William Nicol Taxi Violence Leads to Murder

Taxi violence has moved down William Nicol Drive from Hyde Park to Bryanston. The trouble started this morning on William Nicol Drive and Ballyclare Drive close to the Bryanston Shopping Centre and the Bryanston High School. According to a taxi driver who would like to remain anonymous, the taxi drivers are fighting for taxi routes in Bryanston. On Wednesday, a taxi driver in Hyde park was allegedly beaten by other drivers with knobkerries and then dragged to his death during... Read more »
by Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk | Published 11 years ago

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