![]() ![]() It is believed he had taken a wrong turn from the nearby Cape Town International Airport while driving with two other people when a group approached the vehicle and shot him. The 40-year-old, reportedly a doctor who was on holiday in the country with two members of his family, was killed in the Ntlangano Crescent area of Cape Town last Thursday, officials said. The Foreign Office said it was supporting the family of a British man who died in South Africa, and advised Britons to be on alert while travelling in the country.Rioting during an ongoing strike by South African taxi operators against traffic authorities in Cape Town (REUTERS)Ī British man is among five people who have been shot dead in violent protests in South Africa. Responding to the violence, authorities cleared a road on Monday to allow for the free flow of traffic to the airport – and impounded 53 minibus taxis in the process. “The perception is being fuelled by protesters and not members of our organisation.” “We are especially aggrieved by the perception of the public that we are lawless,” the union said in a statement. The union has condemned the violence, and said its members were not behind it. The law grants local authorities the power to impound vehicles for what drivers have described as minor infractions – driving without a licence or registration plates, or not wearing a seatbelt. The South African national taxi council called for the one-week strike after failing to reach a resolution with the local government over issues with a new municipal law that its members say is disproportionately affecting their livelihoods. Abner Tsebe weighs in on the Cape Town taxi related impasse and echoes calls for peace. ![]()
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