28/08/2025
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have taken in fifteen (15) people for questioning, in connection with the altercation between e-hailing drivers and taxi owners and taxi drivers which resulted in the attempted murder of one e-hailing driver and the assault of another in KwaDabeka,on Wednesday morning, 27 August 2025.
Police responded to reports of a gunshot and when they arrived on Zaza Road, it was then established that a group of taxi owners and taxi drivers allegedly approached e-hailing drivers who had parked their vehicles on the side of the road and demanded that they moved their vehicles. It was also reported that during the altercation, a firearm was discharged and a bullet went through the passenger door of one of the e-hailing vehicles, with the driver inside the vehicle. Another e-hailing driver was also reportedly assaulted during the commotion.
Police followed up information from Wednesday night through to Thursday morning, and in that operation, 15 people, who are taxi drivers and taxi owners who were allegedly part of the group which reportedly attacked e-hailing drivers were taken in for questioning. Eight licenced fi****ms were seized from the house of one taxi owner and he will be charged for failure to safeguard fi****ms in accordance with Fi****ms Control Act. Four more fi****ms were also removed from their owners and all 12 fi****ms will be taken for ballistic analysis. One taxi owner-cum-driver, who is suspected to have assaulted the e-hailing driver, reached out to the investigating officer and he presented himself to the police in company of his legal representatives on Thursday morning.
The situation is calm in KwaDabeka and police will maintain necessary visibility to restore order, peace and stability. Police will endeavour to convene a meeting between the taxi industry and e-hailing services to reach a consensus.
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