'Tell the truth as it is'

Refugee children in downtown Johannesburg couldn't perform their play about xenophobia in Botswana. Instead they staged a poignant exhibition at home.

Uncertain future for migrants at Methodist church

For thousands of Zimbabweans who flee their troubled country, the Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg is the only home they know.

Bishop Verryn to face disciplinary committee

Suspended Johannesburg Central Methodist Church Bishop Paul Verryn will appear before a disciplinary committee on February 1.

Bishop Verryn suspended

Paul Verryn, the Johannesburg Central Methodist Church bishop, has been suspended from the Methodist Church of SA, a lawyer said on Thursday.

Verryn wants curator for children

Bishop Paul Verryn approached the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday in a bid to have a curator appointed for minors living at his church.

SACC: Govt the villain in refugee saga

The primary villain in the Central Methodist Church Zimbabwean refugee saga is the government, the South African Council of Churches said on Monday.

Sex-accused teacher asked to leave Jo'burg church

A Central Methodist Church teacher accused of sexually abusing a Zimbabwean girl has been suspended, Bishop Paul Verryn said on Monday.

Johannesburg's Methodist homeless mission

The Central Methodist church has an "open-door policy" for up to 3 500 people, mostly destitute Zimbabwean refugees.

Zimbabwe refugees prepare to move from church

Some lie splayed on the stairs while others sleep in a neat row outside a church in Johannesburg from where refugees will soon have to relocate again.

Relocation imminent for Zim refugees

The registration of Zimbabwean refugees living at the Central Methodist Church has been completed, Gauteng local government said on Wednesday.

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