Bloomberg Politics

No End in Sight to Deadly Cape Town Minibus Taxi Protest

A strike by minibus taxi drivers in Cape Town triggered violence that’s claimed the lives of five people and shows no signs of ending, as authorities in South Africa’s second-largest city refuse to bow to their demands to release impounded vehicles.

British Doctor Among Victims of Deadly Cape Town Taxi Protest

A strike by minibus taxi drivers in Cape Town has triggered violence that’s claimed the lives of five people, including a British doctor, and shows no signs of ending as authorities in South Africa’s second-largest city refuse to bow to their demands to release impounded vehicles.