US EditionHeartbroken Family Mourns E-Hailing Driver Killed Just Days After Buying His First Car
The killing highlights ongoing violent turf wars between minibus taxi operators and e-hailing drivers, with at least one driver dead and two injured, police said.
- On Wednesday night, four armed men shot and killed 27-year-old Siyanda Mvelasi outside Maponya Mall in Pimville, Soweto, and set his vehicle ablaze, police said.
- In recent years, tensions between app-based drivers and traditional minibus taxi operators have escalated, with taxi groups accusing Uber and Bolt of undercutting their trade.
- Police noted the assailants also fired on a second ride-hailing vehicle, which escaped before being torched, and at least two people, including a passer-by, were wounded.
- Residents have threatened a seven-day shutdown, pelting rocks and disrupting transport services as Maponya Mall remains closed indefinitely and Chris Hani Road is shut.
- Lesiba Mpya confirmed a bi-weekly crisis committee to address tensions, and Santaco urged swift implementation of revised NLTA regulations.
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South Africa: 'It Stops Here' - - Soweto Residents Blast Taxi Industry After Murder of E-Hailing Driver
In 2023, the Gauteng government promised to act after clashes between e-hailing drivers and the taxi industry at Maponya Mall. Yet on Wednesday, an e-hailing driver was killed and his vehicle set alight at the Soweto shopping centre.
In South Africa, the taxi war continues. On Wednesday, 13 August, two armed men opened fire and killed a VTC driver in southern Johannesburg. They also set fire to two vehicles, the result of a long-standing conflict between taxi companies.
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AlKhaleej TodayGunmen kill ride-hailing driver in suspected South Africa taxi turf war
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 14 — Gunmen killed a ride-hailing driver in Johannesburg on Wednesday in the latest violence between online operators and traditional taxi and minibus drivers, police said.Ride-hailing drivers in South Africa have faced repeated deadly attacks by taxi and minibus drivers who say platforms like Uber and Bolt are undercutting their business.Four men approached a ride-hailing vehicle outside a mall in the Soweto township, shot the…
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