WELL-KNOWN TV PREACHER DIES AGED 90

JIMMY Swaggart, one of the most influential figures in American televangelism, has passed away at the age of 90, following a cardiac arrest last month.

- BY SINENHLANHLA MASILELA

His family announced the news via a heartfelt post on Swaggart's official Facebook account on Tuesday.

The family said: “For over seven decades, brother Swaggart poured out his life preaching the gospel, singing songs of the faith, and pointing millions to the saving power of Jesus Christ and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.