KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison Bheki Ntuli has deployed a police task team to investigate incidents of taxi-related violence in the province, following the fatal shooting of a taxi driver who was ferrying teachers to Masijabule High School on Tuesday morning.
“Those responsible for this heinous crime will not go unpunished. A police task team has now taken over the investigation of this case and I am confident that soon they will make a breakthrough. Many innocent people have been seriously injured and killed, including several taxi operators, as a result of taxi violence. This has caused major disruption to public transport services.
Mbele said the shooting allegedly took place at 7am on Tuesday, when three unknown suspects allegedly open fired on the taxi.
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