CRIME SCENE: N2 Highway, Cape Town: Commuters watched in horror as a taxi driver was gunned down near the Borchards Quarry turn-off on the N2 on Tuesday morning, 25 August 2026.

Constable Ndakhe Gwala, a media liaison officer for the Western Cape plice, said Gugulethu police registered a case of murder following the shooting incident at about 10:58. 

“According to reports, the deceased who was identified as a 27-year-old taxi driver, was chased by two unknown suspects from Kanana Informal Settlement. 

“He was shot in his head and declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The motive for the attack is believed to be related to taxi violence. No arrest has been made yet at this stage,” said Gwala.