CAPE TOWN --- Five people have been killed in the South African city of Cape Town as a strike by mini-bus taxi drivers that began last week turned violent, authorities said on Tuesday. The South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) announced a one-week provincial shutdown last Thursday after failing to resolve various issues with the local government in Cape Town. The grievances arose after a new municipal law gave local authorities the power to impound vehicles for violations such as driving without a licence, or registration plates. Sporadic violence erupted in different parts of the city after police began impounding vehicles last week, as angry protesters to...Keep on reading: Five killed in South Africa’s Cape Town amid taxi strike