Taxi Driver Shot Dead By Armed Robbers: Buffelsdraai - KZN

BodyCam footage & crime scene images withheld due to their graphic nature. 

A taxi driver was shot and killed by four armed suspects during a robbery in the Number 5 area of Buffelsdraai - KZN, tonight (Friday 13/11/2026).

Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a call for assistance at approximately 21:51 and dispatched Reaction Officers and Paramedics to the scene.

According to a female passenger, she was the last person in the taxi and was being transported to her stop when they noticed a white seven-seater vehicle following them.

As the taxi approached a corner, the suspects allegedly blocked its path with their vehicle. Four armed men exited and approached the taxi.

The suspects opened fire on the driver, shooting him twice in the upper right side of his body. They then robbed the driver and female passenger of their Samsung smartphones.

The female passenger informed Reaction Officers that the suspects demanded she enter her PIN and unlock her cellphone before fleeing in their getaway vehicle.

The woman escaped injury.

RUSA Paramedics examined the taxi driver and declared him deceased at the scene.

The make and registration of the suspects’ vehicle could not be confirmed.

The motive for the murder remains unknown, and it has not been established whether the driver was specifically targeted or killed during the robbery.