In brief
The South African Parliament condemned the deadly shootings that shook Cape Town’s minibus taxi industry, demanding urgent action from national transport bodies and law‑enforcement agencies. Five men were killed and four wounded across three separate gun attacks, including one at the Delft taxi rank, and the unrest disrupted airport operations, causing dozens of flight delays.
On Saturday, Parliament condemned a deadly spike in minibus taxi violence in Cape Town that left five men dead on Thursday morning, a Xinhua report said.
Chairperson Donald Selamolela of the Portfolio Committee on Transport called for national bodies to intervene swiftly and urged law‑enforcement to restore visibility, emphasising that the violence should not undermine voter turnout for the local elections scheduled the following week.
"We condemn the criminality and violence that accompanies this outbreak and we call on law enforcement to ensure and maintain visibility until calm has been restored," Selamolela said.
Local media reports noted the shootings occurred in three separate incidents across Cape Town, one of which was at the Delft taxi rank, leaving four others wounded.
The unrest also disrupted Cape Town International Airport; 60 flights were delayed on Friday with an average delay of roughly 60 minutes, but no cancellations were reported, Airports Company South Africa said.
In a related development, the Western Cape High Court granted an interim interdict against two parties amid the escalating tensions, although details were not provided in the Xinhua report.
