At least two killed on fifth day of taxi drivers strike in South Africa | Protests News

Protests erupt against a new law that gives Cape Town authorities the power to impound vehicles over offences.

At least two people have been killed in the South African city of Cape Town as protests sparked by a dispute between minibus taxi drivers and authorities entered its fifth day.

One person was killed and three were wounded in a shooting near Cape Town International Airport when a group of protesters pelted a car with stones and the driver responded by allegedly firing shots at them, police said on Monday.

The shooting happened while minibus taxis blocked a road near the airport,…