Rob Quintas survived a shooting incident on Wednesday when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack on Democracy Way in Phoenix.
The mayoral committee member for urban mobility survived a shooting incident on Wednesday when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack on Democracy Way in Phoenix.This shooting incident follows a series of violent attacks and threats against urban mobility officials and contractors, including the contractor working on the resurfacing of Koeberg Road, not far from where the shooting incident occurred.
On the way out of Joe Slovo, heading towards Phoenix, two armed men started firing shots at his vehicle. ‘In fact, I dare say we are now at a point where it has become nearly impossible to do our work without armed patrols. Criminals demand protection money from the city and contractors and because we refuse to pay, we are under constant threat of being attacked, or our machinery and assets get stolen with many staff being exposed to violence in the course of carrying out their duties.’
On 17 May, the contractor responsible for roadworks on Koeberg Road in Brooklyn withdrew his workers and machinery from the site.
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