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HIV pill pastor fined for fake cure

A Zimbabwean prophet who said he had found a herbal remedy for HIV and other illnesses has been fined $700 (£540) for fraud.

Walter Magaya, 35, was reported to be selling packets of the pills online for $1,000.

The charge sheet says prior to a police raid the pastor destroyed some of the evidence by flushing the medicine down a toilet.

According to the BBC's Shingai Nyoka, Magaya is one of several young, ostentatious religious figures to have emerged during Zimbabwe's economic crisis promising people wealth and good health.

Medicine issued by the government and NGOs has helped significantly reduce the country's HIV rate.


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