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Shepherd Bushiri was called in a meeting to come and explain what happened in his church whereby three people ended up losing their lives.

Dr.Shepherd Huxley Bushiri, known as Major 1 or Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, is a Christian preacher, motivation speaker, Author and businessman from Malawi. He founded and leads a Christian non-denominational evangelical church known as the Enlightened Christian Gathering.

The prophet didn’t arrive. He sent a representative to the meeting yesterday between the Enlightened Christian Gathering Church and the South African National Civic Organisation.

The SA National Civic Organisation in Tshwane has vowed to push ahead with its protests aimed at pushing Prophet Shepherd Bushiri out of the country.

The commission mediated at a meeting between the two parties at their office in Braamfontein, Joburg.

Bushiri was expected to provide answers following the death of three women at his church.

The meeting followed several protests by members of the civic organisation, calling for the church to be shut down.

The threat comes after, three of Sanco members appeared in the Pretoria magistrate’s court yesterday on charges of public violence. They were released on R500 bail each.

On Monday Portia Mokwena, a regional secretary of the civic organisation in Tshwane, said Bushiri’s church would not operate until he explained what happened. The protests were sparked by the deaths of three women – Patricia Pringane (59), Matshila Mohlala (69), and Lehlogahlo Maria Segodi (60). Nine other church members were hurt.

Abraham Mashishi, treasurer of Sanco in Tshwane, accuses the ECG of not complying with the safety requirements for the number of people that attend the church service weekly

The commission said after extensive talks, the parties agreed to an immediate end to hostilities on both sides.

The commission said it will have talks with the church on possible support for the bereaved families, and give the civic organisation time to consult and update its constituency.

Bushiri’s lawyer, Baloyi Ntsako, and Abram Mashishi, treasurer of the civic organisation, said a follow-up meeting was scheduled for next week.