This past week, Mr. Bushiri, 37, appeared to perform another remarkable feat: spiriting himself out of South Africa, where he faces charges of fraud and money laundering, and back to his home country of Malawi, without a passport and undetected by law enforcement officials.

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has said he has never been convicted of any crime before and that his children are too young to be separated from their father as he fights alleged fraud and money laundering charges in South Africa. The Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) leader made the remarks this afternoon during his bail hearing in South Africa.