A HUSBAND and wife were tragically shot and killed in what is believed to be a hijacking at the Empangeni A taxi rank on Thursday night.
Mr and Mrs Shange, a well-known couple from eSikhaleni were murdered at about 6.30pm at the busy rank.
The motive of the attack is unknown and details are still sketchy.
It is believed one of the victims was shot in the chest while the other was shot in the abdomen.
News of the killing has left eSikhaleni residents in shock and disbelief. uMhlathuze City Mayor Elphas Mbatha sent his condolences to the Shange family early on Friday morning.
‘I have learned with shock that Mr and Mrs Shange of eSikhaleni were murdered at the Empangeni A taxi rank yesterday,’ said Mbatha.
The Mayor further called for speedy improvement of the rank including lighting and other amenities following a meeting last week with taxi associations from the rank.
‘I visited this taxi rank in 2012 and asked that lighting and toilet facilities must be looked at. The electricity section must attend to the lighting with immediate effect to reduce incidences of crime. Toilets must be attended to as well as remedial work on the perimeter fence,’ Mbatha said.
Pathetic. I hope the perpetrators are caught and rot in jail.
So so sad. Nilale kahle gogo nomkhulu.
The problem start at the top
How long would this killing of innocent people can be stop,where is the patrolling officer at this time of the accident?what has been done about this situation that keep on happening,what are the night shift police doing during their duty,l believe there’s lot need to be done interms of security who knows maybe next time it will be found dead at the tax rank maybe could be you nobody knows this must be stopped.
This is so sad, this does not make any sense at all but what can we say. We are so hurt by this and lost for words. You were a beautiful couple so full of love and grace. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Rest in peace Ntate le Mme Shange, we’ll see you in the morning.
Very sad, hard to believe, hard to understand and hard to accept that they are gone forever for no valid reason. We forgive them, vengeance is God’s.But i wish they can tell me why did they murder them.
They appeared in court again on the 20th of August, no bail until 3rd of Oct again.