Cape Town calls for calm amid escalation of deadly violence in the taxi industry [SOUND]

# The City of Cape Town says it is about the recent escalation of violence between the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association and the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association, in the Somerset West, Lwandle, and wider Helderberg areas. On Monday, two separate shooting incidents linked to ongoing taxi conflicts in Cape Town resulted in the deaths of three adults and left six men injured. Mayoral committee member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, says these violent acts are criminal and reckless: