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Image: Aron Hyman Taxi violence in the Western Cape is following a playbook, where control is gained by extortion, corruption and violence. This is according to Western Cape transport officials. During a Western Cape legislature transport portfolio committee briefing on Thursday afternoon, provincial chief director for transport regulation, Yasir Ahmed, provided a detailed briefing on the causes of the violence between taxi associations. He said the war between the province’s two main taxi associations Cata and Codeta was worsened by a leadership vacuum caused by the murder of Cata leader Victor Wiwi in April. This had led to younger and more aggressive leadership structure sidelining the association’s old firm. ....
This week, tens of thousands of Western Cape workers have been left stranded after taxi violence which has been raging for months seemed to reach a crescendo. On Monday and Tuesday, numerous businesses in Cape Town were forced to close their doors or offer limited services due to the inability of employees to safely reach work. The crisis is further imperilling livelihoods that are already precarious from the effects of the Covid-19 lockdowns. It has also starkly exposed the problems with South Africa’s public transport system which, outside of minibus taxis, is barely operational at the moment. Why are people in Cape Town unable to get to work? ....
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CAPE TOWN - Police in Cape Town are investigating another fatal taxi-related shooting - this time in Kraaifontein. A 25 year old man - yet to be identified - was shot and killed in Wallacedene on Friday afternoon. According to reports, the deceased was a taxi driver, who was gunned down while waiting for his taxi to be washed at a carwash. The police s Frederik van Wyk, said, “The suspect fled the scene and is yet to be arrested. The murder is believed to be taxi-related. Anyone with any information about this fatal shooting is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.” ....
Codeta wants law enforcement at taxi ranks after taxi boss killed in Khayelitsha Goodman Lomboza was shot dead near a rank in Site C in Khayelitsha on Tuesday and a woman was wounded. Picture: 123rf.com 8 minutes ago CAPE TOWN - The Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations (Codeta) has called for more law enforcement at ranks after yet another taxi owner was killed. Goodman Lomboza was shot dead near a rank in Site C in Khayelitsha on Tuesday and a woman was wounded. About two weeks ago, Cata president Victor Wiwi and Uitsig community leader and taxi boss, Angelo Kube, were killed in separate shootings. ....