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Taxi violenceExplanation MS SEFATSANE: In 1990 he was in Thokoza, during the taxi violence. After the taxi violence, he left for Newcastle and returned back in 1994, February. ... residence was marred by violence. People were dying almost on a daily basis. Fighting was going on. It started off as something that seemed like a taxi violence, but later on it seemed as if it was an Inkatha/ANC fight. And it later on took another dimension that presented itself as a fight ... ... house. My son said, "I'm going to direct you". And then I said to this guy, "But you said you're from South Coast and you got off from the taxi at the shop. Why are you here now, because you should have been at the location first before you came here?" Then I told this boy that, "How ... ... or proved incorrect by investigative unit. We have a number of special investigations which are going on for instance into cross-border raids, into taxi violence, into train violence. So our investigative unit does not have the capacity to do that kind of work within the health sector and it's up ... ... they'd also be manipulated into using their skills and given our economic situation in the country, where there are no jobs and in the face of the taxi violence where hitmen in need or are required. I think the government should do something about this because I personally perceive it to be ... MRS MAVUSO: They are busy renovating the houses in Thokoza, but things in Thokoza are still not in good condition. We still have the taxi problems and a bit of tension. In Thokoza they are renovating the houses and that those other people who moved into peoples' houses who were victims of the ... ... each R5 000. I think they are still available if they are still alive, not that I think they would have been killed, but we don't know with the taxi violence and so ... We happen to have taxi violence in our areas, gangsters or other forms of crime perpetuation by the very same system which of course in my view is still wanting to cling to the very same power which we were serving earlier on. They tried to infiltrate us in many ways but even if the situation ... CHAIRPERSON: Wandile, you were injured during a time of violence in 1991 during a type of violence which has come to be called taxi violence and which, unfortunately, is still very prevalent today. How old were you in 1991. MR MASHIANI: Thank you. It was in 1990 and I was just from work. I was working at Whiteville Airfreight and there was violence at the time, the taxis were fighting amongst each other, taxi drivers, and as I was getting off from the taxi I came across Oupa Modise and they told me that we had to ... ... was clearly making up his story as the evidence proceeded. It is not clear at all that Zikhali, who on evidence of the Applicant was a taxi operator, was involved in politics or violence or that the Applicant or any of his colleagues seriously believed that to be the case. From ... ... were deployed at the shops at Sangwane Section. It was roundabout seven o'clock in the evening, just before closure, and we heard gunshots at the taxi rank, next to the shops. Myself and my companion, Vusi Mavuso saw some people running towards the shops. ... ... also known as the Vaal Monster died. On the night of the 12th July 1993 the Applicant, Themba Mabote, Sipo Lukozi and Clemence Cindy boarded a taxi for Zone 3 in Sebokeng. All of them were armed with 9mm pistols. They alighted from the taxi and entered the premises of the Ndlovu family ... ... subject to tribal structures. A senior ANC member and community leader at Mooihek, Mr Makena, was killed on 10 August 1990 while driving his taxi between Tafelkop and Mooihek. The ANC and SDU suspected that this incident was linked to incidents of violence affecting taxis in the area in ... ... environment in our country in the 1990's in the face of third force violence against our people and vigils, in places of worship and in trains and taxi's, internally based operatives often made errors that APLA had earlier avoided. There was little political work done unlike in the camps ... MR KHOZA: The one that I'm referring to was in 1990 when taxi violence erupted in Katlehong before it came to Tokoza. leading the evidence that apparently the Commission has decided to sit until late this evening. Unfortunately I am sitting in another commission on taxi violence and we are due to take evidence at five this afternoon. But I have arranged with the person taking the evidence tomorrow, perhaps we ... MR PRIOR: At any stage did anybody talk about the target of violence would be the black group of people, are you saying that it is coincidence that your Germiston bomb was set off at a taxi rank? DR RANDERA: At the end of your statement you also tell us a very sad thing that your husband actually was killed in 1991. He was killed as part of the taxi violence. Was he a taxi owner himself at the time? MR MGXAJI: You have made mention of Ndumiso Sgotyana, I will come back to Mzwandile, is it correct that Ndumiso Sgotyana was killed in the taxi violence in Port St Johns? |
