GEORGE NEWS - The man who died in the shooting on the N2 near Thembalethu yesterday morning has been identified as local taxi owner, Nzoxolo Mtsi (46).

Alfred Maseti, Western Cape public relations officer of the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco), gave the George Herald the deceased’s name, confirming that he was a Uncedo member. Uncedo is the local taxi association in George.

An off-duty policeman from Port Elizabeth has been arrested.

According to a very upset Maseti, the accused is employed in George and was known to the deceased. He said the shooting took place when Ntsi and another man approached the policeman, who was hitchhiking on the N2 hoping for a lift to PE.

“Nzoxolo just wanted to know why he was hitchhiking when he (the policeman) knew he had to make use of the formal transport (the taxis) in place. It is very dangerous to hitchhike on the N2 and it is illegal. People give lifts to hitchhikers for money, but they have no papers and are not registered to transport people. The government must do something to stop this illegal practice. An innocent man has died.”

Taxi operators headed to the scene of the shooting  this afternoon to pay their respects and perform a ceremony.

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Taxi operators headed to the scene of the shooting this afternoon.


Taxi operators on the scene of the murder this afternoon.
Photos: Ilse Schoonraad

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