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  • FILE: Saftu secretary-general Zwelinzima Vavi. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN

    Saftu's Vavi, UDM's Homolisa claim they have a peace deal for CT taxi violence

    Saftu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said that they had met with associations from Saturday up until Monday to work through the issues between Cata and Codeta.

    336 days ago
  • FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Cele calls on feuding taxi bosses in WC to settle differences

    Taxi associations Codeta and Cata have been fighting for control of the route which has left several people dead or wounded.

    336 days ago
  • Taxi violence grips Cape Town: ‘Our industry is driven by jealousy’

    Taxi drivers, owners and commuters are now operating in fear in Cape Town as taxi violence takes a chokehold on the daily operations. Eyewitness News reporter Kaylynn Palm took a morning drive with one of the operators to get a sense of what is the problem. #TaxiViolence #CapeTown #TaxiWars

    337 days ago
  • FILE: Golden Arrow buses parked at the Cape Town bus terminal. Pictures: Bertram Malgas/Eyewitness News.

    With B97 taxi route now shut, alternative transport options fill the void

    Two taxi groups have been fighting for control of the road and it has led to a slew of deadly shootings.

    337 days ago
  • Cape Town taxi driver Rodney Kruger. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    Taxi violence has some CT operators fearing for their lives

    Taxi driver Rodney Kruger has been a driver for 22 years, but lately, his work has him wondering every day whether he'll make it home alive.

    337 days ago
  • FILE: Abandoned taxis were seen at the Bellville taxi rank on 6 August 2018, as a strike got underway in Cape Town. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN.

    CT police, law enforcement on alert for threats to public transport

    The police's Novela Potelwa said that law enforcement agencies were on standby to deal with any threat to services in identified hotspots on Monday morning.

    337 days ago
  • Roads leading into the Bellville taxi rank were temporarily closed following a shooting. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN

    WC public transport committee to meet this week to address taxi violence

    All transport role players including Prasa, Santaco, Golden Arrow and others will be participating in Thursday's meeting.

    338 days ago
  • Image: © Alexey Stiop /123rf.com

    REGINALD KGWEDI: Taxi violence comes from a political vacuum in public transport

    We need a new set of leaders in the political space to help the taxi industry succeed in the absence of violence, writes Reginald Kgwedi.

    340 days ago
  • Western Cape Transport MEC Daylin Mitchell. Picture: Supplied.

    WC Transport MEC shuts major CT taxi route over violence

    The closure is effective from Monday.

    340 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula and Western Cape TRansport MEC Daylin Mitchell meet with the taxi industry on 16 July 2021 following recent violence in the province. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/Eyewitness News

    Mbalula: Govt working on plan for commuters affected by CT taxi violence

    Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula was firm that the violence had to stop, adding that government would not hesitate to unleash the full might of the law.

    340 days ago
  • Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula (R) was joined by Western Cape Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for Transport, Daylin Mitchell (C), during a briefing on developments regarding the taxi industry in Cape Town on 22 July 2021. Picture: @EsethuOnDuty/twitter.

    Mbalula: We are committed to restoring peace between CT taxi organisations

    There have been more than 80 taxi-related murders in the Western Cape so far this year, almost a third of those have happened this month.

    341 days ago
  • Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula in the Western Cape to help resolve the ongoing taxi violence. Picture: Fikile Mbalula/Twitter

    Mbalula to hold crisis meetings with public transport industry amid taxi chaos

    Mbalula and Western Cape authorities have been meeting with warring taxi factions and earlier gave an update on progress.

    341 days ago
  • Image: © Alexey Stiop /123rf.com

    Still no resolution to CT taxi violence after days of talks

    The ongoing violence has left commuters in fear for their lives and stranded as taxis and buses have scaled-down operations in parts of Cape Town.

    341 days ago
  • FILE: The Golden Arrow bus terminus in the Cape Town CBD on 1 June 2020. Picture: Kaylynn Palm/EWN

    Golden Arrow reinstates most of its bus service in Cape Metro

    The company earlier this week temporarily halted services to routes in areas plagued by taxi violence.

    341 days ago
  • On 21 July 2021, officers conducted vehicle checks, searching for firearms and ensuring that those taxis that were operating were doing so legally in Cape Town. Picture: Supplied.

    Ongoing taxi violence in CT affects health services in parts of the city

    A dispute between two rival taxi associations over the past two weeks has left several people dead.

    342 days ago
  • FILE: Police on scene at the Cape Town Station Deck taxi rank after a shooting took place on 23 November 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/Eyewitness News

    Law enforcement continue to monitor CT taxi ranks following violence

    Mayco member for Safety and Security JP Smith said most taxi ranks in the city were quiet and calm on Wednesday.

    342 days ago
  • FILE: A hospital worker walks amongst patients in the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. The patents in this ward are not critically serious, but do require oxygen and to lie down. Picture: Rodger Bosch/AFP.

    CT taxi violence hits health services as workers unable to get to work

    The Western Cape Health Department said that taxi violence impacted their staff's ability to provide services to communities.

    342 days ago
  • FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: @alanwinde/Twitter

    WC's Winde wants more soldiers deployed to help deal with taxi violence

    A rash of shootings in Cape Town this month has left several people dead and has affected bus services.

    342 days ago
  • Picture: Pexels

    Eskom warns grid at risk as cold weather, WC taxi violence pile on pressure

    Eskom is warning that it was battling to function under the pressure of a cold front, the dangerous taxi violence playing out in the Western Cape and illegal connections across the country.

    342 days ago
  • FILE: Police on scene at the Cape Town Station Deck taxi rank after a shooting took place on 23 November 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/Eyewitness News

    WC Transport Dept takes a number of steps to end taxi violence

    Over the past two weeks, there's been ongoing taxi violence in parts of Cape Town. Police officers and the SANDF have been deployed to hot spots while associations continue to negotiate.

    342 days ago
  • FILE: Law enforcement officials at the City of Cape Town Metro Police Training Academy. Picture: Cindy Archillies/Eyewitness News.

    WC gov deploys more resources to parts of CT due to ongoing taxi violence

    Over the past few weeks, there's been a number of operators and commuters who have been killed or wounded.

    343 days ago
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