Zimbabwean pastor Phillip Mugadza has failed in his bid to get the country’s top court to throw out charges against him for prophesying that President Robert Mugabe will die later this month.

He got into trouble after predicting in January that Mr Mugabe, 93, would die on 17 October.

At the time of his arrest, his lawyer Gift Mtisi told the BBC:

“He’s admitting to the facts. He says he didn’t lie – that’s a message from God. Police will have to prove God didn’t say it.

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