Taxi boss gunned down in Marlboro shooting ambush

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Jabulile Mbatha

30 October 2025 | 12:36

Police also confirmed that shots were fired at a security company vehicle that happened to be in the area at the time of the attack.

Taxi boss gunned down in Marlboro shooting ambush

Pathologists and police are on scene in Marlboro at the intersection between Viola Road, 4th and 8th Street, where it is believed a high-ranking official of the Alexander, Randburg, Midrand Taxi Association has been shot and killed. Picture: Jabulile Mbatha/EWN.

The Alexandra Randburg Midrand Taxi Association (ARMTA) has confirmed that its chairperson, Molefe Moekeletsi, was killed in a shooting incident in Marlboro on Thursday.

ARMTA reported that Moekeletsi was shot while driving before his vehicle crashed into two other vehicles.

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Police also confirmed that shots were fired at a security company vehicle that happened to be in the area at the time of the attack.

Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhlwi released the following statement regarding the incident:

"The police will be investigating a case of murder with two counts and attempted murder with three counts. This is after a shooting incident that happened here in Marlborough on Eighth Street where two vehicles that were driving together were ambushed by unknown suspects."

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