Over 30 murder cases opened in WC taxi power struggle

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 Western Cape Transport MEC, Robin Carlisle, says over 30 murder and attempted murder cases have been opened in a minibus-taxi power struggle in Cape Town.

Speaking following a visit to the Nyanga taxi rank on Monday, Carlisle said the conflict is threatening the stability of the city's taxi industry.

He says blood has been split mostly as a result of an apparent power struggle within the mother body organisation.

Concerned by the spike in taxi violence, Carlisle met taxi bodies who signed a non-violence treaty last month.