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President Jacob Zuma yesterday revealed that many as 300 South Africans were visiting a Pentecostal church in Nigeria last Friday when a building in the compound collapsed, killing dozens of people.
He said that at least 67 South Africans died in the accident at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos, describing it as one of the worst tragedies in South Africa’s recent history.
The collapse occurred when three extra storeys were being added to the existing two of a guest house of the church compound.
Led by the charismatic “prophet” TB Joshua, the Pentacostal church attracts a global following of Christians who believe him capable of performing miracles including curing the ill and raising the dead.
Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said that the government believed that around 300 South Africans from four to five groups were visiting the church on Friday but it was not clear how many were on the spot when tragedy struck.
