A leaked intelligence report revealed that authorities were warned of hitmen arriving from the Eastern Cape to enact violence against Cape Town taxi bosses.
A leaked report reveals that authorities were warned of potential violence at the taxi rank in questionA leaked intelligence report revealed that Eastern Cape hitmen were coming to Cape Town to target taxi bosses at the Nyanga Taxi Rank. Image: Gianluigi Guercia/ Darren StewartOne person was killed, and seven others were critically injured following a shootout at the rank. Police arrested 19 people, believed to be private security guards, and seized 20 firearms at the scene.
"On Monday, 13 January 2025, the SSIMS office received information that hitmen from the Eastern Cape arrived in Cape Town and were heading to Nyanga PTI. Their purpose is to shoot at certain individuals at Nyanga taxi rank," the report read.The information in the report appears to have influenced the police’s decision to have multiple units monitor the area.
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