Fears of renewed taxi violence are sparked after the body of a leader of the Congress of Democratic Taxi Association was found on sand dunes near Khayelitsha
Three suspects remain in custody following their arrest on charges of attempted murder and assault after eight taxis were impounded
Mbongeni Songo is facing four counts of murder and one of attempted murder. A fifth person was wounded in the same incident
Three members affiliated with taxi association Cata have been gunned down at the Joe Slovo minibus taxi rank in Cape Town
But key route remains closed and affected areas halt issuing of operating licences
The flare-up of the taxi war in the Western Cape has again shown the industry’s ability to hold commuters, the state and the local economy to ransom
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But despite the calm, rival taxi associations have not yet made peace in their turf war
The ongoing taxi war in the Western Cape claimed the lives of three more people on Tuesday as the province braces itself for the possibility of the looting that has rocked Gauteng and KwaZulu-Nata
The meeting was held in Cape Town as a response to shootings around the city