# Criminal allegations against religious leaders in Southern/S > Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/criminal-allegations-against-religious-leaders-in-southerns > Updated: 2026-10-08T05:04:56.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Recent reports from Eswatini and South Africa highlight criminal allegations involving religious leaders. In Eswatini, three pastors were arrested for various sexual offences within a four-month period. One individual, Nkosingiphile Allen Zwane of the Apostolic Faith Church International, faces charges related to the alleged rape and murder of four women. Investigators stated he used social media and employment promises to lure victims. Additionally, Phiwayinkhosi Ngwenya appeared in court facing charges of sexually violating a 15-year-old girl. In South Africa, police launched a manhunt for a pastor accused of raping a 43-year-old woman and murdering her four-month-old infant near the Hennops River. The victim reported that the encounter occurred while she was seeking spiritual guidance. The infant’s body was found buried in a shallow grave, and the pastor’s wife has been arrested. Both the Gauteng Provincial Government and the Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Commission have condemned the incident. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-08: South African police hunt pastor for alleged rape and baby murder Police in South Africa are hunting a pastor accused of raping a woman and murdering her four-month-old baby during a ritual near the Hennops River. The pastor's wife has been arrested. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/south-african-police-hunt-pastor-for-alleged-rape-and-baby-murder ### 2026-09-15: Eswatini pastors arrested for multiple alleged sexual offences Three pastors in Eswatini have been arrested within four months for various alleged sexual offences, including one facing charges for the rape and murder of four women. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/eswatini-pastors-arrested-for-multiple-alleged-sexual-offences --- Cite as: Criminal allegations against religious leaders in Southern/S. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/criminal-allegations-against-religious-leaders-in-southerns