Five people were left dead during the hostage and shooting situation at the church in Zuurbekom, west of Johannesburg.
According to National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane, the group made a brief appearance in the Westonaria magistrate's court on Monday.
“In the early hours of Saturday July 11 the South African Police Service responded to an incident of shooting wherein it was alleged that a group of men stormed into the church yard armed with rifles, short guns and pistols and started attacking security personnel as well as residents of the church compound,” she said.
The division seem to be over who is Modise’s rightful successor, with three people in the running. This ongoing feud has resulted in two breakaway church branches mushrooming.
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