Bloody weekend as 10 people killed in Cape Town taxi violence
28 May 2018
Authorities are monitoring various transport interchanges and high-risk areas in Cape Town after a surge in taxi violence left 10 people dead over the weekend.
The bloodshed is understood to be related to a battle over taxi routes.
A detective-led task team is probing the incidents. The most recent involved a 60-year-old man, who was shot dead in Capital Drive, Khayelitsha on Saturday night.
A woman, who was also hit, was taken to hospital, police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana confirmed.