Gugulethu taxi driver shot dead in N2 shooting

Gugulethu taxi driver shot dead in N2 shooting

A 27-year-old taxi driver was killed in a shooting on the N2 near Gugulethu on Tuesday morning, with police investigating a possible link to ongoing taxi violence, Cape {town} Etc reports. A routine trip on the N2 turned deadly on Tuesday morning when a 27-year-old taxi driver was chased by two unknown gunmen and shot in the head. The shooting happened at about 10:58 on 25 August 2026. According to SAPS, the victim was allegedly pursued by the s…

Cape Town taxi driver shot dead on N2 near Gugulethu, becomes fourth operator killed in one week

A taxi driver was shot dead on the N2 near Gugulethu, bringing the number of Cape Town taxi operators killed in separate attacks in one week to four.

Taxi driver shot dead on N2 while fleeing attackers on foot

Traffic on the N2 outbound came to a standstill for hours on Tuesday morning, 25 August, after a 27-year-old taxi driver was chased onto the highway and shot in the head by two unknown suspects.   According to Constable Ndakhe Gwala, the taxi driver ran from Kanana informal settlement in Gugulethu, leaving his vehicle behind, to escape the two gunmen.   He somehow ended up running across the N2 highway near Borchards Quarry, where […]