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- Western Cape SANTACO leadership pledges end to deadly taxi violence and announces upcoming peace summit
Published: Apr 15, 2026
Section: Africa
The newly elected provincial leadership of the South African National Taxi Council has committed to ending the violent route disputes that have long destabilized the Western Cape's...
- Third Deadly Shooting in Three Weeks Hits Delft Taxi Rank as Violence Escalates in Western Cape
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Section: Africa
A 29-year-old taxi driver was shot and killed at the Leiden Avenue taxi rank in Delft early Thursday morning. This latest fatality marks a surge in regional taxi-related violence,...
- South African Transport Minister Links Surging Unemployment to Escalating Taxi Route Violence and Urban Disruptions
Published: Mar 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has identified the nation’s high unemployment rate as a primary driver of taxi industry violence, citing an oversaturated market where operators f...
- Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association Confronts Authorities Over Targeted Killings and Alleged R13 Million Extortion Scheme
Published: Mar 16, 2026
Section: Africa
The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) has entered emergency talks with the Western Cape Provincial Transport Department and SAPS following a surge in taxi-related violence a...
- SAPS Officers Exposed for Taxi Industry Ownership Amid Escalating Western Cape Rank Violence
Published: Mar 10, 2026
Section: Africa
Ian Cameron, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, has warned that systemic conflicts of interest within the South African Police Service are fueling taxi warfare. The...
- Internal Rift Rocks Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association as Leaders Accuse Member of R13 Million Extortion and Targeted Killings
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Africa
The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) has called for the immediate arrest of a rogue operator within its Seawinds branch, alleging he is responsible for a violent campaign a...
- Taxi Operations Resume in Nyanga Following CATA Protest Over Unresolved Industry Killings and Violence
Published: Mar 9, 2026
Section: Africa
Hundreds of operators affiliated with the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association marched to the Nyanga police station on Monday to demand progress on investigations into 16 member homic...
- Nyanga Taxi Rank Maintains Operations Following Early Morning Blaze That Gutted Nine Vehicles
Published: Mar 6, 2026
Section: Africa
Commuter services at the Nyanga taxi rank in Cape Town remain undisrupted despite a suspicious fire that destroyed nine minibus taxis and sprinter buses in the early hours of Frida...