Bishop Evelyn Sarah Bengesa (65), of Shekinah Glory International Ministries, appeared before Harare regional magistrate Sheila Mupindu facing charges of illegally moving nearly US$480,000 out of Zimbabwe.
Prosecutors allege she carried the cash through Plumtree Border Post to Botswana in September 2025 after selling her Mt Pleasant home for US$660,000, and later deposited it into her company account in Francistown.
The large cash deposit reportedly triggered suspicion at Stanbic Bank Botswana, leading to investigations that traced the funds to the Harare property sale.
Bengesa was arrested upon returning to Zimbabwe and granted US$1,000 bail, surrendering both her American and Zimbabwean passports pending trial.
