Three people shot at two Cape Town taxi ranks
A man died and a woman was wounded near the Wynberg taxi rank just after 5am on Thursday. About four hours later, a man was injured at the Nyanga taxi rank. Police have made no arrests.
Police spokesperson F.C. van Wyk said the Nyanga attack is believed to be taxi-related. The case will go to the Provincial Detectives Taxi Violence Unit. The motive for the Wynberg shooting is not known.
The shootings follow a violent route dispute between the taxi associations CATA and CODETA. The dispute involves the Delft, Langa and Epping route. The Western Cape Mobility Department secured an interim High Court interdict against both associations.
The provincial Mobility Department is checking whether the incidents are taxi-related. SANTACO in the Western Cape said it did not know of the shootings until they were raised with it. It undertook to investigate.
Key facts
- Who
- F.C. van Wyk (Police spokesperson); SANTACO in the Western Cape; Western Cape Mobility Department (secured an interim High Court interdict against CATA and CODETA); CATA (taxi association involved in the route dispute, subject of interdict)
- What
- A man was fatally shot and a woman wounded near the Wynberg taxi rank just after 5am, and about four hours later a man was injured in a shooting at the Nyanga taxi rank. Police say the Nyanga attack is believed to be taxi-related and no arrests have been made; the motive for the Wynberg shooting remains unknown. The shootings follow a violent route dispute between CATA and CODETA involving the…
- When
- 5 November 2026
- Where
- Cape Town, Wynberg, Nyanga
- Status
- Reported