Videos Show Alleged Tshwane Taxi Violence Breaking Out
- Chaos broke out amid a tense between police and taxi operators in the Tshwane CBD on Friday, 11 October
- Videos showing a tense standoff near the A Re Yeng bus depot have been making the rounds on social media
- TMPD spokesperson Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba told Briefly News police were monitoring the situation
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TSHWANE — Taxi violence has reportedly gripped the Tshwane CBD, with videos circulating online showing tense standoffs between police and operators.
The volatile scenes played out on Friday, 11 October 2024. However, details were sketchy at the time of publishing the story.
Tshwane taxi violence breaks out
In a video shared by anticrime reporter Yusuf Abramjee, one person is captured filming armed Public Order Police (POPs) members.
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A Re Yeng buses and minibus taxis can be seen in the background as several shots ring out as police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd.
The video also depicts multiple people challenging the police and are heard taunting them.
"Shoot, shoot!" one of them shouts.
The person filming is then heard telling the officers they are mad, saying the police were trying to intimidate them.
"You are all mad ... leave them alone, they are trying to scare us," he said.
Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) spokesperson Senior Superintendent Isaac Mahamba told Briefly News that law enforcement was monitoring the situation, saying police were on the ground.
This is a developing story.
Police brutality victim compensated
In earlier news, Briefly News reported that a former DJ who lost an eye due to police brutality would receive almost R2 million in damages.
The man was working at an event in Cape Town when the police shot into the crowd, reportedly for no apparent reason.
In the ensuing chaos, he was shot with a rubber bullet, sustaining an injury to the eye, which was replaced with a prosthetic.
Taxi attacked in Ladysmith
In related news, Briefly News reported that two people lost their lives in taxi violence in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, on 15 July 2024.
Two others were severely injured when armed men shot at a taxi near St Chads. A fifth driver managed to escape unscathed.
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Source: Briefly News
