A 39-year-old taxi driver has been shot and killed at his home in Harare, Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats, in an attack believed to be linked to ongoing violence in the taxi industry.
The driver's wife was also wounded during the shooting and rushed to hospital for treatment.
Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala said detectives from the Taxi Violence Unit were investigating cases of murder and attempted murder following the incident on Ntlazane Road.
According to police, the driver was shot multiple times inside his residence and was declared dead at the scene by medical personnel.
His wife sustained a gunshot wound to her left arm.
Gwala confirmed that the motive for the attack was believed to be taxi-related violence, while the suspects remained at large.
The killing comes amid escalating tensions in the Western Cape's taxi industry, with more than 20 people reportedly killed in taxi-related violence since last month.