A man commonly known as 'Spoon' was killed in an alleged shootout with police in Mfuleni last week Thursday.
A man commonly known as"Spoon" was killed in an alleged shootout with police in Mfuleni last week Thursday.
He's accused of being part of a group of men terrorising Gugulethu residents and extorting money from local businesses for the so-called protection fee.that it's investigating the matter.One local businessman said the extortion crisis in Gugulethu has been left unchecked for too long."It seems as if the police are doing nothing, that's what we are seeing at face value because these boys are known. They are doing this every month, and they are getting away with it.
"They think they have the license to kill because these boys if you don't pay, they kill you. The provincial chairperson of AZAPO in the Western Cape has flats and stays in Gugulethu, and was killed by these boys of protection fee," he added.
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