#TaxiShooting Cape Town Police say two men and a woman were fatally wounded during a minibus taxi shooting in Khayelitsha this afternoon. KB
#TaxiShooting Officers say the occupants of a minibus taxi opened fire at the occupants of another taxi in Mew Way in Harare. KB
#TaxiShooting A 29-year-old woman and 5 month old baby were also wounded and admitted to a local medical facility. KB
#TaxiShooting SAPS Spokesperson, Colonel Andre Traut, says “We have reason to believe that another child who was a bystander was also wounded and taken away for treatment. The suspects fled the scene and are yet to be arrested.” KB
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#ShutdownSA While government remains cagey about the identity of one of 12 alleged instigators of the unprecedented wave of violence, looting and destruction of the past 8 days, the unrest continued unabated in KwaZulu-Natal overnight.
#ShutdownSA 91 people have died in KwaZulu-Natal and 1500 have been arrested since Friday last week. Overall 117 deaths have been directly linked to the violence, and more than 2200 people have been arrested in Gauteng and KZN.
#ShutdownSA KZN: Overnight looters torched the landmark Isipingo market, set fires in Greytown, torched the Eshowe mall, and even threatened to burn down the Eston Sugar Mill.
#BusFire Two buses have been gutted in a fire at the Blackheath Golden Arrow Bus Depot. Officers deployed to scene just before 5AM. The cause is unknown. LI
#BusFire City Metro Police Spokesperson Ruth Solomons says the officers investigated and found no signs of protestors or any suspicious activity in and around the facility. LI
#BusFire Golden Arrow says preliminary investigations do not point to arson. SAPS on scene, combing the area for clues. LI
#ShutdownSA Police minister Bheki Cele found boxes filled with thousands of live ammunition looted by criminals in KwaZulu-Natal.
#ShutdownSA Cele was in Phoenix last night, where the neighborhood remains tense. Police confirmed 15 people have been murdered there.
#ShutdownSA Police seized 10K rounds of ammunition in Mobeni outside Clairemont in Durban, that was looted during the shutdown South Africa looting sprees.