Taxi wars
Taxi inquiry told how easy it was for ex-convicts to acquire operating licenses
Santaco chairman Johannes Mkhonza is testifying at the commission on Wednesday.
This week, the commission will move its focus to the taxi industry in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.
Transport MEC Donald Grant says it seems the shooting is linked to a dispute involving the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association and Amaphela taxis.
It's understood the ambush shooting occurred last night on the R74 between Colenso and Weenen.
Sam Budzwa and a colleague were shot dead in Malboro, Sandton, on Thursday.
Details around the shooting are still sketchy but it’s understood Sam Budzwa received threats on his life over the past two years.
In another outbreak of taxi violence, a driver was killed and four others wounded in a shooting in Masiphumelele.
It’s understood the tensions are between two rival taxi associations fighting over routes from the Pretoria CBD to Atteridgeville.
At least 10 people have died since Friday in a string of shootings many of which have been linked to taxi violence.
Police have managed to arrest two suspects for a shooting near the Wynberg taxi rank on Friday afternoon where a taxi driver was wounded.
An unknown gunman randomly opened fire on a group of people at the Joubert Park taxi rank late last night.
Police say that the 56-year-old man, who is the chairperson of the Sizwe Taxi Association, was ambushed by unknown gunmen while driving on Sunday night.
Both the Klipriver and Sizwe Taxi Associations are claiming to be the rightful owners of routes in the area but a court has ruled in favour of the Klipriver group.
A gunfight broke out on Tuesday between the Ennerdale and Lawley associations over the Vlakfontein route.
A new taxi rank in Vlakfontein in southern Johannesburg has sparked fresh clashes between taxi operators.
The latest protest on Prince George Road was sparked by the Retreat Taxi Association blocking a section of the freeway near Military Road to prevent illegal taxis.
At least three people were killed during shootings and stabbings between drivers in Dube, Soweto this week.
The deaths follow a flare up in violence on Tuesday, when two taxi associations were involved in a shootout over taxi routes.
Police say four other people and two taxi owners sustained serious injuries in the shooting and are recovering in hospital.