Nokuphumla James has been praying for her family’s safety since the war between taxi associations in the Western Cape reignited three weeks ago.
First her husband, Mthobeli, cheated death 12 days ago when a Cape Town taxi he was travelling in was shot at.
Two days later her 21-year-old daughter, Okuhle, was shot and killed when she boarded a taxi a few metres from her home in Khayelitsha, intending to visit a local mall...A subscription gives you full digital access to all Sunday Times content.Registered on the BusinessLIVE, Business Day or Financial Mail websites? Sign in with the same details.
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