Taxi driver: Forgive me my sins and for the 15 deaths I caused

Khulekani Gwala sat staring at the floor, his shackled feet shaking in nervous tension as the loud cries of the families of his dead victims reverberated through the small Cramond community hall in KwaZulu-Natal.

Gwala was the driver of the minibus taxi that claimed 15 lives in September 2011 in Pietermaritzburg, when he crossed two solid barrier lines and drove into oncoming traffic to overtake other vehicles.

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