Decoding Cults

Erika Bornman is a writer and editor in the magazine publishing industry. She is also a whistleblower and an Author. Her book is called Mission of Malice, my exodus from Kwasizabantu. It was one of the books I used as a research reference when I looked into the KSB mission. Her biggest drive is to make the world a better place, especially for children.

You can follow Erika on twitter @EBee40

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In today's episode we will be looking at what happened when the story broke, the aftermath thereof and look at some of those who came to the mission's defense.

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In this episode we will be delving into a few more of the practices at the mission and see what happens to those who leave.

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In this episode we are going to delve into some more of the beliefs and practices within the mission and some of the shocking allegations that have come to light.

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Now that we have had a look at the history of the mission, in this week's episode, we will delve a little into the hierarchy at the mission, then we will unpack some of the practices with a focus on family and children.

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Nestled in The Valley of a Thousand Hills in Kwa-Zulu Natal is a mission called KwaSizabantu. In isiZulu this means the place where people are helped. This week we will look at the political and cultural climate that helped this mission thrive.

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Shots ring out, a frantic phone call is made to the local sheriff's office and then the standoff begins. In this the final episode of this particular group, we will be looking at the tragic loss of life and the end of David and his closest followers.

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In our penultimate episode on this group, we look at the internal and external events that would lead up to the ultimate and tragic end of David and his followers.

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In this episode we will unpack the daily life of Vernon Howell’s followers now that they had regained ownership of the compound and how Vernon’s teachings became more and more cult-like.

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In this episode, we will look at the showdown between George Roden and Vernon Howell, who won, and what happened next.

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