Heavy police presence at Maponya Mall after e-hailing driver killed, vehicles torched
Four gunmen shot a driver who was parked outside the mall's entrance on Wednesday night.
Police vehicles outside the Maponya Mall in Soweto on 14 August 2025 after a shooting incident claimed the life of an e-hailing driver on 13 August 2025. Picture: Jabulile Mbatha/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - There's a heavy police presence outside Maponya Mall in Soweto after an e-hailing driver was killed and two vehicles set on fire.
Four gunmen shot a driver who was parked outside the mall's entrance on Wednesday night.
They also opened fire on another driver who was injured but managed to flee from his vehicle, which was also set alight.
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An onlooker was also shot and was later taken to hospital alongside the surviving driver.
Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela has described the attack as barbaric.
Armed and watchful, police officers are on guard both inside and outside the Maponya Mall, monitoring the situation.
There’s heavy police presence outside Maponya Mall where two e-hailing vehicles were shot at and torched last night.
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One of the drivers died in the torched car. Another driver was shot at but managed to flee, a passerby was also shot.
These are the remains of the vehicles.
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The gates that cars use remain closed, while employees working at the mall are allowed to walk in on foot.
There's still some charred debris from the two cars that were torched on Wednesday night.
Traffic is flowing, with mainly taxis operating outside the mall.