Three people have been killed in a mass shooting at Delft taxi rank in the Western Cape.

Three taxi operators were shot on Thursday morning; two of them died on the scene, while the third victim later died in hospital.

Three men were shot dead at a busy Delft taxi rank after gunmen opened fire from inside a passing minibus taxi on Thursday.

Three people shot dead at a Delft taxi rank in the Western Cape prompt SAPS murder investigations, amid rising taxi violence concerns and expert criticism.

Violence has plagued South Africa's highly competitive and lucrative taxi industry for decades.

Nine taxis were set alight at the Nyanga taxi rank in Cape Town in the early hours of Friday morning amid ongoing tension in ...