JOHANNESBURG: Gun­men opened fire on a minibus carrying members of a taxi drivers’ association on Saturday, killing 11 people and critically wounding four others, according to Sou­th African police.

Police Brigadier Jay Naic­ker said the victims of the Saturday night attack had attended a colleague’s fun­eral and were returning home when the ambush occ­u­rred. He said the attack happened between the tow­ns of Colenso and Weenen in KwaZulu-Natal province and the victims were from Gaut­eng province. Police are investigating possible motives.

Tensions between groups of taxi drivers vying for the same routes sometimes spill into deadly violence in South Africa.

Published in Dawn, July 23rd, 2018