At least 11 taxi drivers were killed and four others critically injured after gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying the group from a funeral on Saturday, officials said. Police are investigating the motive for the attack. The national commissioner of police, Khehla Sitole, said the men were travelling back to Johannesburg from a colleague’s funeral on Saturday night when they were ambushed. The attack happened between the towns of Colenso and Weenen in KwaZulu-Natal province, between Durban and Johannesburg and the victims were from Gauteng province. ETHIOPIA HAS 'NO OPTION' BUT MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY, PM SAYS

Minibus taxis are the most popular form of transport in South Africa, violence is common by rival groups vying for dominance on profitable routes, according to Sky News. South African media reported that a taxi owner with "no enemies" was shot dead in his vehicle, and two others were killed while travelling under a police escort.
Gunmen attack a minibus of people returning from a funeral between Colenso and Weenen in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Eleven people are shot dead and four others are critically injured.