Video: Taxi Owner Shot Dead by Route Patrollers in Gingindlovu, KZN
Owning a taxi business in South Africa is a dangerous proposition, as evidenced by the tragic death of a taxi owner in Gingindlovu, northern KZN last week.
Reports suggest that the shooting stemmed from a dispute between the taxi owner and route patrollers employed by the Gingindlovu Taxi Association. Some say that if the taxi owner had chosen a peaceful resolution, he might have survived to see another day.
Video: Taxi Owner Shot Dead by Route Patrollers in Gingindlovu, KZN
A video of the incident shows the taxi owner engaged in a heated argument with the route patrollers. After exchanging words, he returned to his car, seemingly to leave.
The footage then shows him retrieving a pistol from his vehicle and returning to confront the patrollers. He fired at close range but missed, only to be fatally shot himself. The taxi owner’s identity had not been released at the time of reporting.
VIDEO: ***Not for sensitive viewers. A taxi owner from Mandeni was shot dead in Gingindlovu in northern KZN last week.
It has been alleged that there was a dispute between him and route patrollers deployed by the Gingindlovu taxi association.
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— Sihle Mavuso (@ZANewsFlash) July 22, 2024
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Mzansi Erupts After Taxi Owner is Gunned Down in KZN
After the video surfaced on X (formerly Twitter), South Africans shared a range of reactions. Some questioned the taxi owner’s decision to retrieve a gun only to miss his target, while others felt he deserved his fate since he fired first. Here are some of their thoughts:
@Mo_Magoda:
Why go in the car to get a gun and then miss the target
@AHT_YssY:
He drew his gun, fired first, and yet he missed. I will always choose to resolve differences verbally, regardless of how incorrect the other person may be. I am committed to never engaging in a fight, whether the other is armed or not.
@Ngwato_Mokone:
How do we solve this as a nation without attaching a tribe on an act that can be prevented by virtue of being a decent human being ? You don’t even need to be a decent human being to not kill anyone. Is this spiritual because wtf ?
@MUZARIS:
Human life is not valued anymore, these 2 could have engaged in a peaceful argument and come up with a win win solution.
@ESishi1:
It’s like people forget that none of the stuff they’re willing to kill for will matter in the end… every one dies eventually & you take nothing with you when you die. A son/brother/father/friend is now gone & for what?! 💔💔💔 abasamsabi Nkulunkulu abantu!