“We have instances where four drivers have been killed after being hijacked with all their monies taken away. As the taxi industry, we had to stand up and put a stop to it. This is also the beginning. We just wanted to make them [criminals] aware that we are aware, so that when we deal with them they shouldn't say we didn't warn them,” he said.“Normally in the afternoon we load people without money because they have been mugged down Lillian Ngoyi [road]. The CBD is not safe.
“Whoever is doing this, whoever's behind the mugging of commuters and killings is playing with fire. Once we catch him or them, we will give them over to the police. I don't know in what position, but we will definitely hand them to the police.Makata said they were aware that some drivers were implicated in the violence.
“Our own drivers as well ... we are aware that some of them are involved. If they are we will hand them over to the police,” he said.Jack Selwane, who was in a queue, shared how he was mugged last week. He said he was tied up and placed inside a boot, robbed of his bank cards and forced to reveal his pin code. He said the area was a crime hotspot and that he lives in fear.
Makata said the West Rand and East Rand associations had also been complaining about the same problem.“Now we are left with Mamelodi, that is the hottest of them all,” he said.
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