{"id":91853,"date":"2025-10-04T16:43:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=91853"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:45:21","slug":"south-africas-moravian-church-at-centre-of-land-disputes-in-western-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/south-africas-moravian-church-at-centre-of-land-disputes-in-western-cape\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa&#8217;s Moravian Church at centre of land disputes in Western Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"kIihqxmTvgKrCzDXyB6\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p><\/p>\n<p>In South Africa, some towns in the Western Cape are entirely controlled by the Moravian Protestant Church, which has a missionary legacy dating back to the 18th century. Residents pay a fee to the Church, which maintains the town&#8217;s infrastructure in return. 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