IPHC leader Sandlana in bid to take over a branch in Mozambique

Jerusalem faction accused of using fake papers

- By Ngwako Malatji

The leader of the International Pentecost Holiness Church's (IPHC) Jerusalem faction Michael Sandlana is said to be staging a hostile takeover of a Mozambican branch led by his rival, comforter Tshepiso Modise.

The emissary of Sandlana, Armando Muchanga, allegedly fraudulently obtained from the national directorate for religious affairs in Gaza, Mozambique, last year, a certificate which arrogates them powers to govern the Zona Verde branch, which has for many years been under Modise’s leadership.

Modise, who owns the church's intellectual property, has already invested millions of rands renovating the branch and constructing more structures in its yard.