Pimville residents still unsettled after Maponya Mall fatal incident

Although calm has been restored at Maponya Mall, the community says they are unsettled and do not feel that everything is back to normal, especially with the police around the area.

One of the community members in Soweto, Lesedi Msieha expressed concern over the ongoing violence caused by taxi drivers in their area. He says it is unfair that taxi drivers are against residents using e-hailing services, than local taxis.

Msieha has urged the government and law enforcements to do more than just patrolling around the area.

“I’m not really happy that everything is back to normal, I don’t feel like it’s back to normal, cause how am I supposed to feel everything is back to normal when there are police officers around? The community is very unsettled right now. What happened was cruel and uncalled for, whoever killed that boy and burnt his car had no right to do so. I mean, if I take an Uber right now it is my choice, I don’t think any taxi driver or taxi association should have any right to stop my choice of transport.”