Pastor Investigated for claiming insecticide Doom can heal people with cancer and HIV
In photos circulating on Facebook and Twitter, Mr Rabalago, who runs the Mountzion General Assembly in the Limpopo province, is seen spraying the insecticide directly into the eyes and various body parts of his congregants.
He told the BBC's Nomsa Maseko in Johannesburg that he had sprayed the face of one woman because she had an eye infection and claimed the woman was "just fine because she believed in the power of God".
He also claims the spray can heal cancer and HIV.
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"Doom is just a name, but when you speak to it to become a healing product, it does. People get healed and delivered through doom," a post on the church's Facebook account reads.
Testimonies of people who have supposedly been healed by Doom have also been posted on the Facebook page.
But Tiger Brands, the company that makes the product, says it finds the practice "alarming".
"[We] want to make very clear that it is unsafe to spray Doom or any aerosol onto people's faces," the company said in a statement.
"Doom has been formulated to kill specific insects which are detailed on the cans, and the packaging has very clear warnings which must be adhered to," the statement added.
The company said it was trying to contact the pastor to ask him to stop the practice.
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