The Western Cape government said that coordinated efforts were in motion to end deadly taxi violence in Cape Town. Transport bosses have been meeting with warring taxi associations to try and quell tensions. There was a spate of shootings last week in which several people were killed and wounded. Premier Alan Winde: "We are in the midst of a pandemic of COVID-19 and we need people to be able to […]
Thousands of commuters in Cape Town have been forced to make alternative transport arrangements due to the ongoing taxi violence. Golden Arrow says limited bus services will be available for commuters on Tuesday. On Monday, services were disrupted after a bus driver was shot and wounded near Nyanga. The bus company says there have been several threats of intimidation on social media against the service. The shooting follows weeks of […]
A taxi driver has been gunned down near Mfuleni in Cape Town’s northern suburbs and another man wounded during ongoing taxi violence in the Western Cape. Warring taxi associations, the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and Congress of Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA), will meet with government authorities in Brackenfell again on Saturday in an effort to quell the violence. In recent weeks, at least 15 people have been killed in the taxi […]
The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) has been applauded by many for deploying members to protect malls in Tshwane from possible looting, but the move has been slammed by others. The association announced this week that it had “taken over the protection of three malls in Soshanguve” and would protect businesses in the area from the looting that has gripped parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal since the weekend. National Joint […]
The Western Cape Transport Department has called for calm in the taxi industry, following the murder of Chairperson of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association Victor Wiwi. He was gunned down when he was with a colleague near Nyanga last week. Wiwi was shot when he was returning from a meeting out of town where he had intervened in a dispute between taxi associations. Provincial Transport Minister Bonginkosi Madikizela says, “We […]
Two people arrested following shootings in the Cape Town CBD on Monday are expected to appear in court today. Seven people were wounded when gunmen opened fire at three locations including the Cape Town Station Deck. Two men aged 31-year-old and 39-years old were arrested at different locations on the same day. Police also confiscated two firearms. The shootings are believed to be linked to problems within the taxi industry. […]
A taxi driver in was found shot and killed today, September 29 in the Brackenfell area. Titanium Securitas Medical Response unit were first on the seen after receiving a call about the incident. At at approximately 4pm the Titanium Securitas Medical Response unit received a called regarding a taxi driver who had been shot in Old Paarl Road between the R300 and La Belle. “On arrival our medics found an […]
The Western Cape government together with 100 minibus taxis belonging to Umanyano Travel Services on Monday launched the Red Dot service for the exclusive use of essential health care workers. According to the provincial department of transport and public works, the service is for health care workers that may have been left stranded due to limited public transport as a result of the country's Covid-19 lockdown. The taxis that are […]
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