CATA chairperson shot at Nyanga taxi rank as fragile Cape Town taxi truce faces new test

The 44-year-old chairperson of the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) was shot and wounded at Nyanga Terminus in Cape Town at about 9am on Thursday. Police spokesperson Frederick van Wyk said the victim had a gunshot wound to the upper body and was taken to hospital; police opened an attempted murder case, and no arrests have been made. The attack, which police believe was taxi-related, came three days after CATA and CODETA agreed to a seven-day truce and independent mediation following weeks of deadly violence over disputed routes.