Possible Western Cape ’taxi tension’ link after two shot dead in bus

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Possible Western Cape ’taxi tension’ link after two shot dead in bus
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Western Cape police spokesperson Andre Traut said the men, aged 34 and 43, were shot in a bus by unknown suspects at a pick-up point for farmworkers in Riverview at 5.40am. crime taxiviolence westerncape

Cape Town – The Cederberg Municipality mayor, Nosiphiwo Qunta, has called for an urgent meeting with the local police bosses after two people were killed in a suspected taxi-related shooting incident in Citrusdal, 177km from Cape Town, yesterday.

According to reports, ’’illegal taxi operators’’ in the town are trying to force farmworkers to make use of their services even though they are being ferried by farmers. ’’The incident occurred at a pick-up point of farm workers and the possibility that it is linked to the ongoing taxi tension in the province cannot be excluded. No arrests have been made as yet,’’ said Traut.

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