2021 Cape Town taxi conflict
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The 2021 Cape Town taxi conflict was a violent turf war between the minibus taxi operators Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) and Congress of Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA) over lucrative taxi routes in Cape Town, South Africa. The conflict was part of a long running series of conflicts that are part of the ongoing taxi wars in South Africa.
Control over taxi commuter traffic between the Bellville Taxi rank (pictured) and Paarl was the cause of the violence.
A CATA minibus taxi in Cape Town. The blue and white CATA logo is visible in centre of the vehicle's hood.
A CODETA minibus taxi in Cape Town. The pink and blue CODETA logo is visible on the back of the vehicle to the left of the number plate.
Taxi wars in South Africa
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The term taxi war refer to the turf wars fought between taxi associations and individual minibus taxi drivers in South Africa from the late 1980s onwards to the present.
Train fire the Cape Town Railway Station and taxi rank linked to taxi operators.
Burnt out Metrorail carriages in Cape Town in 2018