Pastor Mboro's church set alight after school skirmish

Pastor Paseka Mboro's Incredible Happenings Church burned to the ground on Tuesday afternoon after a group of youths marched to its premises in Katlehong.

Scores of schoolchildren bunked school and descended on the church with community members in protest against Mboro's violent foray at a Katlehong school on Monday.

His church, a marquee tent, was engulfed in flames as smoke billowed in the sky.

Authorities arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire but the church was burned to ashes.

A resident told Newzroom Afrika Mboro's behaviour traumatised their children. However, some residents told eNCA they were devastated by the destruction of their church.

"This man [Mboro] has built houses and he has healed us. These schoolchildren who came here, Mboro went to their school and bought them uniforms and school shoes. I am disappointed about this incident," she said.

Four people were arrested on Monday evening for violence when two pupils, believed to be Mboro's grandchildren, were forcibly removed from a school in Katlehong.

He is involved in a dispute about maintenance and custody of the children after the death of their mother.

In a video that went viral, Mboro, accompanied by other men and a bodyguard armed with what is believed to be a replica rifle, is seen intimidating and harassing teachers.

Mboro was also seen charging with a panga at staff members who had tried to stop him and those who were filming him.

The suspects face charges of assault, handling a firearm recklessly that could endanger lives and property, rendering security services while not registered, malicious damage to property and intimidation.