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Four people shot and wounded in Pretoria taxi protest─── 11:40 Fri, 03 Jul 2015
Pretoria - Five people, including a Putco bus driver, were shot and wounded in Mamelodi township, Pretoria on Friday morning as taxi protests in the area continued.
“We can confirm that a driver and four passengers have been shot at but are alive and in a stable condition,” said Putco spokesperson Tshepo Tsotsotso.
“At present, we can’t confirm the motive of the shooting as it took place on a scheduled route not one of the contested routes. The injured have been taken to hospital.”
The protest by taxi operators began early this week in response to the introduction of Autopax bus services. Autopax has been appointed by the government to take over certain selected routes in Gauteng previously run by Putco.
Tsotsotso said the shooting took place at Nellmapius region, en route from Mamelodi to the CBD.
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