By Religion Reporter | ZimEye | Controversial prophet Uebert Angel has for the first time since the airing of the 2023 Gold Mafia documentary, revealed his reason for leaving the United Kingdom for Zimbabwe.
Angel was exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia documentary as a key player in a syndicate that’s looting African countries’ central reserves to rig elections while using Bible scriptures to justify the actions.
In the documentary, Angel also implicated his associate, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose business partner Kamlesh Pattni appears boasting of authoring a book on conducting such operations in multiple countries—a practice Pattni has allegedly engaged in since his involvement in a corrupt scheme that destabilized Kenya’s economy during the 1992-2002 period.
The documentary captures some of its most explosive statements from Angel, whose real surname is Mudzanire. After filming, Angel claimed his remarks to undercover journalists were part of an intelligence operation in which he was “just playing along.” Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organization (CIO), however, has dismissed this claim.
Supportive statements from two prominent politicians—SADC’s electoral observer mission head Nevers Mumba and Zambia’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, Harry Kalaba—were challenged in August 2023, when Al Jazeera investigator Simba Chikanza confronted both politicians in Lusaka. Kalaba, for instance, was caught accepting two rewards for reading a prepared script by Angel, the same him and Nevers Mumba announced in support of Angel and Emmerson Mnangagwa. (Watch the live broadcast on the ZimEye Facebook page.)
By this time, Angel had already relocated to Zimbabwe.
In a recent sermon, (video below) Angel explained that returning to the UK would endanger his life, stating he left to protect himself.
“Have you ever seen that people will tell you, ‘As long as my son is here… Where is my son? So, he is arriving. He’s coming very soon, two days, three days,’ they will be waiting like this, waiting—they won’t die, just waiting. Sometimes why you die, you lose hope, you lack purpose. That’s why you die. You see, that’s why I say to you, I can never be in a location where my replacement is. Never be in a place where your replacement is. London was no longer a mountain for me because, Seer (Uebert Angel’s son) was there now. It is too small a mountain for two generals to be in one location,” he said, suggesting his move was necessary for his survival.
In his sermon, Uebert Angel elaborated on the dangers he believes he faces if he were to remain in the UK. His words, complex and layered, reveal a sense of urgency and self-preservation. He described his departure as a life-saving decision and provided insights into his reasoning:
1. “Have you ever seen that people will tell you, ‘As long as my son is here… Where is my son? So, he is arriving. He’s coming very soon, two days, three days,’ they will be waiting like this, waiting—they won’t die, just waiting.”
• Here, Angel seems to suggest that some people are able to endure and persist through hardship, waiting and holding on in difficult circumstances. He implies that his own “waiting” might ultimately lead to his demise, as he would lose strength or resolve. In Angel’s view, remaining in the UK could mean being in a constant state of vulnerability, waiting to be displaced or undermined.
2. “Sometimes while you die, you lose hope, you lack purpose. That’s why you die.”
• This line reflects his belief that prolonged exposure to hostile environments—where he feels undermined or at risk—could erode his spirit and purpose. Angel indicates that losing hope or lacking a sense of direction can lead to metaphorical or even literal death. In his mind, staying in the UK would strip him of his purpose, leaving him vulnerable.
3. “I can never be in a location where my replacement is. Never be in a place where your replacement is.”
• Angel expresses the feeling of being “replaced” in the UK, suggesting he believes forces are working against him, seeking to replace him either in influence or in his mission. He implies that staying would expose him to threats, as he might be gradually sidelined or pushed out by those aiming to take his place.
4. “London was no longer a mountain for me because, see, I was there now. It is too small a mountain for two generals to be in one location.”
• Here, Angel views London as a territory that has become “too small” for him to operate safely. He uses the metaphor of “two generals” in one place to imply that there is another powerful force or “general” opposing him. He suggests that London can no longer accommodate both him and these opposing influences without conflict, reinforcing his belief that leaving was necessary for his survival.
Angel’s statements collectively emphasize a perceived threat to his life and mission if he were to remain in the UK, where he feels increasingly vulnerable to antagonistic forces. By relocating to Zimbabwe, he believes he has escaped this threat and regained a space in which he can continue his work and preserve his well-being.
Kalaba, Angel and Nevers Mumba have been contacted for comments and Mumba has said his statement does not authorise the wrongdoers like Mnangagwa to rig elections, contrary to his own video which clearly does say that the politician must be allowed to do whatever he needs to in order to beat sanctions.- ZimEye