Taxi violence
Olievenhoutbosch residents raise concerns over safety after taxi violence
Taxi drivers and owners also expressed their concerns over their own safety in the area.
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7 Lenasia south suspects arrested over taxi violence
Police on Tuesday said preliminary reports suggested that taxi operators were on the golden highway today when gunmen opened fire on the operators.
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'I don't want to die': Scared Olievenhoutbosch begs SAPS to resolve taxi clashes
Some Olievenhoutbosch residents did not leave home on Tuesday after the murder of five people in incidents believed to be linked to taxi violence.
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Taxi operators, users in Olievenhoutbosch fear for their lives
Taxi drivers and owners operating at Olievenhoutbosch in Centurion have told Eyewitness News how they fear for their lives following the murder of five people in what is believed to be taxi violence. On Monday three people were shot dead while sitting in a taxi – while two others were killed in separate incidents.
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Gauteng top cop calls for restraint after 5 people killed in taxi violence
Lieutenant General Elias Mawela called for the immediate mobilisation of maximum resources to ensure that the perpetrators of these violent acts are apprehended and that the violence does not escalate further.
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Another EC taxi boss escapes an apparent hit
He didn't open when his attackers knocked on his door and they then shot at six of his vehicles.
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I want justice, says Mother of slain Katlehong pupil (12)
Rethabile Rapuleng, who was a grade 6 pupil at the Izubuko Primary School, was struck by a stray bullet outside the school on Wednesday.
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Taxi driver fatally shot, buses used to block roads in Tshwane
It's understood an alleged altercation broke out between taxi operators and a group of people who were being accused of dealing in drugs earlier on Tuesday.
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Alleged special treatment govt gives to Uber drivers recipe for violence - Santaco
The council says one its main concerns is the operating licenses granted to Uber drivers.
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Police search for four suspects after taxi boss murder
It’s understood the victim was shot several times by the men, in Lombardy West earlier today.
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EC cops on high alert after murder of taxi driver
The 26-year-old was shot and killed over what is believed to be conflict between rival taxi associations.
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Alleged taxi violence claims one life in JHB
A taxi owner from Alexandra was murdered yesterday afternoon on Empire Road in Parktown.
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53 arrested after shooting near Mall of Africa
Police say they led an operation immediately after the shooting, which resulted in them making the arrests.
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Taxi owner gunned down in front of his sister in JHB
The man was shot 13 times while at an intersection in the CBD in a suspected dispute over routes.
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JHB taxi driver shot and killed
The 35-year-old driver was shot at the Freedom Park fire station while loading passengers.
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CT taxi operators welcome efforts to clean up taxi industry
About 26 unlicensed taxis have been impounded during continued operations to clamp down on illegal operators.
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CT taxi violence claims two lives
Two men, a father and his son, were shot and killed in Lavender Hill in the early hours of the morning on Thursday after ongoing taxi violence escalated.
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Taxi war leaves woman (45) dead and three seriously injured
Rivalry between two taxi associations left a 45-year-old woman dead and three others critically injured as a dispute over a new route is hurting passengers.
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Santaco denies gangsters are threatening taxi drivers
But taxi drivers claim attacks and threats from gangsters are impacting negatively on the industry.