The Great Escape: Hawks Investigating How Shepherd Bushiri, His Wife Managed To Flee SA To Malawi

CHARLES MOLELE

FOUR days ago, self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife made a dramatic escape from South Africa, where he was awaiting trial on charges of fraud and money laundering.

Bushiri’s daring escape is likely to cause a major rift and diplomatic spat between Pretoria and Lilongwe, just a day after Dr Lazarus Chakwera met with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings in Pretoria to forge economic partnerships.

Malawi remains one of the most important trading partners for South Africa. 

Inside Politics understands that Ramaphosa is said to be ‘extremely angry’ about the latest developments surrounding the dramatic escape of the Bushiris to Malawi.

At this stage, the Bushiris desperate plan to flee to his childhood home remains shrouded in mystery, but the Hawks told the media that the police only became aware of their escape after they failed to report at a police station on Friday night.