By Dorrothy Moyo | The controversial self proclaimed pastor Panganai Java’s mother, Christine Rambanepasi has died.

She was 65.

Impeccable sources close to the preacher told ZimEye, Senator Christine Rambanepasi passed away just after 2am Sunday morning.

She had cancer and was hospitalised at the Avenues Clinic.

The development comes after her son, who calls himself Passion Java, flew to Zimbabwe where not long after his arrival, he announced that his mother has fallen ill.

Born in November 1956, in Buhera, she was an MDC Alliance member, of proportional representation in parliament.