US EditionNews24 | Gauteng National Taxi Alliance chairperson gunned down in Soweto
Thamsanqa Moya, 58, was ambushed and fatally shot in a suspected taxi violence attack amid 59 related killings in Gauteng this year, police said.
- Thamsanqa Moyo, who led the Gauteng National Taxi Alliance, was killed in a shooting attack on the Soweto Highway on the morning of Thursday, 18 September 2025.
- Moyo was stopped near Diepkloof by assailants in two vehicles—a minibus and a Toyota Hilux—who blocked his path and opened fire on his vehicle.
- Emergency responders confirmed Moyo was deceased at the scene around 9:30 a.m., leading to a temporary shutdown of the Soweto Highway segment between Immink Drive and the N1 while authorities commenced an investigation.
- Theo Malele, spokesperson for the GNTA, indicated that the incident is believed to be connected to the ongoing violence affecting the taxi industry, which has resulted in 59 fatalities in Gauteng this year.
- Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, the provincial official responsible for Roads and Transport in Gauteng, condemned the killing, urged for calm and collaboration, announced plans to visit Moyo’s family, and called on police to apprehend those accountable.
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[SAnews.gov.za] The Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has expressed her deepest shock and sadness at the brutal killing of the Gauteng Chairperson of the National Taxi Alliance (NTA), Thamsanqa Moyo.
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By Johnathan Paoli The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) in Gauteng is reeling following the assassination of its provincial chairperson, Thamsanqa “Thami” Moyo, who was gunned down in a suspected hit on the Soweto Highway on Thursday morning. Police are still searching for the killers, who are suspected of being paid hitmen. NTA spokesperson Theo Malele confirmed Moyo’s killing in a sombre statement. “We can confirm that there has been an assassinat…
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The Department of Transport has expressed shock at the assassination of the Gauteng chairperson of the National Taxi Alliance, Thamsanqa Moyo. Moyo was shot along the Soweto Highway near Diepkloof on Thursday. A group of assailants travelling in vehicles, including a minibus, opened fire on Moyo’s bakkie as he was driving from Soweto to the Johannesburg CBD for a taxi-related meeting. Police suspect the attack to be related to taxi-related viole…
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