Police offer R100 000 reward for alleged Cape Town taxi hitman 'Yesu'
Western Cape police are offering a R100 000 reward for information leading to the arrest of alleged taxi hitman Vuyo "Yesu" Tshukela.
Tshukela is wanted in connection with at least four murders.
He is linked to taxi-related killings in Nyanga, Delft and Philippi East between August and September 2024.
Western Cape police have put up a R100 000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest of alleged taxi hitman Vuyo Tshukela - also known as "Yesu", the Xhosa word for Jesus.
Tshukela earned his nickname from his alleged warning to victims prior to their executions that he was sending them to "meet Jesus".
Police have linked him to several taxi-related murders committed in Philippi East and Nyanga in August last year, as well as killings in Nyanga and Delft the following month.
Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie confirmed that the man, who is on the run, has been positively linked to at least four taxi-related murders.
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Insiders close to the investigation claimed Tshukela had last been spotted in the Philippi area over the weekend.
"Some officers fear him; others are rumoured to be on his payroll," one claimed.
Speaking off the record, community leaders in Philippi said they were too afraid to comment publicly.
"This is Bara in the making," one said, referring to Yanga "Bara" Nyalara, a former taxi boss and suspected kingpin who was gunned down with six of his bodyguards during a shootout with police in Gcuwa, Eastern Cape, earlier this year.
Nyalara, like Tshukela, was linked to extortion, contract killings, and a sprawling criminal enterprise across the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. Though never convicted, police records painted him as one of the most dangerous figures in the Cape Town underworld.
Tshukela is believed to be following a similar path, rising through the ranks of the taxi underworld by allegedly eliminating rivals and consolidating power through violence and fear.
Police are urging anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact Lieutenant-Colonel Julian Tarentaal on 082 559 4645 or Captain Lukhanyo Magadla on 082 411 3245. Alternatively, tip-offs can be submitted via Crime Stop at 08600 10111 or the MySAPS mobile app.
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