CT taxi violence: Commuters ‘pay the highest price for conflicts they didn’t create’ - EWN

A University of Fort Hare researcher said innocent commuters are paying the price for ongoing taxi violence in Cape Town.

The latest shooting in Khayelitsha left a taxi driver dead and three passengers wounded.

Dr Siyabulela Fobosi said the violence is about more than rivalry between taxi associations, warning that it affects livelihoods, puts lives at risk and damages the local economy.

"Commuters and ordinary communities pay the highest price for conflicts they did not create. Right? So, and I've said that, look, the industry needs to be careful, needs to stop resorting to violence, because it affects the people that depend on it to travel on a daily basis."