KZN taxi associations urged to set aside differences

Sfiso Ntshangase with the National Taxi Council in KZN says the violence over disputed routes has gone to far.

"We're trying to come up with an amicable resolution for both associations so that eventually we are all speaking in one voice - saying this is the correct direction to follow. It's a matter that happened so quickly. 

"Last week, Santaco was in that area but unfortunately, we didn't foresee that the situation would unfold to an extent where we have casualties," he says.

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Eleven people were killed after a shooting in Ladysmith on Tuesday.  

The deputy chairperson of the Klipriver taxi association and four security guards were ambushed on the N11.  

Gunmen shot at their bakkie, killing all five of them.

The bakkie then collided with another vehicle, claiming the lives of six teachers who were on their way to school.   

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