Two more dead in South Coast taxi violence
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman, Colonel Thembeka Mbele confirmed that cases of murder had been opened at Port Edward police station.
Taxi violence on the South Coast has flared up again, with two men being gunned down in less than a week.
S’manga Mqadi (48) and Themba Ndovela (42), both members of the Margate Taxi Association (Bambanani), were shot dead in separate incidents.
Mr Ndovela was gunned down while behind the wheel of his minibus taxi just outside Entabeni Primary in KwaNzimakwe on Monday this week. It is believed that although there were passengers in the taxi at the time, none were injured.
On July 8 Mr Mqadi, who was also a member of the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) was shot dead in Nkulu ward, KwaNzimakwe as he left for work. Mr Mqadi was well known for the role he played in the Hlokomela Taxi Care campaign, a joint Santaco, Department of Transport and Community Safety initiative aimed at ensuring minibus taxis were safe and complied with transport regulations.
He was buried at his home in KwaNzimakwe last Sunday, June 14.
KwaZulu-Natal police spokesman, Colonel Thembeka Mbele confirmed that cases of murder had been opened at Port Edward police station.
Between October and December last year, Vusi Miyeza (61), Phumlani Nkomo (55) and Mandla Mzelemu (60), all also members of the Margate Taxi Association (Bambanani), died in three separate shootings.
In addition, at least two other taxi bosses had been killed in Murchison.
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