{"id":42206,"date":"2024-10-24T07:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/praying-for-change-gugulethu-residents-unite-against-crime-in-street-march-20241024\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:08:04","slug":"praying-for-change-gugulethu-residents-unite-against-crime-in-street-march-20241024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/praying-for-change-gugulethu-residents-unite-against-crime-in-street-march-20241024\/","title":{"rendered":"Praying for change: Gugulethu residents unite against crime in street march"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Residents and church leaders in Gugulethu held a prayer march to raise awareness about crime, substance abuse, and teenage pregnancy in the area.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Community members are calling for an end to daylight killings and for spiritual intervention to combat social issues.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organisers believe that through faith and unity, they can reclaim their streets from crime.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Concerned residents and church leaders from the JL Zwane area in Gugulethu held a special prayer on Saturday 19 October marching on the streets against the social ills in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area consists of NY 6,7, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38 and 40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event organiser and NY 28 chair Lee Khabene described the service as part of raising crime awareness in the area. He said they aimed to reprimand the bad spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of things that are happening in these areas. There is crime and people are killed in the daylight. We have a challenge of teenage pregnancy and substance abuse. We need a spiritual intervention in this debacle. We believe that there is nothing impossible with God,\u201d said Khabene, adding that parents were abused by their children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said it was the first time the community had such a prayer. \u201cPeople are tired of what is happening in our area. While we were praying around on the streets some people came out and joined us. That alone is a sign that shows people are tired and they need help,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leader of the Uniting Reformed Apostolic Mission of Southern Africa (URAMSA) in Gugulethu, Ayanda Ngudlana said they wanted Gugulethu to be a gun-free zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany innocent people were killed in Gugulethu. 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