Chilling voice notes threatened to burn and kill hours before buses, vehicles were torched in Cape Town

The authorities has arrested 27 people in connection with a taxi blockade which caused traffic disruptions on the N2

07 August 2023 - 20:46 By Philani Nombembe, Kim Swartz, Bobby Jordan and Sipokazi Fokazi

The chaos and destruction of property coinciding with the taxi strike in Cape Town on Monday was preceded by chilling voice notes threatening murder if taxi bosses didn’t get their way...

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