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'EASY TARGETS'

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February 23, 2026

E-hailing drivers demand action after a cabbie is left fighting for his life following a gun attack in Rylands

- BY KIM SWARTZ

'EASY TARGETS'

HIJACKING: E-hailing cab driver treated after being shot in the face

AN E-HAILING driver is fighting for his life after he was shot in the face and hijacked by four gunmen in Rylands, Athlone.

Saturday night’s incident in Jeina Road is the latest in a string of attacks and has left drivers fearing for their safety.

With the skelms fleeing the scene with the driver’s vehicle after the incident, chairperson of the Western Cape E-hailing Association (WCEA), Siyabonga Hlabisa, told the Daily Voice that they are now dik of being easy targets.

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