A shooting at the Nyanga Terminus Taxi Rank has left two women dead and eight other individuals injured. The attack targeted a minibus taxi carrying members of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association, who were traveling to a meeting.
Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku condemned the violence, which occurred shortly after his own visit to the rank for a safety campaign. He urged law enforcement to find the perpetrators quickly. In a separate incident in Lentegeur, three young people were found shot dead in a car, with police suspecting gang activity.
These events contributed to a wave of violence across the Cape Flats, where over thirty murders were reported within a seventy-two-hour period. Authorities confirmed the discovery of numerous rifle shells at the taxi rank scene and have opened murder and attempted murder investigations.
Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku condemned the violence, which occurred shortly after his own visit to the rank for a safety campaign. He urged law enforcement to find the perpetrators quickly. In a separate incident in Lentegeur, three young people were found shot dead in a car, with police suspecting gang activity.
These events contributed to a wave of violence across the Cape Flats, where over thirty murders were reported within a seventy-two-hour period. Authorities confirmed the discovery of numerous rifle shells at the taxi rank scene and have opened murder and attempted murder investigations.
