{"id":266801,"date":"2025-10-16T10:52:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=266801"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:52:23","slug":"gugulethu-scpf-president-calls-for-unity-after-suspected-extortion-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/gugulethu-scpf-president-calls-for-unity-after-suspected-extortion-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"Gugulethu SCPF president calls for unity after suspected extortion killings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A leader of Gugulethu Spiritual Crime Prevention Forum (SCPF) urged the community to &#8220;unite against crime&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president of Gugulethu SCPF, Rev <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/gugulethu-security-guards-shot-dead-in-broad-daylight-police-investigate-double-murder-20241128\/\">Zamuxolo Mfihlo<\/a> said this during an anti- crime prayer service which was held at the United Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa on Saturday 11 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes after two people were gunned down at Lotus informal settlement in \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gugulethu on Friday 10 October in what was suspected an extortion related incident. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mfihlo said within two weeks almost 10 people were killed in the area.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;All these people were killed by a gun. 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