South Africa: Delft Taxi War Calms Down

The taxi conflict between the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and Delft Taxi Association (DTA) has for two weeks left scores of commuters stranded and forced to use alternative transport modes such as buses and trains. Children have also struggled to get to schools.

The feud is over business on the Delft and Cape Town taxi routes. It has resulted in the deaths of two drivers. Several others have received bullet and stab wounds. A 25-year-old CATA driver from Nyanga was shot dead at the Delft taxi rank last Friday and a DTA member was shot and killed at Luzuko Park Taxi Rank in Philippi East earlier this week.

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