By Marcus Moloko
Chairperson of the Alexandra Taxi Association (ATA), Vusi Mayaba (52), was shot dead in Woodmead on Thursday night.
According to reports, Mayaba was attacked shortly after leaving a restaurant in Woodmead.
Mayaba’s death comes just days after two ATA taxi owners were gunned down in Midrand in a drive-by shooting.
In that incident, the victims, aged 53 and 38, were ambushed by suspects in a white sedan, leaving their vehicle riddled with bullets. The proximity of these killings has heightened fears of a coordinated campaign of violence targeting ATA leadership.
Johannesburg MMC for Transport, Kenny Kunene, expressed concern over the spate of killings, warning that the taxi industry remains plagued by factional disputes and turf wars.
“We cannot allow violence to dictate the future of public transport in Gauteng,” Kunene said, adding that his department is monitoring developments closely.
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