Cape Town taxi violence: Mayor offers full policing support after deadly shootings

Cape Town taxi violence: Mayor offers full policing support after deadly shootings

Cape Town is in the grip of a deadly surge of taxi violence, as Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has condemned a series of shootings that have left multiple victims dead and injured in the past 48 hours. This alarming escalation of violence centred around disputes over routes and permits has prompted the City to extend its full policing support to the... Read more →

Cape Town Taxi Violence Disrupts Matric Exams as Candidates Are Rerouted to Alternative Centres

Matric candidates in Cape Town were redirected to alternative examination centres on Wednesday after shootings linked to minibus taxi disputes and gang violence disrupted transport in several parts of the city. The violence was reported in Delft, Khayelitsha, Nyanga, Mfuleni and Gugulethu as thousands of pupils prepared to write their National Senior Certificate English examination. […]

Cape Town taxi violence kills 3 and wounds 6 in 24 Hours across multiple areas

Taxi violence shootings killed three and wounded six across Cape Town in 24 hours, prompting police deployments and a mayoral pledge of full support for SAPS.

Escalating taxi violence in Cape Town, with several shootings reported

    There appears to be escalating tensions in the taxi industry, with multiple suspected taxi-related shooting incidents reported across Cape Town.   On Tuesday alone, industry-related violence was reported in Gugulethu, Khayelitsha and Mfuleni.   The shootings began in Mfuleni, with several separate shootings reported between 04:55 and 06:20 that morning. Western Cape SAPS spokesperson, Thembakazi Mpendukana, said police attended to three diff…