Tshwane police
Tshwane police on high alert in wake of taxi violence
It’s understood the tensions are between two rival taxi associations fighting over routes from the Pretoria CBD to Atteridgeville.
Taxi operators barricaded several roads on Tuesday in what’s believed to have been a dispute between two associations over routes that run from the Pretoria CBD to Atteridgeville.
One of the arrests made was of a suspect accused of stealing the car of a man he met online.
Police say those caught face changes ranging from possession of alleged stolen cars, breaking and stealing from motor vehicles and drunken drivers.
Informal traders say they are constantly harassed by Metro police even though they have valid permits.
Moonlighting is quite normal for officers who want to make extra money.
After a shootout, police ascertained the man’s possible link to a Belfast murder.
A Tshwane metro police officer was earlier found in possession of explosives and a stolen vehicle.
Steven Ngobeni was appointed in terms of the Police Act and not according to municipal legislation.
Eyewitness News confirms Steven Ngobeni's appointment as new chief of metro police.