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"The eBuhleni faction of the Nazareth Baptist church showed its might on Tuesday when thousands of its members gathered and issued a stern warning to the ANC to intervene in the church’s leadership dispute or face the consequences at the upcoming polls. Spokesperson Nkosinathi Makhanya read from a memorandum of grievances to government officials at the Durban city hall, where a gathering - believed to be about 10,000 strong - pledged their support for their preferred leader, Mduduzi uNyazilwezulu Shembe. Shembe, the son of the church’s late leader Vimbeni, has endured a number of legal blows in his bid to lead the church which boasts more than 5-million followers. In June, a Constitutional Court judge refused to entertain his appeal to have the apex court challenge a ruling made by the supreme court. The battle for the control of the church started in 2011, soon after the death of Vimbeni Shembe. The march, which commenced at King Dinizulu park, sparking concerns of it being a Covid-19"