Phosa for president, Eastern Cape pastors pray
6 March 2017
Johannesburg – A group of Eastern Cape religious leaders have placed their trust in former ANC treasurer general Mathews Phosa as the only capable ANC candidate that can take over from President Jacob Zuma. A minute-long video making the rounds on social media shows a group of pastors from various churches praying over a kneeling Phosa.At the beginning of the video, one Xhosa-speaking pastor is heard saying: "With that said, it means we have an incoming president, we say that with the hope that it is going to happen."
The congregation breaks into song a few moments later and the pastors are seen praying over Phosa.
When News24 contacted Phosa he requested that we speak to Ses'khona People's Movement leader Andile Lili, the "poo protester", who confirmed that Phosa had attended his late father's funeral.
Lili's father, Wonga Lili, died at the age of 70 after a long illness and was buried during a ceremony held in a small village outside Queenstown in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.