A taxi operator was arrested for attempted murder after a traffic officer had to shoot at a vehicle to stop it from running him over during a volatile route inspection.
A battle is brewing between the Department of Transport and Public Works and the taxi industry over the ongoing criminal acts of extortion allegedly by taxi operators.
The provincial taxi task team is investigating a shooting incident at the Joe Slovo taxi rank last Wednesday morning (22 September), described by residents as another flare-up of violence that has plagued the taxi industry.
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