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4 more suspects arrested for CT station deck shooting
Six people were wounded in the attack.
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WC Transport MEC Madikizela seeking inter-governmental response to taxi violence
Since the start of the year, there have been 92 taxi-related murders and 51 attempted murders in the Western Cape, with the latest violence on Monday, when five members of taxi association Cata were shot dead and three others were wounded in Nyanga.
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A war zone? WC taxi industry records 92 murders, 52 attempted murders this year
That's been revealed by Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela who's addressing the latest spate of shootings.
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5 people killed, 3 wounded in Nyanga terminus shooting
The shooting occurred on Monday night.
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CT authorities monitoring station deck after shooting
Police and the City of Cape Town have suggested that the shooting may be linked to taxi conflict.
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Taxi driver shot and killed in Parktown
It is understood that the driver was shot by a passenger while travelling along Jan Smuts Avenue between Empire Road and the M1.
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Taxi groups on path towards formalisation, Mbalula tells NW lekgotla
The minister highlighted that the industry still operated on the fringes of the formal economy and failed to comply with the country’s tax laws and labour laws intended to protect workers.
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Mbalula: Realising the formalisation of taxi sector will be a game changer
Mbalula said that an efficient, affordable, safe and reliable public transport system was a pre-requisite if transport was to be a driver of economic activity and an enabler of economic output.
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Mbalula, Madikizela expected to address WC taxi lekgotla on Thursday
Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela said the objectives of the lekgotla was to pave the way for members of the taxi industry to engage one another in order to reimagine the industry.
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Transport MEC vows to combat taxi violence in WC
Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela has over the past few months been visiting communities that have seen high levels of taxi related violence.
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Madikizela visits Ceres, Paarl taxi ranks following violent clashes
His aim is to create awareness about the importance of transport in the economy and to encourage participation in the provincial taxi lekgotla scheduled to take place in Worcester and Cape Town next week.
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Mbalula: NTA, Santaco must work together to forge unity in taxi industry
The department published discussion documents that detailed conversations that government has had with the taxi industry.
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Mbalula: Taxi sector formalisation to be tackled at lekgotla
The Transport Minister said there needed to be robust conversation about the leadership struggles that caused violence in the industry.
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Madikizela: Lawlessness in taxi industry cannot be condoned
Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela will on Friday wrap up his three-day trip to the Garden Route district, where he's been meeting with municipal officials and minibus taxi leaders.
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Taxi industry not a law unto itself - Santaco
Santaco president Philip Taaibosch said that those working in the industry deserved to be treated like any other citizen in the country.
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Madikizela meets with taxi associations to quell WC taxi violence
Bonginkosi Madikizela held separate meetings with the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Associations and Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations following a surge in taxi-related shootings in recent weeks.
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Police visibility beefed up after violence at Bellville taxi rank
Unknown gunmen fired shots at the rank killing a commuter, injuring another and a taxi operator. The shooting incidents are believed to be linked to an ongoing taxi feud between taxi operators.
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Hunt continues for gunmen who killed three people in Khayelitsha
The motive for Monday’s killing is still unknown. However, Khayelitsha is one of several Cape Town communities plagued by taxi violence.
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2 Santaco taxi drivers shot dead in Pretoria
The motive behind the attack was not yet known but Santaco said that it was looking into suspicions that it was related to ongoing taxi violence.
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3 minibus taxi employees killed in separate shootings today
On Monday morning, a taxi driver and his assistant were gunned down in Nyanga.
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KZN authorities want Cele to intervene in taxi, political violence
This comes after a taxi driver was shot dead while ferrying commuters on Tuesday in the Wartburg area.
