Police reported that several suspects linked to different incidents of taxi violence were arrested.
Hermanus taxi violence
Members from the Provincial Taxi Violence Unit investigated Hermanus and Stanford on Saturday.
There they arrested two suspects linked to the shooting incident that happened at Zwelihle taxi rank in Hermanus in September.
In this incident, two taxi owners were shot and killed by six gunment. Another taxi driver was injured.
In a statement, police confirmed that the suspects are expected in the Hermanus Magistrate’s Court today (26 October) for charged of murder and attempted murder.
“While deployments have been reinforced at identified hotspots for taxi conflict shooting incidents, the provincial taxi violence unit detectives are hard at work investigating all cases recorded.”
Petrol bombing in Retreat
A 29-year-old was arrested over the weekend, and will appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s court today, (26 October).
This suspect was arrested in connection with a taxi conflict that happened in Retreat on 20 September 2026, where the home of the chairperson of a taxi association was petrol bombed.
Epping taxi rank shooting
Police followed up on a shooting incident that occured at the Epping taxi rank on 16 October, that left two owners dead, and another injured.
A 29-year-old wanted suspect was arrested at the Langa Taxi rank, while officers were attending to another taxi-related conflict murder scene.
The suspect will appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s court today (26 October).
Two other suspects were already apprehended on the day of the shooting incident in Epping.