Gunmen open fire at Nyanga taxi rank

THE Nyanga community is reeling after a shooting at the Nyanga taxi terminus which left two women dead, and eight others injured.

- PHIRI CAWE

According to police reports, the 10 victims, all members of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (Cata), were travelling in a Sprinter minibus taxi en route to a Cata meeting scheduled to take place near Cape Town International Airport when unknown gunmen opened fire on them.

Deputy provincial SAPS commissioner Major-General Luyanda Damoyi, who visited the scene, said that police suspect the shooting may be linked to internal conflicts within Cata. Investigations are under way.

Damoyi confirmed that two women died at the scene, while seven other women and one man sustained gunshot wounds. They were rushed to nearby medical facilities for treatment.

He said three suspects emerged from a bakkie and began shooting at the minibus.