Gunmen armed with semi-automatic weapons shot and killed two men and seriously wounded another on the corner of Dumani and Potsdam Road opposite the Dunoon Public Transport Iterchange at midday on Thursday 9 June, according to an eyewitness.
One of the men killed was a taxi boss with the Dunoon Taxi Association (DTA).
Dunoon Taxi Association DTA deputy chair Howard Ngcongco identified the murdered taxi boss as 43-year-old Odwa Ntontela. A vendor at the taxi rank who witnessed the deadly shooting and asked to remain anonymous for safety reasons, said the shooting happened in broad daylight in full view of bystanders including children.
The vendor said he saw two men wearing caps approach an unmarked vehicle in which three people were sitting inside. They opened fire with semi-automatic weapons, causing people to run and dive for cover. The men we not even wearing masks. After the deadly shooting, the men walked off in the direction of the direction of the Doornbach informal settlement.
“I have never seen anything like that. It is bad what happened, seeing someone being killed and no one helping to save them,” said the vendor.
Ngcongco said the DTA is shocked by the incident. Details around what prompted the deadly shooting is unknown. “We condemn the shooting. We are traumatised completely. We feel unsafe,” he said.
Western Cape provincial police spokesperson Fredrick van Wyk confirmed the shooting. The three victims were aged in their mid-30s and late 40s. The incident is being investigated by the SAPS taxi Violence Unit.
“A 36-year-old suspect was arrested on the same day shortly before midnight on charges of murder and attempted murder,” said Van Wyk.
Source: News24, Daily Maverick, image from Daily Maverick: Leila Dougan