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TB Joshua church building collapse: Wife of victim expects R10m in civil claim
The families of those who lost relatives during a 2014 building collapse at TB Joshua's church still want answers and justice.
He ran the Nigerian church that suffered a catastrophic partial collapse seven years ago.
The 57-year-old preacher died on Saturday, reportedly after conducting a live broadcast. The cause of death has not been disclosed.
TB Joshua, who was the leader and founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria, passed away on Saturday.
No official statement has been released by the family but the church has officially announced his death on their verified Facebook page.
The founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, a Christian megachurch in Lagos, is one of Africa's most influential preachers with a large following on TV and social media.
Officials blamed the death on a stampede, describing the incident as unpleasant and avoidable.
The legal tussle between TB Joshua and the Lagos state government has suffered a major setback.
The Nigerian pastor says those affected by the collapse must ‘set themselves free’ from the tragedy.
Saturday marked exactly a year since the tragedy and a total of 116 people died most of them South Africans.
Survivors, families and church goers gathered at the Gallagher convention Center in Midrand to hold a remembrance ceremony for those who lost their lives in the collapse one year ago..
Young and old have gathered in Midrand singing and praying for those who lost their loved ones in the tragedy.
The church says TB Joshua still wants to visit SA, but for security reasons he won’t be able to attend.
Survivors and families of those who died will gather in Midrand to observe the one year anniversary.
Lindiwe Ndwandwe supports TB Joshua, who insists the building collapse was caused by a passing plane.
116 people were killed when a guest house at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Lagos collapsed.
Lindiwe Ndwandwe who survived for 5 days under the rubble after a guesthouse collapsed at TB Joshua's church in Nigeria says God saved her so she could bring life into this world.
Lindiwe Ndwandwe says the scars on her body suggest the guesthouse was bombed.
The church has rejected an inquiry’s findings that it be investigated and face criminal prosecution.