HARARE – The Gospel of God Church International has successfully secured an urgent High Court interdict to suspend the planned exhumation of its founding father, Peter Jack Masedza, popularly known as the legendary prophet Johane Masowe.

Authorities in Zimbabwe have granted permission for the exhumation of the remains of Peter Jack Masedza, widely known as Johane Masowe, bringing a potential resolution to a long-running dispute between his family and the church he founded. The late spiritual leader, founder of the Gospel of God Church International, was buried in 1973 at a site in Rusape that later became a major shrine for thousands of followers.