Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela
South Africa’s Roads Under Siege: Taxi Industry Accused of Lawless Intimidation
Chaos continues to engulf South Africa’s transport sector as taxi violence escalates into open bullying…
Calm Returns to Maponya Mall After Brutal Killing of E-Hailing Driver
Calm has returned to Maponya Mall in Soweto, where police continue to maintain a visible…
Soweto E-Hailing–Taxi War Boils Over: One Dead, Residents Demand Taxi Industry’s Removal
A bloody flare-up in the long-running conflict between taxi and e-hailing drivers has left one…
Mall on Lockdown: Angry Residents Demand Action After E-Hailing Driver Gunned Down
The usually bustling Maponya Mall was eerily quiet this morning as hundreds of angry Pimville…
War for the Streets: Maponya Mall Becomes Latest Frontline in Taxi–E-Hailing Clash
Soweto woke up on Thursday morning to the smell of burnt metal and the echo of gunfire still haunting the night. Outside Maponya Mall, a charred shell of what was once a working man’s livelihood stood as a grim reminder of how far the long-running war between minibus taxi operators and e-hailing drivers has spiralled. On Wednesday night, 13 August 2025, the deadly tensions flared again. Police say an e-hailing driver was waiting at the mall’s entrance when four armed…