Taxi violence
Codeta wants law enforcement at taxi ranks after taxi boss killed in Khayelitsha
Goodman Lomboza was shot dead near a rank in Site C in Khayelitsha on Tuesday and a woman was wounded.
Goodman Lomboza (52) was shot dead close to the taxi rank in Site C in Khayelitsha on Tuesday.
He was shot dead on Thursday last week in an attack believed to be related to taxi violence.
Last week, the president of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association Victor Wiwi and Uitsig community leader and taxi boss Angelo Kube were killed in separate incidents.
Cata's general secretary Mandla Hermanus said that Wiwi's murder was unfathomable because he was a man of peace, who always advocated for an end to violence in the taxi industry.
Victor Wiwi was shot and killed in Nyanga on Wednesday night, while another person was killed and a third was injured.
Victor Wiwi was shot and killed in Nyanga on Wednesday night. One other person was gunned down and a third person survived the shooting.
There were two shootings in Mitchells Plain just days apart.
Three men were shot and killed and another wounded after brazen gunmen opened fire on a group of people late last week.
The incident, which police believe to be part of ongoing taxi violence, happened on Thursday night.
Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela is calling on taxi operators to identify criminals, hitmen and paymasters.
Three people were shot dead and another was wounded in a shooting at the intersection of Voortrekker and Charl Malan roads on Tuesday.
Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo has released the findings into the underlying recurring violence and fatalities in the taxi industry.
The Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) pleaded with taxi role players not to retaliate or resort to violence when dealing with issues.
Two rival groups came to blows on Friday during an incident that’s allegedly linked to a dispute over taxi routes.
The Christmas Day scuffle left 12 men shot and wounded.
Early on Friday morning, a group of Mpeni men clashed with a group from the Nokhatshile village resulting in the death of the seven. Six other men were hospitalised.
Seven people have been killed and 6 others were wounded in the incident.
It is alleged that 10 men from a community in Mount Ayliff attacked a group from a nearby village in a dispute over local taxi routes.