'END TAXI KILLINGS NOW'

THE Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata) has called for an end to the bloodshed following the murder of a taxi driver in Langa.

Monday night’s killing marks the sixth murder in the taxi industry since Friday’s mass shooting, which left four dead and three injured at the Mfuleni taxi rank.

The day after the deadly shooting, a taxi boss was killed in Strand and an eight-year-old child was wounded.

Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said that officers found the victim dead inside a taxi. He reported: “The circumstances surrounding a shooting incident on Monday, 9 June 2025, in Winnie Mandela Street, Langa, where an adult male was shot and fatally wounded, are under investigation.”

Cata spokesperson Nkululeko Sityebi said: “It is time for people to really think about the growth of the industry, because this is not the way to do this.

"These killings are giving a bad name to the taxi industry, which is already tarnished.

“Cata condemns these killings. We know that some of the murders are not industry-related, but we always take the brunt because the victim was shot inside a taxi.

“We need introspection and must see why there is always bloodshed in the taxi industry.”

An urgent Mini-Bus Task Team meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow to bring together key stakeholders to find solutions through dialogue and coordinated action.

The Department of Mobility, in close collaboration with safety and law enforcement agencies, remains focused on fostering peaceful resolutions and ensuring that public transport remains safe, reliable, and dignified for all who depend on it.

Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku said: “More lives have been lost to criminality. We cannot allow this to continue. These killings are robbing families of loved ones and placing the entire mini-bus taxi industry, as well as the communities it serves, under threat.”