2-IN-1 STORY: South Africa 'Prophet Of Doom' Sprays Congregation With Pesticide; 'Stop Spraying Our Product In People's Faces' — Tiger Brands

Sunday Service With Prophet (Detective) Lethebo Rabalago MZGA/Facebook

Lethebo Rabalago calls himself a prophet and runs a charismatic church from South Africa’s Limpopo province. 

BBC Africa Live report continues:

He claims insect killer spray Doom has healing powers and has been spraying it on his congregants.

According to the church’s Facebook page, the self-styled prophet begins to speak to demons in order to address people’s problems and drives them out by spraying the insect repellent on various body parts including the eyes: 

“She went to the forth and told the Prophet that she suffers from ulcer. The Prophet sprayed doom on her and she received her healing and deliverance."

Mr Rabalago also maintains the pesticide cures cancer and HIV. 

South African media reports about Mr Rabalago "dooming" his congregation are trending on social media.

The church's Facebook page contains testimonies of people who claim to have been healed by Mr Rabalago.

Most of the comments ridicule the practise and point out that insect repellent is bad for people's health:

“Doom shouldn't be inhaled, ingested or come in contact with skin... He didn't read the precautions!!!"

However some insist that the demonstrations are effective in a different way: 

“Demonstrations are not of Science.. They are of Spirit."

This comes in the wake of another pastor who drew criticism after pictures of him driving over congregants were posted on social media. 

Yet another convinced congregants to eat snakes and grass and drink fuel for healing.

The government has set up a commission to investigate motives behind some of these practices.

BBC

'Stop Spraying Our Product In People's Faces' — Tiger Brands

Doom makers Tiger Brands says it is imploring self-styled Limpopo "prophet" Lethebo Rabalogo to stop spraying the pesticide product into people’s faces as part of faith worship:

“We find this practice alarming and extremely concerning, and want to make very clear that it is unsafe to spray any Doom or any aerosol onto people’s faces.

“Doom has been formulated to kill specific insects which are detailed on the cans, and the packaging has very clear warnings which must be adhered to. Using this product for purposes other than what it is intended for poses risks and is therefore dangerous.

“Tiger Brands is in the process of contacting the Prophet to ask him to refrain from such practice."