The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God has no visible doctrine or moral message and is almost silent on the Bible, but it believes passionately in generous "sacrifices" to the sect by its followers. And in daily advertisements on television, it offers neither spiritual enlightenment nor salvation.

A Swazi princess’s outspoken views about polygamy got her into serious trouble in the troubled kingdom. "Polygamy brings all advantages in a relationship to men, and this to me is unfair and evil," Princess Sikhanyiso told a recent media conference. But the 18-year-old princess, who is King Mswati’s oldest daughter and the child of his first wife, has since been gagged.