Suspected quarrel over taxi routes leaves one dead in Khayelitsha

A suspected quarrel in the taxi industry has left one person dead.

Khayelitsha police confirmed that they are probing a murder in which a 55 year old man was shot and killed. Three other men were also wounded in Friday morning’s attack.

‘’Police members responded to a complaint of a shooting in Njabulo Street, Site C, Khayelitsha, where they found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies. The 55 year old victim was declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel, while the other victims were taken to a medical facility for medical treatment. The motive for the attack is believed to be taxi related. The suspects fled the scene and are yet to be arrested,’’ said Sergeant Wesley Twigg, Western Cape police spokesperson.

Anyone with any information about this shooting incident is requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.

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Meanwhile, Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) says the dispute is alleged to be over routes.

‘’The affected routes were Wynberg, Khayelitsha, Killarney. There were two guys operating from Wynberg to Khayelitsha, are also the same operating in Delft and Killarney area. We [CODETA] believe that this kind of shooting comes after the meeting between the City of Cape Town and associations operating in Delft. Maybe there was a disagreement, but this incident is because of the meeting,’’ said Makhosandile Tumana, CODETA spokesperson.

‘’What we are appealing as CODETA region, is that if we have any disagreement, we must sit down and try and resolve the matter, and not use a firearm to jeopardise the peace we maintained for the past ten years. We appeal to CODETA and CATA to deal with the matter decisively so that we can keep peace and harmony to our people,’’ he added.

 

Done By: Mitchum George