Probe into taxi violence gets underway
Last year, a wave of taxi violence broke out in certain parts of Gauteng, most noticeably Olievenhoutbosch and Centurion where more than 10 people were killed.
Public hearings by the commission of inquiry into taxi violence in the Gauteng province will commence on Monday.
Last year, a wave of taxi violence broke out in certain parts of Gauteng, most noticeably Olievenhoutbosch and Centurion where more than 10 people were killed.
“Vongani Machekes (Ekurhuleni region) and Abel Nkadimeng (Tshwane region) are set to testify at the public hearing,” said commission spokesperson Koena Moabelo.
“The legal team is identifying and/or consulting with other witnesses who will appear before the commission over the next few weeks.”
The inquiry is taking place in Parktown, Johannesburg.
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In July last year, a taxi boss was shot several times and killed at a traffic light in Centurion.
The man had been waiting in his vehicle at the traffic lights on the corner of Cradock Avenue and Cantonments Road when two armed men opened fire at his vehicle.
On 13 June, a 52-year-old man was murdered while leaving a meeting in Theron Street.
The man, who was a member of the Centurion taxi association, was shot several times by three unknown men and declared dead at the scene.
On 15 May, a man was shot and killed outside the offices of the Centurion taxi association in Kruger Avenue.
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The police said the man was leaving the association’s office when two unknown men shot and killed him.
Earlier in May, a 44-year-old man was shot and killed in his vehicle on the corner of Jean Avenue and Rabie Street.
Police had yet to confirm if anyone had been arrested in connection with these crimes.
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