesterday given a new name, Tsakani, which means "happiness".
She also has a new home, in Polokwane.
Her year-old mother, Vutlhari Mahlale, who has been struggling to support her, has been offered a job at the Myngenoegen English Preparatory School in the city.
Betty Kennedy, owner of the school, Limpopo's First Lady, Ramokone Moloto, Elizabeth Lekganyane, wife of the leader of the Zion Christian Church, Bishop Barnabas Lekganyane, and businessman Tom Boya went to Xihosani village, near Malamulele, to fetch the child and her mother yesterday.
Ramokone Moloto's First Lady Trust was touched by the plight of the child when it was publicised by Sowetan.
Kennedy, known as the "Mother Teresa of Limpopo", named the child "Tsakani".
"This little angel will get all that a normal child would want. She will stay with me until her family decides they want her back.
"Her mother will be employed and the family are free to visit the child," Kennedy said, fighting back tears.
The child's grandmother, Mthavini Mahlale, said the trust's intervention was appreciated, particularly becau
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Edward Lekganyane
Religious leader ( – )
Edward Lekganyane, popularly known as "Kgoshi Edward" ( – 21 October ), was the leader of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) from Easter Sunday, April 17, , until his death eighteen years later. During this time he used his charisma and organizational abilities to expand the ZCC from about 50, to ,[1] members, while also reshaping numerous facets of the church. During his tenure as bishop, the ZCC emerged as South Africa's largest independent church, while Lekganyane became arguably the wealthiest and most powerful African in apartheid-era South Africa.
Early life and career
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Engenas Lekganyane
Founder cataclysm the Sion Christian Communion (–)
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