Two suspected taxi shootings in Cape Town leave 4 dead
Four men died and two others were hurt in two suspected taxi violence shootings, one at an Elsies River taxi rank and one in Delft. No arrests have been made, and local leaders want more security.
At the Elsies River taxi rank, unknown suspects fired shots from the railway platform. Officers from the Elsies River police station responded to the scene. In Delft, two men were shot dead on Thursday.
Maitland ward councillor Cheslyn Daniels said residents and local businesses remain on high alert. He said the community is living in fear. He asked authorities to step up visibility and campaigns against such shootings and to take illegal guns off the streets.
Andile Tafani, vice-chairperson of the Maitland Taxi Association, told commuters it is safe to use the taxi rank. He said the association has asked the government for extra security there.
Key facts
- Who
- Cheslyn Daniels (Maitland ward councillor); Andile Tafani (vice-chairperson of the Maitland Taxi Association); Maitland Taxi Association (taxi association that reassured commuters and asked government for security at…); Elsies River police station (police station whose officers responded to the scene)
- What
- Two suspected taxi violence shootings, one at a taxi rank in Elsies River where unknown suspects fired shots from the railway platform and one in Delft, left four men dead and two others injured. Residents and the Maitland Taxi Association are responding; no arrests have been made.
- When
- 22 October 2026
- Where
- Elsies River, Delft, Cape Town
- Status
- Reported