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EWN reports that Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku says tough action will be taken should the latest taxi shooting incident be linked to contested routes.
Cape Town Taxi Association (CATA) taxi businessman, Mzukisi Zwakala, was shot and killed in Lwandle on Monday. It is not clear if his murder is linked to tensions between CATA and its rival, the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta), over routes in the Somerset West area. The attack might be linked to internal tensions rather than clashes with rival taxi associations. Last week, a 30-day closure of routes between Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, and Somerset West, which were implemented due to taxi-related violence, was lifted. Sileku said he was waiting to hear from the police about whether the latest murder was related to the reopening of the routes or not. He said that if it was linked, he would take decisive action. CATA spokesperson Nkululeko Sityebi said the police must do a thorough investigation to avoid speculation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntuthuzelo Nene at EWN
- Read too, Western Cape taxi violence escalates as another CATA member is gunned down, at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)
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