RC 261029Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Taxi violence dominated the morning, with Delft shootings, a planned court interdict against Cata and Codeta, and a city-wide police deployment days before the local government elections.
- 07:01
The Western Cape Mobility Department is taking Cata and Codeta to court for an interdict and will name the leaders of both taxi associations. MEC Isaac Sileku says closing ranks and routes is an option.
- 07:00
Two people were wounded at the Palm Taxi Rank in Delft, prompting closure of the Delft Public Transport Interchange. A man was also killed in a minibus taxi in Khayelitsha on Tuesday.
- 07:11
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city's joint operations centre was activated at 3am, with hundreds of law enforcement and metro police deployed, but many commuters are staying away out of fear.
- 06:03
A Northwest businessman was granted R100,000 bail by the Pretoria Magistrates Court, with 12 conditions attached, on a charge of repeatedly failing to appear before the Madlanga Commission.