Pretoria – Efforts by National Police Commissioner General Riah Phiyega to intensify investigations into crimes committed by members of the police and people impersonating police officials is rapidly gaining momentum.
Police officers implicated in Gauteng taxi violence report
The commission, established in 2019, has been looking into the extent of taxi violence in Gauteng after scores of people were suspiciously killed
The commission of inquiry into taxi violence in Gauteng has made a number of shocking findings, including that the sector is controlled by unregulated associations and that even police are mingled in the disorder. The province’s Roads and Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo released the report on Thursday, 11 February 2021.
The commission, created by Premier David Makhura, was established in 2019 to look into the extent and root cause of taxi violence in Gauteng, following scores of people losing their lives in suspected hits.